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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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PERRY, WYMAN, marble works, southeast corner of 3d and Maine streets; was born in Lamoille county, Vt., 1833; located in this State in 1857, and in this city in 1878, when he went into the marble business. He married Miss Almira D. Buck, in 1860. She was born in Vermont, in 1831. They have one child, Bessie. He is a Republican. He served during the late war in the Quartermasters’ Department. He owns improved property in Galesburg, worth $5,000; also lots in Chicago estimated to be worth $1,000. He deals in American and Scotch granite; also American and Italian marbles, and executes all kinds of work in his line.
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