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N. B. SEIDEL, of the firm of Blumenshine & Seidel, Gridley, dealers in general merchandise; came to the place in 1875; he was born in Berks Co., Penn., Dec 22, 1839; he is of German descent, his ancestors being among the first settlers of that part of the State; the neighborhood in which he was raised was composed entirely of German people, and at one time there were but three men in his township who could speak English, and Mr. Seidel himself was 20 years of age before he could speak or understand the English language, although his ancestors, for several generations, were natives of this country. In 1857, he came West, to Stephenson Co., Ill., and began work at the carpenter’s trade. Three years later, he returned to his native State, and again came to Illinois in 1865; he spent about three years in Bloomington, removing to El Paso in 1868; he followed his trade there until his removal to Gridley, in 1875. He was married Aug. 10, 1862, to Miss Emma E. Grim, of Hamburg, Penn., and has three children - Edward B., William H. and Hattie A.