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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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SCOTT, CAPT. WILLIAM, miller; residence, Camp Point; born Sept. 8, 1813, in Champaign county, Ohio, where he commenced his pursuits in life as a miller, when about 24 years of age; enlisted in the regular army May 27, 1837, and served three years in the Florida war, after which he came to this State, and was married July 31, 1842, to Miss Eleanor Misenhimer, where he followed farming for about eight years, and in 1846 raised a company for the war with Mexico; located in this county in March, 1854, and engaged in the milling business in 1862. Mr. Scott raised a company for the United States service, but was only out nine months on account of ill health. He has since been a miller.

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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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