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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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GUENTHER, LOUIS, farmer; Sec. 20; P. O. Coatsburg; is the son of Charles and Justina (Renschel), of Germany, where they were married, and lived until after Louis was born, on April 5, 1847, They came to America when he was 6 years of age, via New Orleans, where they stopped six months; then came up the Mississippi to Quincy, and settled in Honey Creek township, where his father now lives. Louis is the youngest of six children, and has always followed farming. He married Caroline Girky, April 4, 1869, who was born in Adams county. She died July 26, 1870. He married Susan Hochgraver, a native of Adams county, Oct. 26, 1871. They have had three children, two living: Simon Edmond, born July 12, 1874, and Clara May, born March 22, 1877.
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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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