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Below is a family biography included in The History of McLean County, Illinois published by Wm. LeBaron, Jr. Co. 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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CALEB JOHNSON, retired farmer, stock-raiser and dealer; P. O. Stanford; was born in Monroe Co., W.Va., March, 22, 1813. His school advantages were limited to a few months in a log cabin. He followed farming. Sept. 16, 1856, he started out with his family and household goods, all in four two-horse wagons, and eight horses, for his new home in Danvers Township, McLean Co., Ill., where he had bought, the year previous, 560 acres of prairie and timber land. They reached their farm Oct. 13, following. He married Miss Eliza J. Beard June 27, 1839. She was born in Monroe Co., Va., Dec. 11, 1813. They have six children — Ward P., born June 8, 1840 (he married Elizabeth Deal); Madora E., born March 4, 1843 (she married George W. Holland); Sarah R., born April 11, 1845 (she married Miles Brooks, Esq.); James W. was born Aug. 23, 1847 (he married Lois Rowel); John A. was born March 18, 1851 (he married Julia Lehmann); Louise S. was born March 7, 1855 (she married Frank P. Browning). One son lives in Kansas and two daughters in Missouri, the rest here. He now owns, altogether, 406 acres of land and, resides in Stanford. He is a Democrat in politics.
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