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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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GRIMM, HENRY, millwright, boiler and sheet iron worker; shop on Front north of Delaware street; born in Quincy April 19, 1836 married Catherine Bethy; have six children living: Henry J., Ella Lucy, Oscar E., Frederick B., William Thomas and Louis. His father, Henry Grimm, was born in Weisenbourg, Alsace, France, in 1803; married Rosine Ruffin February, 1884, and came to New York City the same year, and to Quincy in 1835; is a carpenter by trade; has six living children: Henry, Jacob, Charles, Jasper, Rosine and Louise. Henry owns a residence on Ohio street, valued at $1,500; is in partnership with his brother Jasper.
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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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