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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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EVERTSON, WILLIAM, farmer and stock raiser; Sec. 26; P. O. Coatsburg; born in Clinton county, O., Jan. 29, 1823; came to this county in the fall of 1844; married Sarah Murrah. She was born in McMinn county, Tenn., Aug. 1, 1828. They have ten children: Emily A., born Dec. 31, 1849 (died June 17, 1861); Mary E., March 16, 1851; George W., May 22, 1853; Sarah J., Jan. 18, 1855 (died June 14, 1877); Joel T., Jan. 28, 1857; Jeremiah J., Aug. 1, 1859; Henrietta M., Feb. 10, 1862; Charles J., March 13, 1864; Henry F., Jan. 22, 1867; Murrah L., Aug. 16, 1869. Mr. Evertson emigrated in 1844, via Cincinnati, down the Ohio River, thence up the Mississippi to Quincy. In 1845 came to the place where he now lives; moved into a log cabin, 16x16, puncheon floor. He was a poor man, did not have two dollars in the world, but he now owns 200 acres of land, under good cultivation, valued at $10,000, a comfortable home, and has laid up enough to keep the wolf from his door.
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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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