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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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OMER, DANIEL, farmer; Sec. 24; P. O. Camp Point; is the son of Jacob and Priscilla (Curry) Omer, of Jefferson county, Ky., where Daniel was born, Sept. 5, 1828. He was brought up on a farm, and has followed that vocation through life. He came to Adams county, Ill., in 1855, and settled on the farm where he now lives. He married Delilah Hoke, who was also born in Kentucky, the daughter of Leonard and Barbra Hoke, in July, 1851. They have had seven children, five living: Robert Ayers, James Edward, Oscar Elsworth, Ellis Rousseau, and Effie May. Mr. O. owns two farms of 160 acres each (improved), worth $50 per acre, in Camp Point township, and sixty-four acres of timber land, in Columbus township, worth $25 per acre.

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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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