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Below is a family biography included in The History of Adams County, Illinois published by Murray, Williamson & Phelps in 1879.  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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ARNTZEN, HON. BERNARD, Atty. at Law, office 433 Hampshire street; residence, Vermont between 3d and 4th streets; born in Prussia in 1834, where he acquired a liberal education. He came to this country in 1849, and located in this city, where he went into the drug business, which he followed four years. He then read law and attended a law school in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1856, ‘57, and graduated with the highest honors. He was admitted to the bar in Quincy and commenced the practice of law there in 1857, and soon secured a lucrative practice. In 1867 he became the partner of Hon. J. H Richardson. In 1858 he was appointed City Attorney. In 1860 he was candidate for State Auditor against Jesse K. Dubois. He married Miss Martha M. Munn, of Quincy, 1861. She died in 1868. He was elected to the State Senate of Illinois in the fall of 1874, for a term of four years. He formed a law partnership with Hon. Ira M. Moore, January, 1876. He arrived in this city a stranger and without means, but by an active display of that energy and ability which compels recognition by all who respect worth and integrity, he has acquired a considerable property.

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This family biography is one of 1444 biographies included in The History of Adams County, Illinois published by Murray, Williamson & Phelps in 1879.  View the complete description here: The History of Adams County, Illinois

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