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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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FRESE, LOUIS, fruit grower; Sec. 24; P. O. Quincy; was born in Quincy Oct. 14, 1856, and was there educated. He moved out to his present location, with his father, Joseph Frese, in 1873, and engaged in fruit growing. The farm he cultivates is one of the oldest fruit farms in the township, and is a source of very considerable revenue to him. His father was born in Germany, March 19, 1831, and married Miss Tresa Ink in 1853, who was also born in Germany. They have seven children, four boys and three girls. They are all Democratic in politics, and members of the German Catholic church.

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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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