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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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POTTHOFF, JOHAN HEINRICH, boot and shoe store, northwest corner 8th and Adams; residence, same. He was born in Neuenkirgen, Westphalia, Europe, Sept. 20, 1823, and emigrated to America via Baltimore in 1867, going direct to St. Louis, Mo.; from thence to St. Paul, Minn., where he remained two years; after which time he returned to Europe, remaining two years and six months, when he returned to St. Paul, and from there to Quincy, Ill., in Oct., 1873. He married Miss Anna Maria Cordbrunig in Neuenkirgen, Europe, in Feb., 1848. She was born in the same place in 1817, and emigrated to America with her husband. One son, John Heinrich, aged 48 years. Religion, Roman Catholic. Politics, Democrat. Is a member of St. Joseph’s Benevolent Association of Quincy, and was a soldier in the 39th Infantry, stationed at Luxemburg, under the King of Prussia, from 1844 to 1847. He is a messenger, and waiter upon the sick, in the St. Joseph’s Benevolent Association.
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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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