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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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LOSEN, BARNEY, saloon 11 North 6th street; born in Germany in 1851; came to United States in 1866 and located in Quincy; clerked in grocery for a while; went to Denver, Col., in 1870 and over the Rocky mountains; returned to Quincy in fall of 1872; visited Europe and remained there one year, returned 1873; went into business again in Quincy in 1874; sold out and went to California, overland, visiting Los Angelos; remained there one year; returned to Quincy, thence to Philadelphia and Camden N. J. In the fall of 1876 again visited Europe and returned in 1878 to Quincy, where he went into business and has been since, as proprietor of a first class saloon, at the above number.
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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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