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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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UNVERZAGT, HENRY, bakery and confectionary, 502 York street; born in Nassau, Prussia, 1834; came to United States in 1857, and located in St. Louis, Mo; enlisted in Co. A., 1st Regt. Mo. Inf., 1861, which was re-organized as 1st Mo. Light Artillery; was wounded at Wilson’s Creek, Mo., and sent to hospital; soon recovered sufficiently to join his regiment, with which he served until 1863 when he was discharged through disability. He married Mrs. Elizabeth Gartman (maiden name Kruppe) 1866. She was born in Germany. They have three children: Hannah, George, and Theodore. He is a Democrat. A member of the I. O. O. F. He has been in business for himself seven years; came to Quincy in 1864.
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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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