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Below is a family biography included in The History of Spencer 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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LOUIS GUNTHER, an old resident of Spencer County, is a native of Hanover, Germany, from which country he came to the United States with his parents in 1839, and located in Pittsburgh, Penn. He followed flat-boating on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers for about eleven years, when he came to Spencer County, and entered and bought eighty acres of land upon which he still lives. September 6, 1853, his marriage with Catharine Hilt was solemnized. The fruits of this union were five children, three of whom are living. Mrs. Gunther died on January 3, 1869, and he was united in marriage with Anna Brinkmann, January 11, 1872. They have two children, Frederick and Catharine. Both Mr. Gunther and wife are members of the Lutheran Church. He was born January 18, 1819, being the second son of Frederick and Ann Gunther, both natives of Germany, where they lived upon a farm until coming to the United States in 1839. They came to this county in 1850, and here they spent the remainder of their days.
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This family biography is one of 344 biographies included in The History of Spencer 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: Spencer County, Indiana History and Genealogy
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