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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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SCHMIDT, CHARLES, farmer; Sec. 36; P. O. Quincy; was born in Germany, Oct. 1, 1829; was educated in the schools of his native country, and, on Feb. 22, 1857, he was married to Miss Yetta Reese, and emigrated to this country, May 28 of the same year, and settled in Hancock county, where he lived nine years, and then removed to this county. They have six children, four sons and two daughters. He owns 120 acres of land, in a high state of cultivation, elegantly improved, and which, for quality and quantity of its productions, will compare with any in the county. He is Republican in politics, and a member of the Evangelical church. He is at present school director, which position he has held for three years past.
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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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