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Below is a family biography included in The History of Perry County, Indiana published by Goodspeed, Bros. & Co. in 1885.  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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CHARLES BECKER, proprietor of a brewery at Tell City, is a native of Prussia, born July 15, 1830. He learned the bakers’ trade of his father, and later learned the brewery business. In 1855 he came to the United States, and worked in a brewery in Cincinnati until 1858, when he came to Tell City as a member of the Swiss Colonization Society. He opened the first brewery in the town, and has remained in the business ever since with good success. In 1860 he married Caroline Schoenhinz, a native of Wurtemburg, by whom he was the father of two children, Alois and Barbara (deceased). Mr. Becker is one of the directors of the Tell City Fire Insurance Company, and is also a director and stockholder in the bank. He is one of a family of two sons and four daughters born to Theodore and Margaret (Osterdag) Becker, both natives of Prussia, where they passed their lives. He has always lived in the Catholic faith, and is highly respected as a courteous gentleman and a successful business man.

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This family biography is one of 257 biographies included in The History of Perry County, Indiana portion of the book: History of Warrick, Spencer and Perry Counties Indiana published in 1885 by Goodspeed, Bros. & Co.  For the complete description, click here: Perry County, Indiana History and Genealogy

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