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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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GUENTHER, FREDERICK, farmer and stock raiser; Sec. 24; P. O. Coatsburg; was born in Germany, May 18, 1833; came to this country in 1852; has 250 acres of land, valued at $10,000; married Austina Rasher. She was born in Germany, Jan 18, 1838. Four children: Helene, born Sept. 29, 1862; Emma, born April 28, 1864; Annie, born Jan. 14, 1866, and Charles, born Sept. 7, 1867; members of the Lutheran church. Emigrated from Bremen; came on a sailing vessel and was seventy-two days making the voyage. Landed at New Orleans, and worked as an apprentice at the carpenters’ trade; after one year he went to St. Louis, where he worked at his trade a year. At that time his father and mother came to this country, and in company with them he came to this county. When he landed in New Orleans he had but $10 in his pocket. Has a good farm under good cultivation, and is comfortably off.
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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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