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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, JOHN, farmer; Sec. 24; P. O. Coatsburg; was born in Hanover, Germany, June 3, 1831; came to this county in the fall of 1853; has 138 acres of land, valued at $6,900. Married Anna C. Ackerman. She was born in Saxon, Attenburg, June 12, 1835. Ten children: Charles G., born Feb. 12, 1858 (died March 20, 1862); Henry E., born March 21, 1860 (died Aug. 15, 1878); Martha M., born March 19, 1862; Albert L., March 4, 1864; Julia, June 12, 1863 . Bernhardt, Aug. 8, 1870; Charles F., Jan. 12, 1873; John F., June 9, 1875; Walter E., Oct. 21, 1877. His family are members of the Lutheran church. Emigrated to this country in 1853; came in a sailing vessel; was two months making the trip; landed in New Orleans; worked on a railroad; a short time afterward came to St. Louis, where he worked making brick, at a dollar per day; then came to this county; worked out for ten dollars per month; afterward rented a farm for ten years; in 1868 bought the place where he now lives. When he came to this country he had but ninety-five cents in his pocket, but by industry has made a good 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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