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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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RIPPEL, CHRISTIAN, farmer; Sec. 19; P. O. Camp Point; was born in Germany in May, 1822; married Carolina Gerke. She was born in Germany in 1821; came to the United States in 1854, and to Adams county in 1859. Had nine children, six now living; the two oldest are married, the balance are living at home on the farm where they settled when they came to America. Held the office of Assessor of Concord township two years. Has 300 acres of land, for quality, as good as there is in the neighborhood, 150 under good cultivation, worth $7,000. Members of the Lutheran church. Politics, Democratic.
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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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