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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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HALL, JOHN, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 3, P.O. Greenfield, was born in Greene County, in 1843; the father, Nathaniel Hall, came to Greene County in 1831, as near as can be ascertained, and entered 300 acres of land from the Government, which land was left to his children. The subject of this sketch owns 142 acres of the land his father entered; was married 1867, to Amanda Vallard, who was born in Greene County in 1850; have five children: Milton, born June 11, 1868; Lillian, March 17, 1871; Lulia, March 20, 1873; Ada, June 17, 1875; Fred, Nov. 12, 1877.
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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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