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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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ERNST SCHRIEFER was born at Hanover, Germany, February 28, 1821, being next to the oldest in a family of ten children born to Henry and Elizabeth (Miller) Schriefer. In the year 1846 the family came to America, landing at Baltimore, thence went to Cincinnati, thence to Ripley County, this State, where they lived for about eleven years. They then moved to Spencer County this State, where the parents lived until their deaths. In 1872 our subject located upon his present farm. February 10, 1848, he married Racena Pettibone, who has borne him twelve children, of whom ten are now living; John, who married Jane Lincoln; Sarah, wife of Fred Wilsman; Susan, now Mrs. Charles Nolte; James, Annie, Wesley, Rosa, Edward, Washington and Mandana. Mr. Schriefer is a successful farmer, and owns 400 acres. He is a Republican, and one of the most industrious and enterprising German residents of the 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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