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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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THOMAS ERWIN, butcher, Bloomington; is a native of County Tyrone, Ireland, where he was born March 10, 1837; he came to this country in 1843, with his people, settling in Onandaga Co., N. Y., where he lived until 1854, when he came to Bloomington; he began on his own account in 1864, in the butcher business; he is located at 204 W. Front street, where he keeps a fine market and the best of meats. He has married twice, first to Miss Mary Foy, April 14, 1849, she died in 1869, leaving a family of five children; he married his present wife in May, 1872.
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