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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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PFEIFFER, FREDERICK, farmer; Sec. 25; P. O. Quincy; was born in Germany, Sept. 10, 1828; emigrated to this country in 1854, and settled in this county; was married to Miss Elizabeth Schanz, in May, 1857 (daughter of Philip Schanz, of Melrose township). They have had twelve children, six of whom are still living, three sons and three daughters. He owns 160 acres of land, which, for fertility of soil and improvement, will compare with any in the county. He is Democratic in politics, and a member of the German Lutheran church. He is School Director at present, and has held other local offices, and is one of the most energetic and enterprising citizens of the township, and one of those to whom the county looks for a continuance of its present prosperity.
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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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