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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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WILLIAM R. LINTON, farmer, Sec. 3, Town 21; P. O. LeRoy; born in Ohio, May 22, 1831. He attended school in his youth and followed carpentering and railroading until he emigrated to Illinois about the year 1859, and located in McLean Co., and engaged in farming, which business he has since successfully followed. He removed upon his present place in 1871, where he has since continued to live. His marriage with Nancy M. Brittin was celebrated Feb. 17, 1861; she was born in McLean Co., Aug. 28, 1837; nine children were the fruit of this union, of whom four are deceased; the living are — Dorsey D., born Oct. 11, 1861; Andrew E., May 8, 1863; Minor B., Oct. 25, 1869; Cora, March 28, 1874; May B., Dec. 20, 1876. Mrs Linton was the second daughter of Nathan T. Brittin, one of the early pioneers of McLean Co., whose sketch appears among the biographies of Empire Township, in another part of this work.

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This family biography is one of 1257 biographies included in The History of McLean County, Illinois published by Wm. LeBaron, Jr. Co. in 1879.  View the complete description here: The History of McLean County, Illinois

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