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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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HILL, HENRY D., farmer; Sec. 1; P. O. Lima; was born on the farm he now resides on Dec. 14, 1844. His early education was obtained in the schools of Lima, and in 1867 was married to Miss Adelia Leeper, of this township. They have four children, three sons and one daughter. He is cultivating the old homestead, which contains eighty acres in a high state of perfection, and very valuable. He is Democratic in politics, and a member of the Methodist church. He is Commissioner of Public Highways, and one of the young, energetic and industrious sons of the county to whom it looks for a continuance of its present prosperity.
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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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