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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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CONRAD, CHARLES E., residence No. 230 South 9th street, physician and pastor of the Evangelical Zion Church; was born in Prussia, May 16, 1820; came to the United States in 1858; married Mary Bode; she was born in Germany, Nov. 23, 1840; mother of four living children, Joshua, Eliab, Sarah, Mary; emigrated in the year 1848 to the East Indies as a missionary, where he remained ten years; his health being impaired he had to leave; thence came to the United States and to Quincy, where he has been pastor of the Zion Church; since, also, has a charge in Fall Creek; also is a practicing physician.
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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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