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Below is a family biography included in The History of McLean County, Illinois published by Wm. LeBaron, Jr. Co. 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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CHRISTIAN MECHERLE, farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Holder; born in Wurtemburg, Germany, Jan. 15, 1830; he emigrated to America, and landed in New York June 17, 1852; he followed farming five years in Ohio; in 1857, he came to McLean Co., and, in 1863, he and his brother Fred purchased their present place of 160 acres, upon which they have lived since 1865. The marriage of Christian Mecherle and Susan Hall was celebrated in 1865; she was born in Ohio; they have five children — Frederick, Will, Lucy, Laura and George. Republican; Protestant.
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