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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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GUEGEL, NICK, wagon manufacturer, 8th street, between Adams and Jackson. He was born in Bolch Regeirungs-bezirk, Coblentz, Prussia, Sept. 26, 1826, and emigrated to America via New York City in 1853, thence to Springfield, Ill., remaining eight months, when he went to Alton, Ill., and from there to Quincy, Ill.; married Miss Lena Heismann in Quincy in 1856. She was born in Swabers, Europe, in 1828. They have six children: Liza, aged 22; Philip, 20; John, 19; Mathilda, 17; Lena, 15; and Theresa, 12. Religion, Catholic. Politics, Democrat. Mr. Guegel served in the 8th Pioneer Regiment at Coblentz, under the King of Prussia, from 1845 to 1849.
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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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