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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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SMITH, WILLIAM R. minister of the gospel, and farmer, P.O. White Hall, is a native of Macoupin County, born in 1842, where he grew to maturity, early becoming inured to the hard work of a farmer. His father had died previous to his tenth year, and from this period to manhood he helped very materially toward the family maintenance. When his mother again married he moved to Greene County, where he married Miss Henrietta Jane Dunham, a daughter of Wm. Dunham, by whom he has five children: Mary E., Wm. A., Sarah A., Rena B. and Martha Jane. Four years ago Mr. Smith became a convert to religion, and two years ago was ordained a Baptist minister of the United Persuasion, and licensed to preach in this circuit.
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