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Below is a family biography included in The History of Adams County, Illinois published by Murray, Williamson & Phelps 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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HAMMERSCHMIDT, AUGUST, foreman for F. W. Jansen & Son, furniture manufacturers; residence, 424 Maiden Lane; born in Rhineland, Prussia, in 1830; came to the United States and located in Quincy in 1852. He married Miss Julia Jansen in 1855. She was born in the same place in 1834. They have five children: George, John William, Matilda, Elbert and Amelia. Members of the German M. E. Church, also of the A. O. U. W., and of the Evangelical Lutheran Society. Republican. He has worked for the same firm since 1852, and as foreman since 1863. He is a man of pleasing address, gentlemanly, and well qualified to fill his position.
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This family biography is one of 1444 biographies included in The History of Adams County, Illinois published by Murray, Williamson & Phelps in 1879. View the complete description here: The History of Adams County, Illinois
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