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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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JENKINS, WM. A., farmer; Sec. 1; P. O. Marcelline; was born in Warren county, Ky., March 4, 1832; came to this county in 1842; was married to Miss Rachel Price in 1857. She was born in Maryland, April 8, 1836. They have five children, three sous and two daughters. He owns 365 acres of land, stocked with fruit, and valuable. He is Republican in politics, and a member of the Christian church, and one of the early, enterprising and industrious citizens of the county, and one of those to whom it owes its flourishing condition. He enlisted in Co. B. of the 78th Regt. Ill. Inf. during the late War of the Rebellion, and served three years.

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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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