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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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GETZS, LEVI, miller; residence, Newtown; P. O. Adams; was born in Franklin county, Ohio, in 1836. His father moved to Newtown, Adams county, Illinois, in 1851. His business was that of a weaver. Levi is the second child of John and Harriet Getzs; was married in 1861 to Miss Irene Hancock, who was born in 1846. Have had four children: Isaac, William E., Annie E., and Josephine. Mr. G. took up the milling business on Mill Creek, one mile north of town, in 1863; moved his mill to Newtown in 1873. He makes an extra quality of flour, and has a large custom; owns a fine, large house, which, with the mill property, is 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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