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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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WALKER, E. S. (the late), who was a farmer and skillful physician of Greene County, was born in Virginia; in early youth he acquired many advantages in an educational point of view, which fitted him in after years for the medical profession; in Greene County he united his fortunes to Miss Mary Jane Mar, by whom he had nine children; for many years he was a practicing physician in Greene and adjoining counties; he passed away during the year 1860; of O. W. Walker it may be said, that his boyhood was passed on a farm; at twenty he was married to Miss Margaret Barrett, a daughter of John Barrett, by whom he had five children, three living: Cora O., Otis S., and infant child; Mr. Walker owns 120 acres.
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This family biography is one of 744 biographies included in The History of Greene County, Illinois published in 1879. View the complete description here: The History of Greene County, Illinois
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