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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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SANDERS, H. deceased, was born in Kentucky, in 1810. Moving to Greene Co. in an early day he located on the farm property now owned by W. J. & Alonzo Allen, and started in for a western life made up of hardships and toil. His first wife was Miss Henderson (Christian name not ascertained); one child born of this marriage, Eliza. By his second wife, who was Miss Elizabeth Allen, he had nine children: J. F., Martha, Elizabeth, Mary J., James H., W. A., Emma, Charles and Hardin A. Deceased, after a long life of usefulness spent on the prairies of Greene County, passed away to that world of spirits to which we are all hastening. During the Autumn of 1872 Mrs. Sanders departed this life. W. A. Sanders, from whom this narrative is obtained, is a resident of township 12, range 11, where he follows farming in connection with James H. Sanders. During the present year he was united in marriage to Miss Nora Heaton, a daughter of William Heaton.
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