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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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McCONNELL, WILLIAM A., contractor; residence, 5th street, north of Cedar; born in Mount Olives, N. J., Sept. 1, 1850, and came to Quincy in 1862. He has been connected with contracting on his own account since 1873. He secured the contract for the improvement of Washington Square in 1874; also the pavements around the new court house in 1878, and thirteen and a half blocks of sewerage in Quincy the same year. He was awarded the contract by the United States Government to construct dams on Gilbert’s Island, Mo., thirteen miles below Hannibal, January, 1879, thirteen bidders being against him. He is now actively engaged in the execution of the work. He is an active, energetic young man of integrity and ability in his field of labor.

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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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