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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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GOVERT, WM. H., Attorney, No. 25 North 5th street; was born in Fort Madison, Iowa, in 1844; graduated in the Illinois College in 1867, and in the law department of the Michigan University, in 1870; located in Quincy, and was admitted to the bar the same year, forming a law partnership with Joseph N. Carter, under the firm name of Carter & Govert, which remains the same; from 1872 to 1874 was City Attorney of Quincy, and in 1876 was elected States Attorney of this county, which office he now holds. He was married to Miss Rosa F. Wood, September 25, 1873. They have two children, Geo. W. and Anna Louise. Democrat in politics and a member of the Presbyterian Church.
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