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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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STEFFEN, J. W., teacher and minister; Sec. 29; P. O. Clayton; was born in Germany, Nov. 17, 1855; came to America when he was five years of age; lived in Chicago until 1871; then went to college at Fort Wayne, Ind., where he remained four years; from there to college at Springfield, Ill., where he graduated in June, 1878; had a call as minister for the congregation in Concord township, Adams county, Ill., where he has charge of the Evangelical Lutheran Zion Church, and teaches in the German and English languages.
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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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