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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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LACKEY, THOMAS, retired farmer, Clayton. He is the son of John and Susan Lackey, of Washington county, Pa., and was born in that county, Oct. 22, 1800. He came with his parents to Ross county, Ohio, when eight years of age; and from there to Morgan county, Ill., in 1823. After living there ten years, they removed to Brown county; thence to Clayton, Adams county, in 1874. Mr. Lackey has been a farmer all his life. April 18, 1822, he married Elizabeth Meritt, who was born May 11, 1801. They have three living children: Abel M. (in Clayton); William R. (in Kansas); and Mary Ellen Hayes (in Nebraska). They had eleven children in all. His wife died Aug. 28, 1871. Mr. Lackey is a member of the Presbyterian church. Politics, Republican.
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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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