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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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ELLIOTT, THOMAS S., farmer; Sec. 29; P. O. Payson; was born, Oct. 7, 1841, in Lancaster county, Penn., and is the seventh of a family of four sons and five daughters of Joseph and Margaret (Sturgiss) Elliott, who were natives of Chester county, of that State; the former born April 18, 1803, the latter in November of the same year. They were married Oct. 19, 1826, and came to Adams county in 1849. His father followed carpentering and bridge-building most of his active life. The old people now own a fine farm, where they live, near Payson. Thomas S. was reared on the farm, and married Celena Whitcomb, daughter of Jasper and Elizabeth (Duff) Whitcomb, Nov. 2, 1864. She was born in the village of Payson, Nov. 4, 1841. They settled on the farm where they now live in the fall of 1865. They have had two children, one living: Florence, born April 4, 1876. Mr. Elliott filled the office of Assessor in 1877. They are members of the Congregational church. They own eighty acres in the home farm, worth $80 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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