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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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HENDERSON, JOSEPH, farmer, Sec. 7, P. O. White Hall, was born May 26, 1813, in Ohio; at an early age he came to this county where he has since resided; was married at the age of 29 years to Mary Ann Stout, with whom he lived until her death, which occurred in 1876. They never had any children. Mr. Henderson has 100 acres of land, upon which he now resides. Politically he is Republican. He is a consistent member of the C. Presbyterian Church, and has always been esteemed as an honest and conscientious man, upright in his dealings, and generous to a fault.
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