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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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HECKLE, BEN., grocery, 7th and Kentucky streets; residence, same; born in Baden, Germany, in 1846; located in Detroit, Mich., in 1853; moved to Scott county, Ia., in 1854, thence to this city in 1864. He married Victoria Mast in 1871, who was born in Quincy in 1854. Their children are: Celia, Aloysius, and Joseph Boniface; are Catholics. He is a Democrat. He was elected Supervisor in 1876, and re-elected in 1877. His father laid out the town of Buffalo, Scott county, Ia., on the Mississippi, now a town of 700 inhabitants. Mr. Heckle is an active, enterprising young man, possessed of good business qualifications.
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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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