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Below is a family biography included in The History of McLean County, Illinois published by Wm. LeBaron, Jr. Co. 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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HENRY BEHR, grocer, Bloomington; was born in Prussia Oct. 5, 1851, and came to this country with his people in 1866, locating in Utica, N. Y.; here he found employment as drug clerk, and, at the end of two years, being well versed in medicine, he became prescription clerk, and acted in this capacity until 1870, when he came to Bloomington; here he was for a time a grocery clerk, and, after some three years, he engaged in the same business in company with Mr. Penner, the firm being Penner & Behr; in 1876, he became the sole proprietor; he is located at No. 1009 W. Chestnut street, where he keeps a good stock.
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