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Below is a family biography included in The History of Warrick 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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PETER MAGENHEIMER, M. D., since 1880 has been a resident of Elberfeld, where by diligence and success he has secured a comfortable and lucrative practice. As his name indicates, he is of German descent, his parents, Christian and Barbara (Voght) Magenheimer removing from Germany to the United States at an early day, and settling in Vanderburg County, Ind., where Peter was born December 8, 1850. Christian Magenheimer and wife were married in this country, and were the parents of eight children; the former died April 5, 1879, but his widow still survives him, aged sixty-one years. Dr. Magenheimer was reared by his parents to manhood, secured a fair education in youth, and when sixteen years old entered the Evansville Commercial College, which graduated him June 13, 1871. For the five succeeding years he was engaged in milling, but in 1877 he began the study of medicine with Dr. Victor Marchand. He attended the Evansville Medical College for a time, and February 27, 1880, graduated from the Medical Department of Butler University, situated at Indianapolis. May 18, 1880, he wedded Miss Sophia E. Marchand, his preceptor’s daughter, and Victor H. and Bessie S. are the names of their two children. Dr. Magenheimer is a Republican, and he and wife belong to the Evangelical Church.
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This family biography is one of 274 biographies included in The History of Warrick 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: Warrick County, Indiana History and Genealogy
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