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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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KING, WILLIAM L., farmer; Sec. 19; P. O. Ursa; was born in Pulaski county, Ky., April 11, 1811; came to this county in March 1830, and settled in Quincy; remained some twenty-three years. His occupation during that period was varied. He made the first barrel of flour that ever passed inspection in the county. For the first seven years of the time he worked out by the month and by strict economy and a firm determination to succeed, he managed to save sufficient to build a small mill which he ran for a while, sold out, and built a distillery, sold it, since which time he built two others on a considerably larger scale. For the last twenty-five years of his life he has been farming on the beautiful place he now lives. He was married twice. His first wife was Miss Salena Edgerton, of Connecticut. By this marriage he had three children, none living. His second, and present, wife was Eliza Gallamore of North Carolina, to whom he was married in March 1846. They had eleven children, nine of whom are dead. He owns 240 acres of land in a high state of cultivation, abundantly stocked with fruit, besides a great deal of very fine property in the city of Quincy. He is Democratic in politics, and is one of the most prosperous and energetic of the county’s citizens. He came here with nothing but health and a firm determination, and is now one of the most wealthy citizens of the 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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