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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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HENLEY, JAMES T. farmer, res. White Hall. James Henley is a native of Virginia, born in Albemarle Co., in 1833. Fourth child of Samuel and Frances Daves, who moved to St. Louis in an early day. Samuel Henley was a miller by occupation, and now secured employment of Cathcart & Walsh, proprietors of the first steam flouring mill in the city; for them he worked for a series of years, and then moved to St. Charles County, Missouri, and thence to St. Louis County, Missouri, where he purchased a farm of 160 acres and also purchased a farm in Montgomery County. At the present writing he is a resident of Missouri, where his liberal education fits him for many important public offices. James, from whom this sketch is obtained, grew to maturity in Missouri. A captain of State militia when the war came on; during its progress he moved to Greene Co., Ill., purchasing 80 acres of land, from this small acreage came his large estate now consisting of 560 acres. Mr. Henley also owns valuable town property. Three years ago he was president of the town board of White Hall. Mr. H. is a gentleman universally respected in this community. His wife was Miss Julia Hume, of St. Louis Co., Mo., a daughter of Stanton and Sarah Beckenridge, by whom he has had three children: Fanny D., Cora M., and Sallie B.
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