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Below is a family biography included in The History of Greene County, Illinois published by Donnelley, Gassette & Loyd 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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MEISTER, JACOB, farmer, Sec. 29, P.O. Berdan, was born in Germany, May 13, 1840, and while quite young he emigrated to this country with his parents, and has since been a resident of the county, for about 31 years. In Jan. 23, 1877, he was married to Miss Louisa Schutz, born July 29, 1854, at Schutz’s Mill. They have had two children, one of whom is now living, Lena, born Oct. 5, 1878. Mr. Meister is now engaged in farming pursuits, is settled on the home farm, and hopes, by rigid economy and patient industry to acquire a competence for himself and family, and leave behind him a character worthy of the emulation of his posterity.
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This family biography is one of 744 biographies included in The History of Greene County, Illinois published in 1879. View the complete description here: The History of Greene County, Illinois
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