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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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CARSTENS, GARRETT, farmer; Sec. 9; P. O. Keokuk Junction; was born in Germany, March 30, 1828; came to America and settled in Adams county, Ill., in 1857; removed to where he now resides in 1868. He married Lucy Bauer, of Germany, Oct. 13, 1862. Have seven children: Anna, Minnie, Dick, Herman, John Gotlieb, William Christ and Paul Fredrick; are both members of the Lutheran church. He served in the German army six years, and went through the war with Denmark. He is a Republican; owns 100 acres of land, eighty acres improved, worth $30 per acre.

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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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