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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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EMERY, THOS. S., farmer and stock raiser; Sec. 21; P. O. Coatsburg; born in Cape Elizabeth, near Portland, Me., Jan. 10, 1818; came to this county in 1838; has 400 acres of land, valued at $14,000. Married Lucy Shandrow, born in Vermont, Dec. 31, 1825. Six children, four living: Thomas S., Mary E., Isadora, George Mc.; came from Maine via railroad to Philadelphia; thence over the mountains by stage to Pittsburgh; thence by river to Quincy in 1838, where he resided about fifteen years. In the year 1850 he crossed the plains to California; was nearly four months making the trip; worked in the mines about thirteen months, and then returned in 1853; returned again to California in 1856 via New York, by water; crossed the Isthmus, making the trip in twenty-one days; and in 1857 returned to Quincy. In 1857 he bought his farm, and in 1858 moved on to it. Has 220 acres under good cultivation; came here in an early day; has made a fine property, and is one of the live farmers in the township.
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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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