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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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DITTMER, HENRY, farmer; Sec. 24; P. O. Coatsburg; was born in Germany, Jan. 18, 1836; came to this country in 1861; has 102 acres of land, valued at $5,000. Married Paulina Rolfe; she was born in the same place, Feb. 2, 1858. One child, Annie, born April 29, 1878; emigrated front Germany to England in 1856 ; worked in a sugar refinery for five years; then sailed for New Orleans; thence up the Mississippi river to Quincy. For the first seven years rented; and in 1868 bought sixty acres, and since bought where he now lives. Has a farm under good cultivation, and has a comfortable home.

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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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