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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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MASON, JOHN, farmer, Sec. 33, P.O. Athensville. Born in Kentucky, May 18, 1812; removed to this State and settled in Greene County in 1830. Married in Kentucky, Jan. 1, 1830, to Rebecca Moss, born in Tennessee, in 1813. This union has been blessed by four sons and five daughters, six of whom are living. Mr. Mason enlisted in 1846 in the 1st Reg. Ill. Vol., and served in the Mexican War, returning home in 1847, since which time he has devoted his industries solely to agricultural pursuits. Farm comprises 120 acres, highly improved.

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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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