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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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BRANDES, CHRISTIAN, gardener; Sec. 7; P. O. Quincy; was born in Hanover, Germany, Aug. 3, 1823, and educated in the schools of his native country. In 1845 he emigrated to this country, stayed a few days in St. Louis, Mo., where he was married to Miss Martha E. Flackamp, a native of Germany, born Oct. 9, 1823, and came to this country in the same party as her husband. They then started up the Illinois River and settled in Green county, Ill., where they lived about one year, and removed to this county in the spring of 1847. They have had nine children, four of whom are now living; three sons, and one daughter (now the wife of Albert Gedo Jansen). He owns twenty-four acres of land adjoining the city of Quincy, the productions of which rank among the finest that come to market. He is Democratic in politics, and a member of the German Evangelical Lutheran church, and one of the most prosperous citizens of the township.
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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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