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Below is a family biography included in The History of Adams County, Illinois published by Murray, Williamson & Phelps 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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REDDING, DAVID A., butcher, residence Camp Point; is the son of James and Fanny Redding, of Hamilton county, Ohio, where he was born, Feb. 14, 1845. He lived there until he was twelve years old. His father having died four years before, his mother removed to Stark county, Ill., and afterward to Camp Point, Adams county, where she married A. B. Kirkpatrick in 1864. When the last call for three months men was made, Mr. Redding enlisted in Co. B, 137th Ill. Inf., served four months, and was honorably discharged. He married Alice Boyer, Nov. 22, 1874. She was born in Schuyler county, Ill., Sept, 2, 1857. He has been in the butchering business ever since he came out of the army; before that was farming. He owns a house and lot in village of Camp Point, where he has lived for nine years.
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This family biography is one of 1444 biographies included in The History of Adams County, Illinois published by Murray, Williamson & Phelps in 1879. View the complete description here: The History of Adams County, Illinois
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