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Below is a family biography included in The History of Adams County, Illinois published by Murray, Williamson & Phelps 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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QUIG, CONRAD, meat market; Mendon; born in Somerset county, Penn., April 26, 1818; came to Adams county, Ill., November, 1843; married Miss Margaret Shupe, in March, 1845. She was born in Westmoreland county, Penn., in 1822; came to this county in 1842. They have had six children, two now living: Wm. B., born in 1848, and Michael P., born in 1857; went to California in 1849; returned in 1851. He owns 240 acres of land, on Sec. 35; owns three houses and five lots in Mendon. They are members of the M. E. church since their marriage.
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This family biography is one of 1444 biographies included in The History of Adams County, Illinois published by Murray, Williamson & Phelps in 1879. View the complete description here: The History of Adams County, Illinois
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