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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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NESBITT, S. S., farmer; Sec. 31; P. O. Payson; was born in 1839 in Wyoming county, N. Y., and is the fifth child of Henry and Ellenor Nesbitt; mother died in 1861; father is still living in New York; came to Illinois in 1859; located in Adams county in 1862; married to Miss Emily Wheeler in May, 1867. She was born in 1849; has four children: Lemuel B., born July 8, 1869; Lillie May, born Jan. 11, 1872; Harry E., born Oct. 2, 1878. Owns 123 acres of land, which is under a good state of cultivation. He grows wheat and raises stock; has lately added to his stock a thorough-bred horse, and some fine brood mares. Politically 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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