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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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NOE, SMITH, fruit-grower and nursery; Sec. 20; P. O. Beverly; was born in Woodbridge county, N. J., May 26, 1838; came to Adams county in 1857; was married in 1865 to Georgianna Richardson. She died in 1865. Re-married, to Mary E. Dickerson in 1874. She was born in 1843. Have three children: Mary M., Clitas D., and Edward. Owns thirty-five acres of land,, with good and substantial buildings, worth $1,500; also has a nursery thereon, the probable value of which is $1,500; carries on the nursery business, growing all kinds of fruit trees; has about 10,000 on hand, ready for sale; has a very fine lot of evergreens, also, which are ready for transplanting. Mr. Noe raises considerable fine fruit. Politically, is Democratic.
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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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