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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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KAISER, HENRICH, butcher, Ohio street, between 9th and 10th; residence, same; born in Eisennach, Grosz-Herzagthum, Saxen Wimar, Europe, Jan. 10,1834, and emigrated to America, reaching New York City in 1864, going from there to Morris, Grundy county, Ill.; from thence to Quincy, in 1865. He married Miss Emelia Ehler at Quincy, in 1866. She was born in New York City in 1847. Three children: Lizzie, born Oct. 25, 1867; Francisca, born Oct. 22, 1869, and Heinrich, born May 4, 1876. Religion, Lutheran. Was in the 8th Co., 2d Regt. of Inf., stationed at Eisennach, Europe, from 1855 till 1857. Real and personal property estimated at $2,000.

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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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