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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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HALSEY, WILEY, farmer; Sec. 29; P. O. Loraine; was born in Meigs Co., Ohio, Sept., 1862; came to Adams county in 1846; settled on the place that he now owns; married Miss Ann J. Boyd. She was born in Indiana, and died November, 1872. Second marriage: Patience E. Andrew. They have two children: Margaret May, and Hannah H. Mr. H. made all the improvements on the homestead, and has seen the ups and downs of a new country. Owns 273 acres of land, 115 under good cultivation. Has a fine residence, and his property is worth $11,000. Mr. H. recollects the first school house in his district, it was a log house just over the line of Honey Creek 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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