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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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RETTIG, FRANK, blacksmith; P. O. Loraine. He was born in Franklin county, Pa., Nov. 18, 1833; came with his parents to Adams county in 1838. He married Adeline Webb in 1855. She was born in Morgan county, Ill., in 1831. They have had five children, four living. Mr. Rettig followed blacksmithing until the fall of 1862, when he enlisted in Co. F, of the 99th Regt. Ill. Inf., and served three years; was discharged at Quincy in 1865. Mr. Rettig went to Loraine in 1878, when he again embarked in the blacksmith business. He has a house and lot in Loraine. Their daughter died in Beacon Ridge, Hancock county, Ill.
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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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