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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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HON. GUSTAVE HUTHSTEINER, cashier of Tell City Bank, is a native of Prussia, born April 17, 1844. He is the eldest of eight children born to the marriage of Edward Huthsteiner and Caroline Achenbach. The father who was a merchant, came with his family to the United States in 1848, and located in Cincinnati, where he died in 1862. His widow still resides in that city. Gustave received his education in the schools of Cincinnati, where he taught for two years. In 1864 he came to Tell City and was engaged in the drug business for a year, after which he again taught school until 1869. He then assumed the management of the Chair Maker’s Union, and continued in that position until 1871, when he was elected to the office of county treasurer, which he filled for two consecutive terms. In 1874 he was elected cashier of the Tell City Bank, and he still holds that position. During the session of 1879, he represented this county in the State Legislature, to which he was elected by the Democratic party in 1878. He served for three months during the Rebellion in Company K, Fifth Ohio Cavalry. November 26, 1864, he was united in marriage with Pauline Weber, who died December 25, 1883, leaving six children: Eugene G., Ella P., Edward E., Robert E., Alfred and Walter F. One child is deceased. Mr. Huthsteiner deserves great credit for the interest he has taken in building up the town and developing its manufactures.

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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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