When William M. Toombs was born on 15 October 1839, in Rutherford, Tennessee, United States, his father, William Toombs, was 25 and his mother, Elizabeth Foster, was 22. He married Delila Trotter in 1875, in Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Wayne City, Wayne, Illinois, United States in 1900 and Township of Orel, Wayne, Illinois, United States for about 10 years. He died on 7 November 1923, in Township of Big Mound, Wayne, Illinois, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Barnhill Township, Wayne, Illinois, United States.
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U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Historical Boundaries: 1853: DuPage, Illinois, United States [Spreads across DuPage and Kane counties]
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
English: variant of Tombs .
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