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Below is a family biography included in The History of Adams County, Illinois published by Murray, Williamson & Phelps in 1879.  These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary.  Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more.  There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.

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NAYLER, RICHARD, farmer; Sec.20; P. O. Columbus; was born in Cambridge, England, April 9, 1828; is the son of Thomas and Dora Nayler, natives of the same county. He emigrated to America in 1849, and settled in Adams county, where he devoted his attention to farming. He married Ann Gertrude Whittikind, in November, 1856, who was also born in England, April 2, 1828, and came with her parents to America in 1835. Their union resulted in two children, George Thomas, born March 22, 1862, and Caroline, born July 27, 1865. They settled on the farm where they now live in the fall of 1867. In 1873 Mr. N. disposed of his effects and spent a year on the Pacific slope in California and Oregon, returning to Adams county in 1874. He owns 535 acres of land in Adams county, worth $40 per acre; his improvements on the home place cost $4,000.

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This family biography is one of 1444 biographies included in The History of Adams County, Illinois published by Murray, Williamson & Phelps in 1879.  View the complete description here: The History of Adams County, Illinois

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