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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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POWELL, ROBERT, farmer, Sec. 35, P.O. White Hall. Was born in this county Oct. 22, 1854. He was married August 8, 1871, to Miss Jennie Overturf, daughter of Andrew Overturf. She was born in the State of Pennsylvania, June 8, 1854. His father, William Powell, was born in this county, and died in January, 1865, at the age of about thirty years. Mr. Powell owns 36 acres of valuable and well improved land. They have three children: Lily G., born July 6, 1872; Mattie L., born August 10, 1875; Robert, born Oct. 21, 1877.
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