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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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TENHAEFF, WILLIAM, farmer and dairyman; Sec. 17; P. O. La Prairie; was born in Reese, Germany, Feb. 8, 1826; came to the United States May 1, 1854, and to this county in 1856. He owns 350 acres of land, valued at $20,000. He married Ehi Kaufman in 1857. She was born Oct. 8, 1832. She is the mother of five children: Annie, born Sept. 29, 1858; Mary, born April 27, 1860; Alexander, born May 25, 1862; Leopold, born Aug. 12, 1869, and Clara, Dec. 28, 1872. He crossed the ocean in a sailing vessel, and was six weeks making the voyage; came to St. Louis, and lived there two years; thence to Adams county, where he has resided since. He built a fine residence in 1867, costing $12,000. Follows the dairy business; keeps twenty cows, and ships his milk to Quincy. He is one of the many substantial citizens of Northeast township.
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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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