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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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BEHRENS, H., (of Behrens & Ohlschlager,) grocery and provisions, corner 4th street and Maiden Lane; was born in Hanover, Germany, in 1837; came to the United States in 1857, and located in Cincinnati, Ohio; was in Louisville, Ky., Louisiana, and Missouri, and located in Quincy in 1866; he married Alvena Ohlschlager in 1865; she was born in Indiana and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio; they have two children, Aldo, and Archibald. He is a member of the Masonic order, Haragara, and A. O. U. W. He has been in business twenty-one years as a grocer; thirteen years for himself. Keeps a full stock of general groceries, produce and provisions on hand.
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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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