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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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VIGUS, JAMES W. in his time a somewhat prominent farmer and merchant of Greene County, was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia. But little is known of his early history or to a date prior to his removal to Greene County. Becoming a resident of this county in 1840, he first entered into a general merchandise business in connection with his father, Pettis W. Successful in this calling, for his honesty was never brought into question. On abandoning the mercantile business he purchased valuable farm property, where he passed the remainder of life, finding a last resting place in the Steth Cemetery, a handsome and worthy monument marking the spot. Mrs. V. is still living, a resident of Carrollton, a native of Greene County. Of this marriage five children were born: George W., Paul W. (deceased), Josephine, who married Christopher Doyle, of St, Louis, and Hattie E. and Titus E.
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