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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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BRIGGS, ROBERT, Physician; residence, Clayton; is the son of William and Sarah Ann (Brake) Briggs. His father was a native of North Carolina. His mother was born in Kentucky. He was born in Linn Co., Mo., Jan. 23, 1847. He removed with his parents to Brown Co., Ill., in 1848; came to Clayton in 1866 and studied medicine with Dr. T. G. Black. He attended lectures at Rush Medical College, Chicago, in 1868 and 1869, at which time he graduated from that institution. After practicing medicine five years he attended a course of lectures at Bellevue Hospital College, N. Y., from which he graduated in the spring of 1875, and resumed practice in Clayton. He married Mary E. Black, Dec. 6, 1870. They have one son: Willie E., born Aug. 9, 1872. He is a member of both Odd Fellow’s and Masonic Orders, and also of the Adams County and Illinois State Medical Societies. Politics, Democrat.
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