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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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PEACOCK, SAMUEL J., farmer; Sec. 35; P. O. Beverly. He was born in North Carolina in 1828; came to this State in 1850, and to Adams county in 1851. He, was married in 1853 to Elizabeth A. Frame. She was born in 1832; have eight children: Mary A., Perry O., John A., Christina C. Samuel B., Francis E., Charles F., and Emory O.; only one of them is married. He was in the 10th Regt., Ill. Inf.; enlisted in 1864; was at the battle of Savannah, Ga., Riversbridge, and Bentonsville; mustered out in 1865. He held the offices of Justice of the Peace, Assessor and Collector, and Township Trustee. He owns 100 acres of land, under a fair state of cultivation, worth $3,000. 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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