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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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LEACHMAN, WM., farmer; Sec. 7; P. O. Ursa; was born in Louden county, Va., Oct. 22, 1802. In 1804 he emigrated with his parents to West Virginia, and settled in Wood county, where he lived until 1825; then moved to Jefferson county, Ky., where he married his first wife, Dec. 4, 1828, who was Miss Jane Taylor, of Pennsylvania, born Aug. 16, 1806. By this marriage he has six children, three boys and three girls. He lived there until 1835, when he moved to this county, and settled on the place where he now lives. His second, and present, wife was Mrs. Elizabeth Stewart, to whom he was married July 5, 1846. She was born in Jefferson county, Ky., Aug. 16, 1813. He owns 147 ½ acres of land, the most of which is in a high state of cultivation, elegantly improved, abundantly stocked with fruit, and very valuable. He is Democratic in politics, and a member of the Christian church. He is one of the few early, enterprising and industrious citizens now left who have been so conducive to the county’s prosperity.
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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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