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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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CRYDER, DAVID, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 13, P.O. Roodhouse. The above named gentleman was born in Ross County, Ohio, August, 1813, where he resided many years. Learning the vocation of a miller, he became a workman in the flouring mill of his father; this not proving a healthful employment he turned his attention to farming. In 1836 he was married to Miss Mary Downs, by whom he had two children, one now living, Theodore. Mrs. Cryder died in 1840, and the following year Mr. Cryder was married to Miss Rachel R. Hunter, by whom he has three children: Mary, now the wife of E. A. Husted; James H. who married Miss Emily Martin; Emma, who married Francis M. Martin. Since 1855 Mr. Cryder has been a resident of Greene County, where, at one time, he held the position of deputy assessor; in his native State, Ohio, he held numerous offices of trust and responsibility. In 1846 he was a member of the House of Representatives, and, in 1843, while a resident of Delaware County, was elected probate judge.
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