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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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STONE, N. M. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 29, P.O. Roodhouse. Mr. Stone is a native of Tennessee; born in 1830; the third child of Micajah and Matilda Stone, who emigrated to Greene County in 1836, where land was settled upon. The head of the family passed away during the early infancy of the subject of this sketch, who it then became incumbent upon to contribute toward the family support. When the war broke out with Mexico he enlisted in Co. C, 1st Reg. Ill. Volunteers; a participant in the famous battle of Buena Vista. He was an intimate friend of that daring officer, Col. J. J. Hardin. When the war closed he returned to Greene Co., renting farm property until such time as he became enabled to purchase. In 1848 he was united in marriage to Miss Eliza Hicks, a daughter of Vinas Hicks, by whom he had eleven children, eight of whom are living, whose names we here append: William A., Robert, James, Angeline, Winnie C. and Jessie B. Mr. Stone is the owner of 80 acres of valuable land.
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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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