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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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BLAKESLEE, WILLARD, fruit grower; Sec. 23; P. O. Quincy; was born in Ohio, July 10, 1829; came to Quincy when only 7 years of age; has been a pilot on the Mississippi river, nearly all his life, in the trade between St. Louis and St. Paul; was married to Mrs. Van Doom in 1856. She was born in Hartford, Conn., in 1829. She was a Miss Fanny Miller, whose father, Joseph Miller, was a soldier in the War of 1812, and drew a pension until his death; he also received a warrant for 160 acres of land in Iowa. He died in Quincy, in 1873; was one of a family of ten children, who are all dead, he being the last. Mrs. B. has one child, William H., by a former marriage. Mr. B. has twenty acres in fruit, and on account of its proximity to Quincy, is very valuable. Republican in politics, and attends the Congregational Church.
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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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