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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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HENSON, ELIJAH, farmer and stock raiser. Sec. 9, P.O. White Hall. Elijah Henson was born in Greene County on the I2th of August, 1847. While still a youth he accompanied his father Solomon Henson to Pike’s Peak, and in subsequent years traveled extensively. When the war broke out he enlisted in Co. G., 59th III Inf. for three years or during the war, and became a participant in many hard-fought battles, at Nashville (both engagements), Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge, Buzzard Roost, Pilot Knob, Poplar Bluff, Perrysville, siege of Atlanta, and other engagements of note; wounded at Poplar Bluff, Perryville, Lookout Mountain, and Nashville. When the war closed he returned to Greene County. On the 8th of August, 1865, he was married to Miss Angeline Smiley, a daughter of Aaron and Nancy Smiley. There were born of this marriage eight children, of whom three are living: Rhoda E., Elizabeth, and King Solomon. Mr. H. is the owner of 20 acres in this township.
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