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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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ROBBINS, WILLIAM, farmer; Sec. 15; P. O. La Prairie; was born in Guilford county, N. C., Aug. 19, 1818; came to this county in 1836. He owns 157 acres of land, valued at $7,000; married Miss Mary Dorset. She was born in Randolph county, N. C., March 11, 1822. They have five children: Ahi, born Sept, 4, 1843; John, March 4, 1845; Jerod, March 14, 1847; Jason, March 14, 1847, and William McKendie, Feb. 14, 1849. He emigrated, with his parents, in 1836, to this county, when he was eighteen years old. They moved into a log-cabin, where they resided nearly a year. They were in limited circumstances, and used boxes for tables, and “Jackson bedsteads.” The first night they stayed in the county, they put up at a log-cabin, 12x14, where there were sixteen persons. John enlisted in the 50th Regt. Ill. Inf., Capt. Smith. He was in several skirmishes; died in Georgia, Nov. 21, 1864, and was buried at Monticello, Ga., with his blanket for his shroud. Ahi was a member of the 50th Regt. Ill. Inf.; was in the march to the sea, and grand review at Washington. Mr. Robbins was among the earliest settlers, and can be called one of the county’s pioneers.
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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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