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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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RICE, DAVID H., farmer and stock-raiser; Sec. S; P. O. Richfield; was born in Richfield township, Sept. 5, 1855. Mr. Rice’s father came to Adams county in 1833, and was one of the early settlers, and was highly esteemed as a useful citizen; was born Nov. 23, 1823, and died Oct. 5, 1873; his widow married and removed to Scott county, Ill., where she still resides. There were seven children in the family, all of whom are still living on the old home place, with the exception of one of the boys, who is a practicing physician in Macon county, Ill. The remaining children own 236 acres of improved land, which is farmed for the support of the family; it is managed by David H., who is a young man of good standing. He is a member of the Clayton Masonic Relief Association. In politics is a Greenbacker.
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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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