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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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SULLIVAN, W. A. deceased, was born in the State of Indiana, Jefferson Co., May 30, 1833; in his fifth year his parents settled near Carrollton, Greene County; here he shared the hardships of pioneer life. In his twenty-fifth year, March, 1858, he was married to Miss Elizabeth Heaton, a daughter of Samuel Heaton, who became well known as a surveyor during the early history of Greene County. Mr. Sullivan was a gentleman of liberal education, teaching school for a number of years in Greene County; while yet in the prime of life he was stricken down, and now quietly rests amid the scenes of his labors; to the care of his wife he left two children: Orrie, who married John Martin, and William, who resides on the homestead. Mrs. Sullivan is a native of Greene County, born in 1837; a lady of liberal education and the owner of 60 acres of land in Tp. 12, R. 11
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