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Below is a family biography included in The History of McLean County, Illinois published by Wm. LeBaron, Jr. Co. 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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A. R. STILLMAN, farmer and stock-raiser; P. O. Heyworth; is the son of Samuel R. and Polly E. (Peasley) Stillman, and was born in Lyttleville, Randolph Township, McLean Co., Ill., March 10, 1855, and came with his parents to a farm adjoining his present place. Sept. 3, 1874, he married Miss Sarah Nickerson, who was born in this township, and died June 3, 1875; March 16, 1876, he married Miss Henrietta Greeney, who was born in this township; they have one child — Oakley E. After his marriage, he came to his present place and has lived here since; it is located on the main road from Heyworth to McLean, about three miles west of the former place.
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