My Genealogy Hound
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.
* * * *
RUPP, HENRY, farmer; Sec. 27; P. O. Quincy. He was born on the farm he now occupies, Dec. 21, 1851. His father, John Rupp, came to this county in a very early day, and settled in Melrose township. He has five children, one of whom is the subject of this sketch. He received his early education in the public schools of this county, and at St. Anthony’s school in this township. On the 10th of Oct. 1876, he was married to Miss Mary Jacoby (daughter of Lewis Jacoby, of Marion county, Mo.), where she was born in November, 1852. They have one child, Frank J., born June 26, 1878. He is cultivating his father’s farm, containing ninety-five acres on Mill Creek, which for fertility of soil and improvements will compare with any in the township. He is Democratic in politics, and a member of the Roman Catholic church of this township.
* * * *
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
View additional Adams County, Illinois family biographies here: Adams County, Illinois Biographies
Use the links at the top right of this page to search or browse thousands of other family biographies.