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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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MIRBACH, REV. GERHARD, pastor of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, northeast corner of 7th and Adams streets; was born in Gerdenhahn, Germany, in 1832, where he studied theology, and was ordained in 1860, by Bishop Baudry in Koeln, Germany. He came to the United States in 1869, and located in Fairfield, St. Clair county, Ill.; and in 1874 came to Quincy, and took charge of St. Mary’s congregation of 1200 members. He has erected a steeple upon their new and beautiful church, erected by his predecessor. The church is 120 feet long, 62 feet wide; height of steeple 186 feet.
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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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