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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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BISSER, THEODORE, fisherman, corner 6th street and Payson ave. He was born in Preusgau, Baden, Europe, Nov. 9, 1839, and came to America, landing at New York city in 1865; from there he went to Maunch Chunk, Pa., where he remained four weeks, and then went to Quincy, Ill., where he arrived early in 1866. Married Miss Theresa Mast in Quincy, Ill., June 16, 1868; she was born in Falgheim, Baden, Europe, in 1843. Six children, two dead and four living: Maria Theresia, aged nine; Theodore, five; Franz, four, and Jacob, nine months of age. Religion, Catholic. Politics, Independent. Is a member of St. Joseph’s Building and Benevolent Association, of Quincy, and St. Boniface Society.
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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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