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Below is a family biography included in The History of Perry County, Indiana published by Goodspeed, Bros. & Co. in 1885. 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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ALBERT P. FENN, agent for the Chair Maker’s Union, of Tell City, was born in the town, April 13, 1861. He is one of five children in the family of Nicholas and Fredericka (Walter) Fenn, both natives of Germany. The father came to the United States in 1847, and worked in a pork-packing establishment at St. Louis for two years, and on a farm near the city until 1859 or 1860, when he came to Tell City. He has since been engaged as engineer for the Cabinet Makers’ Union. Albert P., after learning the cabinet-makers’ trade, and working at it until 1881, attended the Valparaiso Normal School for one year. Returning home he followed his trade until 1884, when he accepted his present position, which he is efficiently and acceptably filling. He is a stockholder and director of the Cabinet Makers’ Union, and is one of the rising young business men of Perry County.
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This family biography is one of 257 biographies included in The History of Perry County, Indiana portion of the book: History of Warrick, Spencer and Perry Counties Indiana published in 1885 by Goodspeed, Bros. & Co. For the complete description, click here: Perry County, Indiana History and Genealogy
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