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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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GRISWOLD, EDGAR, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 9, P.O. White Hall, was born in Vermont, 1820, came to Greene County, Illinois, with his father, David E. Griswold, in 1831, when the country was but thinly settled; followed the occupation of a farmer; has dealt in stock to a large extent, and now owns a fine farm which is well improved, which contains 264 acres, and one farm in Christian County, of 560 acres; was married March 12, 1840, to Lucia North, a native of Greene County, born 1822, have eleven children: Perry D. born April 14, 1841; Seth, born Jan. 16, 1843; Chester S. born Dec. 22, 1844, deceased; Mary E, born Aug. 17, 1847; Silvy J. born Jan. 19, 1850; Martha H. born Sept. 10, 1852, deceased; Damon A. born Oct. 31, 1855; Lydia, born May 7, 1858, deceased; Caroline, born Oct. 16, 1859; George A. born Aug. 15, 1863, deceased; Edward A. born June 26, 1866.
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