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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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SHORT, R. A. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 18; P.O. Greenfield, was born Dec. l3, 1835, in Greene County; was married Sept. 7, 1859,to Emily J. Chaney, who was born April 11, 1841, in Mason County, Ill., the daughter of William and Mary Chaney; have six children: Catherine B., born March 15, 1862; John B., born Oct. 8, 1864; William S., born Dec. 8, 1867; infant son (deceased); Thomas J., born Oct. 23, 1871; Samuel S., born April 4, 1873. The subject of this sketch is the eighth child of Thomas J. and Catherine Short; has followed the occupation of a farmer in the summer and has taught school for eighteen winters; has been esquire for a number of years, and has united twenty-two of his scholars in marriage; was elected County Treasurer of Greene County in 1875-6, and owns 261 acres of 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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