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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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SCHELL, MRS. BARBARA, residence between 8th and 9th, on Kentucky street; was born in Bavaria, April 4, 1799; married John Schell in 1817; came to New York, in 1834, and to Quincy in 1835. Mr. Schell was a blacksmith, and worked at his trade the greater part of his time until he died, which occurred the 15th of Feb., 1864. They have four children living; George, Aplonia, Phoebe and Mary, and eight dead. John built what is known as Schells’ Distillery, near the head of Quincy bay, in 1856, but discontinued the business in 1858, after expending a great deal of money. He died Christmas Eve., in 1876. Peter died March 13, 1857, leaving two sons, Reinhold and Peter. Mrs. Schell has thirty-three grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren. When she and her husband settled in Quincy, there was not a brick building in the place; could not get brick to build chimneys. They built a log house on the northwest corner of 6th and Kentucky streets. She afterward traded for property between 8th and 9th on Kentucky, where she now lives. Property valued at $2,000.
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