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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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McMURRY, WILLIAM F., farmer: Sec. 55; P.O. Clayton; was born in Alton, Ill., Dec. 6, 1840. His parents were Wilson Smith McMurry and George Ann (Parish) McMurry, natives of Kentucky. His father, who was an itinerant minister in the M. E. church, died in 1851. Mr. McMurry came to Clayton township in August, 1851; went to Hancock county in 1868, when he returned to Clayton township. He enlisted in Co. L, 2d Regt. Ill. Cav., July 12, 1861; went in as a private and was promoted to Sergeant. He served in the Army of the Tennessee; was mustered out, Aug. 12, 1864. He was married, March 12, 1867, to Sarah A. Cromwell, who was born in Kentucky, Dec. 26, 1842. Two children: Bertha, born May 21, 1869; Leona, born Aug. 27, 1872. He and wife are members of the M. E. church. He owns eighty-five acres of improved land in Clayton township, worth $40 per acre; also twenty of timber in Brown county.
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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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