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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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SUTTLES, JESSE, Sec. 10, P. O. Walkerville, was born in Greene County, Jan. 28, 1837. His father was John Suttles, who was born in 1810 and came with his father’s family to Illinois, in 1821, settling in Madison County. In 1831 he moved to Greene County, and in 1835 married Mrs. Elizabeth Powell. By this marriage five children, of whom two are living: Jesse, whose name heads this sketch, and William, who also lives in Greene County, Sarah J., Susannah, and Lucinda, deceased. In 1863 Jesse married Letitia, daughter of Ashley and Eliza McClellan of Greene County, who are since deceased. The father of Mr. S. died in 1863; his mother in 1849. Four children living: William A., born Dec. 26, 1867; Eliza J., born Aug. 2, 1869; Mary C., born Dec. 28, 1871; John H., born May 2, 1874: George L., born Oct. 15, 1865, died Dec. 24, 1865; James A., born Dec. 21, 1871, died in Oct., 1872.
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