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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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SIMPSON, WILLIAM D., train dispatcher, Hannibal and St. Joe Railroad, Quincy, Ill.; born in Philadelphia, 1843; commenced his railroad life as telegraph operator on the Pennsylvania Central Railroad in 1863; was appointed train dispatcher of the Hannibal and St. Joe Railroad in 1870; worked at St. Joe, Mo.; Hannibal, and Brookfield, in that capacity; married Julia Carter, daughter of Thomas Carter, one of Adams county’s oldest residents, in 1871. She was born in this county. They had four children (deceased). Are members of the Presbyterian Church. Democrat. Member of the Masonic Order, and Royal Arcanum.
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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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