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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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CATHER, JUDGE WM. H., retired; Sec. 32; P. O. Quincy; was born in Waynesburg, Greene county, Pa., June 4, 1813; studied law in that town, and emigrated to Quincy in 1837, and for a number of years engaged in farming. In 1853 was elected County Judge, and served four years; was re-elected in 1857, and served up to 1861; after which time he resumed the practice of law, and continued at it until 1866, then retired to his beautiful suburban residence at “Ellington Heights.” Has been intimately connected with the prosperity of the county ever since his settlement in it. Has been for a number of years past amusing himself with his bees, and attending to his beautiful vegetable garden, the products of which has taken the first premium at both state and county fairs every year for the last ten. He possesses a splendid library, and one of the best, if not the best, furnished houses outside the city of Quincy, in the county. He was married to Miss Amanda French Davis, daughter of Dr. Isaac Davis, of New Jersey, in 1848. The home place contains fifteen acres; fruits of every variety. Democrat. Catholic.
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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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