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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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WILCOX, THOMAS, farmer; Sec. 9; P. O. Loraine; was born in Oxfordshire, England, July 7, 1828; came to Adams county in 1847; his father settled in Mendon township, and settled where his father and mother died. Married Miss Jane Hewitt; she was born in Ireland, in 1828. They have eight children, four boys and four girls. Mr. W. came to Sec. 19, Keene township in 1866; has 151 acres of land, 100 under cultivation. Mr. and Mrs. W. are members of the Episcopal church. Three of their oldest children are married, one lives in Cass county, Mo., the others live in this township. His father has sold pork in Quincy for $1.25 per hundred, and they wanted him to take part in goods, as they could not pay so much in money. Mr. W. and father bought fifty acres of land near Mendon, paid $10 per acre for cleared, and $7 for timber.

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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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