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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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MITCHEL, WILLIAM A., farmer and fruit grower; Sec. 7; P. O. Payson; is a native of Rockingham county, N. C.; was born Nov. 15, 1833. His parents were John and Susan (Burton) Mitchel, also of that State. They had a family of two sons. They moved to East Tennessee a year after his birth, and lived there until he was twelve years old, then removed to West Virginia. From there he came, in 1851, to Adams county, Ill. He has been a resident of Payson township twenty-five years. He was reared on a farm. On the 7th of August, 1859, he married Elizabeth Gunn, who was born in Illinois, June 20, 1840; was the daughter of William S. and Lovina Gunn. She died April 12, 1873, leaving five children: Mary E., Julia E. Laura A., Ama E. (since died) and Jennie. Mr. M. was married again Sept. 14, 1874, to Melissa Gabriel, born in Missouri, June 8, 1843, but brought up in Payson from two years of age. They are members of the M. E. church. They own forty acres of highly improved land in Payson township, worth $125 per acre. Mr. M. has been engaged in the nursery business until recently.
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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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