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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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BRENNECKE, HENRY, boot and shoemaker, 810 State street; residence, same. He was born near Braunschweig, Europe, Oct. 19, 1835, and emigrated to America, landing at New Orleans, May 31, 1854, and from there went direct by boat to Quincy, Ill.; married Miss Eliza Schwallenberg in Quincy, Aug. 28, 1856; she was born in Hanover, Europe, April 19, 1838, and emigrated to America with her brother Henry in 1854; seven children: Liza, aged 19; Sophia, 16; Mina, 13; Henry, 8; Ida, 5; Eddie, two years and six months, and Clara, three months of age. Is a member of Humbold Lodge No. 61, A. O. U. W., and a member of the Protestant Orphans and Widows Benevolent Association. Religion, Lutheran. Politics, Democrat. Property, real and personal, valued at $5,000.
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