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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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EBER, WILLIAM, (Eber & Wathe), seed merchant, 530 Hampshire; residence, 26th and Maine; born in Germany, 1829; came to the United States in 1849; located in Quincy in 1856; married Susan Eber in 1856: she was born in Germany in 1834; they have seven children: William, Eugene, Emma, Sophia, Sadie, Fredericka, and Nellie They are members of St. John’s (German) Church. He is a Republican, and a member of the A. O. U. W., and of the I. O. M. A. He carried on a general dry goods and grocery business from 1861 until 1873, when they confined their business to commission and seeds. They deal in garden and farm seeds and keep a large stock. This is the only exclusive seed house in Quincy and the largest in the West.

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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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