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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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MOLLOY, C., saloon. East Railroad Street, Roodhouse. Mr. Molloy is a native of Kings County, Ireland; born in the year 1834; his father was a farmer in good circumstances and in the little Green isle by the seashore young Molloy spent a number of years, working on the old home stead. In his eighteenth year he embarked onboard a sailing vessel bound for America; landing in New York City, he then made his way to New Jersey, thence to Kentucky. During the year 1870 Mr. Molloy came to Roodhouse; it was then a very small hamlet. His enterprise and forethought led him to build the first dwelling house in the town limits. As one of the earliest residents of Roodhouse due notice will be given of Mr. Molloy in the general history of this volume. In 1861 he was united in marriage to Miss J. Maguire, by whom he had three children: Charles F., now attending college, M. J. and Mary L.
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