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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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FAIR, JAMES, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 8, P.O. Greenfield, Ill. Was born Nov. 22, 1823, in Kentucky; came to Illinois in 1849, on horseback, and with but money enough to pay his traveling expenses; went to farming with his uncle, Absalom Fair, till he was married Dec. 1, 1853, to Lorinda P. Rafferty, who was born March 8, 1836, and died Oct. 19, 1864, leaving a family of five children: Amanda H., born March 26, 1855; William E., born March 25, 1857; Mary C., born May 6, 1860; Sina E., born April 29, 1862; Thomas A., born Aug. 1, 1864. The subject of this sketch is the fourth child of Aaron B. Fair, who was born Jan. 19, 1792, and died March 10, 1867; was married to Leah Smith, who was born Feb. 23, 1793, and died March 2, 1872.
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