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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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TOUT, WILLIAM S., farmer; Sec. 2; P. O. Mendon; was born in Flemming county, Ky., Oct. 20, 1812; emigrated from Kentucky to Indiana, where he lived sixteen years; thence to Adams county, in the fall of 1840, where he has since resided; married Levina Garr. She was born in Kentucky, July 6, 1818. Have sixteen children; twelve living: Martha, John, Julia, Perry, Virenda, William, Catherine, Nancy, Elias, Matilda, Benjamin, and Lettie. Members of the M. E. church. Had two sons in the Union army: Anderson enlisted in the 50th Regt. Ill. Inf., and was killed at the battle of Bentonville, the last fight of the war; William was in the same regiment, and was in several battles: was on the big march to the sea, and at the grand review at Washington. Mr. Tout has a farm of 200 acres, valued at $6,000, under good cultivation; and one of the best stone quarries in 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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