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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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ROSS, S. F., Superintendent of the Lumber Manufacturing Mills, of Bradford, Duff & Co., and Bradford, McCoy & Co., at Necedah, Wis. He was born in Skowhegan, Me., in 1819, and located in Quincy in 1854; married Eliza Bradford in 1846. She was born in Farmington, Kennebec county, Me., in 1822. Six children, (two deceased), four living: Loring T., Abbie L., (now Mrs. Provine), Ada E., and Charles S. Members of the M. E. Church. He is a Republican, He is a mill-wright, and followed the business East, and after he came west built a great many mills on the Mississippi river. He is a member of the I. O. O. F.

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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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