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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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MORFOOT, JOHN F. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 3, P.O. Carrollton. The subject of this sketch is not only among the earlier settlers of Greene Co., but takes rank as one of its wealthier residents; a native of England; he was born in 1818; two years later his parents, John and Elizabeth, crossed the Atlantic for America, remaining during the Winter at East St. Louis; the following year locating in Greene Co., on the farm now owned by the subject of this sketch; it was during the year 1832 that the head of this exceedingly prosperous family was laid at rest in Greene Co.; his wife, who survived him many years, died in 1874, a notable type of the pioneer woman who worked with unremitting energy toward the general prosperity of the family. John, who heads this sketch, had but little on attaining his majority; had but scanty capital, but he set resolutely to work to acquire wealth and position; how well he has succeeded in life is well known to his many friends in this community; in connection with other near relatives he is the owner of a vast tract of land and a handsome farm residence, a monument as it were to the industrious habits of this prominent family.

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This family biography is one of 744 biographies included in The History of Greene County, Illinois published in 1879.  View the complete description here: The History of Greene County, Illinois

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