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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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CARSON, JOHN, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 31, P.O. Greenfield. Was born in Ireland in 1815; was married in 1840 to Florence Stone, who was born in Ireland Feb. 14, 1819; have eight children living: Eliza, born Dec. 21, 1842; Ann, Dec. 23, 1844; Francis, Jan. 12, 1847; Mathew, April, 1849; Mary J., April, 1852; Sarah, June 10, 1855; Ida, Nov. 10, 1859; John, March 12, 1862. The first four children were born in Ireland. Mr. Carson emigrated from Ireland to Vermont in 1858, living there till 1860, then came to Greene County, Ill., and rented land from Robert A. Harden, remaining on his land as a renter for ten years, then bought the land he now lives on, which consists of 240 acres.
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