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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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OSTERMAN, JOHN, farmer; Sec. 6; P. O. Keokuk Junction. His parents were Habbo and Gracie Osterman, of Germany, now living in Northeast township. Mr. Osterman was born in Hanover, Germany, in 1842; came to America, and settled in Adams county, 1855; was married in December, 1868, to Anna Woid, born also in Germany, in 1847. They have five children: Habbo, William, Grecan, Hattie, and John. He and wife are members of the Lutheran church. He owns 108 acres of improved land in Clayton township, worth $40 per acre; has lived on the farm he now owns, since 1874.
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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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