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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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BRADFIELD, SAMUEL, farmer; Sec. 14; P. O. Payson; was born in Beaver county, Pa., July 23, 1830. When quite small the family moved to Gallia county, Ohio, where he received his early education. In 1853 he moved west and settled in Adams county, Ill., where he was married, in 1863, to Miss Abigail Chatten, daughter of Clark Chatten, of Fall Creek township. They have seven children, two sons and five daughters. He owns eighty acres of land, which for fertility of soil and improvement, will compare favorably with any in the township. He is Republican in politics, and a member of the M. E. church. He is at present School Treasurer, and Depositor and Treasurer of the American Bible Society, and has held other offices of trust and importance, and is today numbered among the large and well-to-do farmers of the township.
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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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