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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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HOLMES, ISAAC, renter, Sec. 21, P.O. Kane. The above named gentleman is a native of Greene County, where he was born on the 13th of September, 1833; oldest son of William and Elizabeth Holmes. Isaac grew up in Greene County; received a common school education, and became employed in farming from his earliest years. In 1865 he was united in marriage to Miss Martha Duggan, a daughter of George and Elizabeth Duggan. Of this marriage two children were born: Charles and William. At the second call for volunteers, on the 4th day of September, 1863, Mr. Holmes enlisted in Co. E, 32d Regt. Ill. Inft., and became engaged in the following battles: Shiloh, Corinth, Hatchie River, Vicksburg, Grand Gulf, Champion Hills, Kenesaw Mountains, Atlanta, Savannah, Raleigh, and Bentonville. Re-enlisting in this company, he remained four years in the service of the U. S. government. He was honorably discharged on the 16th of September, 1865.
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