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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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WOLTMANN, HENRY, grocer, northeast corner 10th and Oak streets; residence same; born in Germany in 1816; came to the United States in 1848, and located in St. Louis; came, to Quincy in 1854. He married Elizabeth Middendorf in 1850. She was born in Germany in 1828. Have seven children: Henry, John, Elizabeth, Bernadina, Herman, Caroline and Frank. Are members of the Catholic church. He was a shoemaker, and followed the business until 1868, when he went into the grocery business, and has been in it ever since.

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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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