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Below is a family biography included in The History of Jasper County, Missouri published by Mills & Company in 1883. 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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FREDERICK FOLLMER was born in Baden, Germany, Nov. 15, 1836. He landed in New Orleans Dec. 25, 1853, and then went to Ohio and worked on a farm for one year for $100; he then got $15 per month, and worked for that salary for six years. He was married Feb. 1, 1859, to Miss Julia A. Deen, who was born Oct. 18, 1837, in Butler county, Ohio; she is the daughter of John and Elizabeth Deen, who are of German descent, and her father was in the War of 1812. Two years after Mr. Follmer was married he moved to Henry county. Ill., farmed four years, and then moved to Sheridan township, Jasper county, Mo., and located on his present farm in 1867. He is one of the old settlers and built the second house in the township. At the time he landed he had $300 in money and a team, wagon, and harness. He now has 120 acres of land, all under cultivation, good improvements, good buildings, and it is worth not less than $7,000. He has seven children: Lizzie, Mollie, Flora, Clara, Charles, Freddie, and Frank.
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