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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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FLESSNER, HENRY M., farmer; Sec. 4; P. O. Keokuk Junction; is the son of Minke and Antil Flessner, of Germany. He was born in that country, March 8, 1816; came to America and settled in Livingston county, Ill., in 1868; removed to Clayton township, Adams county, in 1875. He was first married, in 1840, to Volke Berherend. Eight children: Antye, Gertie, Volke, Minkie, Gerd, Henry, Ventye, and Anna. His wife died in 1865. He married Icke (Gerdes) Buss, Jan. 2, 1875, who had been previously married to John Buss (deceased) in 1858, by whom she had seven children: Gerd, Elsecatrine, Henry, John, Jennie, Weert, and Eilert. Mr. Flessner and wife are members of the Lutheran church. They own eighty acres of improved land, worth $40 per acre.

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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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