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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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JOSEPH B. AMBROSE, clerk, Lexington; born in Morgan Co., Va., Nov. 8, 1821, which was his home until his removal to Troy, Miami Co., Ohio, in 1843, where he resided some three years; in 1848, he returned to the county of his nativity, locating at Berkeley Springs, and subsequently to West Virginia. He was married in 1853, to Miss Mary E. Hyre, who was born in Upshur Co., West Va.; in the spring of 1854, he removed to Illinois, locating at Lexington, which has since been his home Mr. A. has served as member of the Town Council two terms.

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This family biography is one of 1257 biographies included in The History of McLean County, Illinois published by Wm. LeBaron, Jr. Co. in 1879.  View the complete description here: The History of McLean County, Illinois

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