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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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LARKWORTHY, W. B., (Larkworthy & Burge) contractors, carpenters, and builders, Vermont, between 4th and 5th streets; residence, 505 Lind; born in Devonshire, England, 1827; located in Canada in 1845, and in Quincy, 1861. He married Ann Penhale, 1847. She was born in England. They have two children, Mary A. and Francis G. Are members of the Episcopal Church. He is a Republican, Mason and K. T.; was Alderman of the 1st Ward1873-4. He is stockholder in the Q., M. & P. R. R. Co.; also a charter member of the Quincy Building Association, and one of the Directors of it. His firm built the new Court House in Quincy, and of Davis county, Iowa, the Tremont House, and many other large blocks in Quincy.
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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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