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Below is a family biography included in The History of Greene County, Illinois published by Donnelley, Gassette & Loyd 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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WATERS DR. J. E., physician and surgeon, Sec. 26, P.O. Athensville. Born in Morgan County, June 25, 1829; married March 11, 1850, to Miss Ann Dawson, of Delaware; this union has been blessed by five children, only one of whom however is living, viz.: James M., born July 4, 1852. Dr. Waters is a graduate of the St. Louis Medical College, in the class of 1862, and has attended several courses of lectures at Chicago, St. Louis and Louisville; he has lived at Athensville since 1860, and enjoys a wide reputation both as a physician and a gentleman throughout the country.
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