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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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WILKINSON, JAMES, farmer and stock raiser, P.O. Breese. Mr. Wilkinson was born in Kentucky, June 11, 1851; in early infancy his parents, William F. and Jane Wilkinson, settled in Greene County, Ill. Mr. Wilkinson was a carpenter by trade, who worked at this calling and that of farming many years. In 1858 he moved to Piatt County, Ill., where he now resides, retired from active life; Mrs. Wilkinson passed away during the Spring of 1877. James, whose name heads this sketch, grew to manhood in Greene County, where the greater portion of his life has been spent, as a farmer. For two years he made his home in California. November 23, 1853, he was married to Miss Mary Allen, a daughter of Isaac and Elizabeth Allen. This marriage was blessed with seven children: Elaine W., William Ira, America T., George A., Lewis C., Effie L., and Louisa J., deceased.
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