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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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SIMMONS, W. L. farmer and stock raiser, Sec., 17, P.O. Roodhouse. Mr. Simmons ranks among our most industrious farmers. Invariably busy, he has made the farm pay. He was born in Randolph County, Ill., in 1849, oldest son of J. C. and Mary Ann Simmons, who were born in Illinois. Mr. Simmons was raised in the counties of Randolph, Monroe, and Sinclair. For the past eighteen years he has been a resident of Greene County, following the occupation of farming, owning 100 acres brought to a high state of cultivation, through the remarkable energy displayed by him. In 1874, he was married to Miss Maggie, a daughter of James Buckey, a prominent farmer of this township, whose sketch will be found elsewhere. One child born of this marriage, James Edwin, on the 12th day of Dec, 1875.
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