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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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McKABNEY, JAMES, farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 17, P.O. Kane. Mr. McKabney is a native of Ireland, born in 1820. In his native land he followed agricultural pursuits, and on attaining his 25th year, he united his fortunes to Miss Mary Forsythe. It was during the year 1850, that Mr. McKabney crossed the Atlantic for the New World, landing in Philadelphia on the 15th day of April, 1850. Remaining some five years, he removed with his family to the West, locating, after some time spent in traveling, in Greene County, where he first worked by the month for Samuel Armstrong. The following year he rented property, and continued to do so for a period of twelve years, when he purchased the property he now owns, consisting of 120 acres of valuable land. During the Summer of 1876, Mrs. McKabney was laid at rest in the cemetery designated as Kane, leaving to the care of her husband two children, Rebecca and Samuel.
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