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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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JOSEPH W. KING, proprietor of Twin Grove Mills, Bloomington, one of the prominent settlers; was born in Wayne Co., Ohio, Jane 21, 1832. He is the son of Mr. Samuel King, who was born in Pennsylvania in 1805, and who was an early settler in Wayne Co., Ohio, and who is now a resident of Tazewell Co., Ill. Mr. King came to this State, with his father’s family, in 18?1. They first located in Marion Co.; from there they removed to Tazewell Co., where the old gentleman still resides, at the advanced age of 74 years. Mr. Joseph King was married Jan. 12, 1854, in Tazewell Co., Ill., to Miss Susannah Stutzman, who was born in Wayne Co., Ohio, Jan. 1, 1833. They have six children, viz., Orphie E., Ida, Elizabeth, Franklin, Joseph and John. Mr. King located in McLean Co. in 1860, since which time, his occupation, with the exception of four years spent in farming at Lexington, Ill., has been that of a miller. The probable value of his mill, etc., is $3,000.
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