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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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KAISER, PHILIP, flour and feed store, 730 South 8th street, cor. Ohio; residence, same. He was born in Mackebach, Bairen, Europe, June 15, 1832, and came to America, arriving at New York with his parents in 1849; then went to Marion City, Mo., where his mother died in Sept. 1849, and came to Quincy in 1850, working for Mr. Rogers seven years, at the blacksmith trade. He married Miss Maria Hartung, at Quincy, June 2, 1856. She was born in Saxony, Europe, Sept. 22, 1830, and came to the United States with her parents in 1849. Five children: Freddie, born June 16, 1863; Leonard, born March 12, 1866; Albert, born Aug. 7, 1869; Walter, born Jan. 29, 1872, and Emma, born Sept. 23, 1874. Religion, Lutheran. Politics, Republican. Was elected Alderman of the 14th ward in 1879. Is a member of the Protestant Widows and Orphans’ Society of Quincy. Property, real and personal estimated at $3,000.
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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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