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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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LEACH, RUTHERFORD, farmer; Sec. 11; P. O. Kellerville; was born in Coles county, Ill., in 1834; came, to Adams county in 1851, and located in McKee township; was married in 1865 to Evaline Putz. She was born in Kentucky in 1830. Have four children, Jellico M., born in 1867; James M., 1811; Lula E., in 1873, and Nancy A., in 1874. He owns forty acres of land, under cultivation, worth $1,000; was in 3d Mo. Cavalry, Co. E, under command of T. G. Black; served three years — enlisted Nov. 16, 1861, and mustered out in 1864: was in several small skirmishes, mostly in Missouri. Is a Democrat.
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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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