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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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McCOY, ROBERT, lumber dealer; Sec. 31; P. O. Quincy; born in Carlyle, Pa., in 1821; went to Wheeling, West Va., and became interested in the banking business, and from there came to this county in 1846, and settled in Beverly, where he remained some eighteen years, after which time he came to Quincy, and engaged in lumbering, and has run an extensive saw mill in West Quincy for a number of years, which he recently moved to Wisconsin. He was married in Wheeling, Va., to Miss Elmira Weaver in 1846. She was born in Wheeling. They have four children, three girls and one boy. Mr. McCoy occupies and owns a beautiful suburban residence, which adjoins the city of Quincy, elegantly improved and very valuable. Democratic in politics.

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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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