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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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MABERRY BROTHERS, WILLIAM W. AND L. C. farmers, Sec. 27, P.O. Athensville. Sons of Randolph J. Maberry, who was born in Tennessee, June 18, 1827, and came to this State with his parents at an early age, and were among the earliest settlers, having arrived prior to the deep snow, settling within the confines of Greene County. He was married to Agnes E. Ferguson, of which union four children were born; the two elder ones died, and the two surviving ones are the subjects of this sketch. Mr. Maberry devoted his industries to farming, but died Feb. 3, 1859, while yet in early manhood. Mrs. Maberry, mother of the brothers Maberry, died May 16, 1872. Wm.W. Maberry was born May 28, 1853; married Dec. 24, 1876, to Virginia A., daughter of George H. and Sarah E. Finley, Morgan County, born Sept 12, 1858. This union has been blessed by one child, born Oct. 7, 1877, and died Nov. 22, 1877. L. C. Maberry was born Sept. 23, 1855, and is unmarried. The brothers devote their industries to farming, stock raising and dealing, and are worthy successors of the name, which is a prominent one in the early history of Greene County.
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