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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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CHRISTY, GEORGE, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 29, P.O. Kane. George Christy is a native of Greene County, born in 1839; the youngest son of John C. and Elizabeth Christy. John C. Christy was a native of Ohio, born in 1801; in an early day he moved to Lawrence County, Ill., and subsequently to Greene, where he married Miss Elizabeth Dennison, and after his settlement in Greene he followed agricultural pursuits until his death, which occurred about the year 1845. Mr. Christy was a brother of the widely known millionaire of St. Louis, Andrew Christy, whose generosity on the close of a wonderfully eventful life laid the prosperity of many who bear the name. George, from his earliest years, has followed agricultural pursuits, and today ranks among the wealthier farmers of this section.

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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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