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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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FERGUSON, JOSEPH, proprietor of the Sherman House and saloon corner of Front and Vermont streets; was born in Toronto, Canada, June 3, 1832, and came to Quincy in 1866, opening the present place in 1873. He married Mrs. Johanna Klage, at St. Louis, Mo., March 10, 1864; she was born in New Forpomern, Europe, June 25, 1838, and emigrated to America, arriving in New Orleans in 1850, with her parents and one sister, going direct to Brown county, Ill., remaining ten years, then came to Quincy; one child, James, born March 10, 1865. Religion, Protestant; politics, Democratic. He enlisted in Co. E, 18th Regt Ill. Inf., May 28, 1861; was honorably discharged at Springfield, Ill., June 11, 1864. Real and personal property estimated at $5,000.
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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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