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VONDERHEIDE, JOHN B., farmer; Sec. 20; P. O. Quincy; was born in Hanover, Germany, Dec. 6, 1819; was educated in the schools of his native country, and also of this county. In 1837 he emigrated to this country, and settled in Virginia, where he lived till 1839, and then removed to this county. On the 19th of August, 1845, he was married to Miss Mary Anna Giese. She was born in Hanover, also; and came to this country the same year as her husband. They have had twelve children, eight of whom are still living; three sons and five daughters. He owns about seventy acres of land, besides considerable property in Quincy. The home place contains forty-four and one-half acres, which for location, fertility of soil, and improvement, will compare favorably with any in the township. He was, in former years, an old line Whig, but is now politically, Independent, and a member of the Roman Catholic church. He was, in years gone by, Street Commissioner in Quincy, and is one of the old energetic and industrious citizens who have been so conducive to the county’s present prosperous condition.