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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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GRAVE, SOPHIA and daughter, millinery, corner of 11th and Maine streets; residence the same. Mrs. Grave was born in Germany, 1827; came to the United States, 1845. She married Henry Meyer, 1849. He died in 1868. Her oldest daughter, Josephine, now in business with her, married Charles Neel in 1872. They were both born in this country. They have one child, A. Sophia, born in 1875. They are Catholics. They commenced business in 1875 in the house where Mrs. Neel was born, it being the homestead. They have a full stock of goods of the latest fashions, and all work is warranted by these ladies to give satisfaction.
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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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