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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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TACKE, WILHELM, groceries and provisions, corner 4th and Ohio streets; residence, same. He was born in Grabe Ampt Ottenstein, Regierungs-bezirk, Holz-Minden, Braunschweig, Europe, on April 16, 1829, and emigrated to America, arriving at New York in 1853; from there he went to Cincinnati, Ohio, and then to Lawrenceburg, Ind., remained three years; from there he went to Louisville, Ky., remained six months; thence to St. Louis, Mo., and from there to Quincy, Ill., where he arrived August 9, 1863. He married Miss Katherina Hax in St. Louis, Mo., July 30, 1859. She was born in Grosz Umstadt, Darmstadt, Europe, on May 2, 1826, and emigrated to America, landing in New Orleans, in 1858. Three children: Amelia, born Dec. 26, 1862; Karl, born Oct. 17, 1864, and Wilhelm, born Jan. 22, 1869. Religion, Lutheran. Politics, Democrat. Real and personal property not estimated.
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