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Below is a family biography included in The History of Greene County, Illinois published by Donnelley, Gassette & Loyd 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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TAYLOR, B. F. farmer, Sec. 33, P.O. Rockbridge. The subject of this sketch, now resides on the above named section; was born on the identical spot where he now lives. The record he gives as to the time of his arrival on this stage of action, is dated July 7, 1850. His parents are natives of the “Blue Grass” country, Kentucky, and came to this State and county as early as 1826, and were among the early pioneers in this country, and there being two or three of the name settling there at the time, gave the name which it now bears, Taylor’s Prairie. Log cabins were the only houses when they settled here, and they were very scarce at that. Corn bread, hominy and hog, was the daily bill of fare. His father died in March, 1864, and left a clear record behind, and well worthy of the example of those who succeed him; he was a member of the old Baptist Church many years before his death. Benjamin F. is now owner of the farm formerly owned by his father; having bought out the heirs. His sister Hannah L., is keeping house for him.
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This family biography is one of 744 biographies included in The History of Greene County, Illinois published in 1879. View the complete description here: The History of Greene County, Illinois
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