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Sales Kaltenbach, born in 1796 in Oberbergen, Baden, married Magdalene Meyer, born in the same town in 1805. They emigrated in 1837. coming to America and to this country, where they located near Mill Creek and went to farming. Sales Kaltenbach died in 1872, while his wife preceded him in death in 1865. Descendants of Sales and Magdalene (Meyer) Kaltenbach live in Adams County. The oldest son, Martin Kaltenbach, for many years conducted a cooper shop in this eity, employing a number of journeyman coopers ; he departed this life many years ago. William Kaltenbach, in Fall Creek Township, is the youngest son of Sales and Magdalene (Meyer) Kaltenbach.
John Gerhard Knrk, born in the latter part of the eighteenth een- tury, in Klosterschale, Prussia, emigrated in 1835, accompanied by his oldest son JJohn, landing at Baltimore, they located in Cumberland, Maryland, where they remained for some time, later (in 1837) com- ing West, and settling in this county, out on the prairie, near the present town of Golden. In 1843 the wife of John Gerhard Kurk, Marie, nee Koper, came to this country with four other children, who had remained in the fatherland, when her husband and oldest son emigrated, and they all settled down in Northeast Township, being the first German family that located on the Golden Prairie. John Kurk, son of John Gerhard and Marie (Koper) Kurk, was born in Klosterschale, June 13, 1813, and came to Quiney after his parents had located in Northeast Township. For a number of years he con- dneted a brickyard in this city, and later established a saw mill and a grist mill south of the city on the Bottom Road. He was married three times, his first wife being Marie Steinagel, the second wife Marie Esch, and the third wife Catherine Vogelreich. John Kurk died June 12. 1866, leaving two sons, George and John Kurk, Jr., and one daughter. Marie. Both sons died years ago, while the daughter is still among the living, residing in this city. She was twice married : her first husband was Jacob Schneider, and he died many years ago; later she was married to Ilenry Geise, who died some years ago.
Michael Steiner, born January 30, 1810, in Sachsen Coburg, Ger- many, came to New York in 1836. Proceeding to Pittsburgh, he found
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employment on a coal boat, going to Vieksburg, Mississippi. Coming to Quiney in 1837, he went to work on the steamer Olive Branch, in the river traffic, between St. Louis and Galena, Illinois. Later he worked in Whipple's sawmill north of Quiney, and while there sawed the ash flooring for O. II. Browning's residence, and also sawed the first timber for Timothy Rogers' wagon works. In 1839 Michael Steiner married Anna Catherine Goebel, who was born February 20, 1820, in the Grandduchy of Hessen. He often related how in the severe winter of 1839-1840 the Mississippi froze up early, and the merchants of Quincy, whose stock of groceries beeame exhausted, were compelled to have goods brought overland by wagons from St. Louis. Salt sold at $4 per bushel at that time, while wheat at times brought only 25 cents per bushel. In 1842 the family located in Keene Town- ship and went to farming. Michael Steiner died in May, 1892, his wife following him in death in May, 1898.
George Steiner, a son of Michael and Anna Catherine (Goebel) Steiner, was born in Adams County June 6, 1848, acquired his early education in the public schools, and being reared on the farm, early became familiar with the duties and labors of the agrieulturist. Acquiring considerable land in Keene Township and also in Hancock County, Illinois, he operated all of his land and engaged extensively in stoek raising. In 1904 he assisted in organizing the Loraine State Bank, and became president of that institution, a position he held until his death, December 2, 1917. George Steiner married Elizabeth Anna Humphrey March 27, 1873, who was born November 22, 1854, a daughter of David B. and Sarah (Wright) Humphrey in Lewis County. Missouri. Their children are: John H., born January 5, 1874, chose the calling of a teacher. beeame principal of the Coats- burg High School, and in 1910 was elected superintendent of sehools of Adams County, a position which he holds at present; Edwin E., born April 21, 1875, at present is railway mail clerk between Chicago and Kansas City, Missouri; Michael E., born April 1, 1877, now is a farmer on the old homestead; Louis L., born March 4, 1879, who studied medicine in the Medical College at Keokuk, now is established as physician in Danville, Illinois; Glenn H., born January 9, 1881, resides on a farm near the old home; Karl, born March 28, 1883, also studied medicine in the Keokuk Medical College, and is practicing physician in Rushville, Illinois; Agnes, born April 3, 1885, is the wife of J. Frank Adair and lives in Quincy ; and Bertha the wife of John F. Tanner, at Loraine.
Dr. David Steiner, born near Loraine in 1860, a son of Michael and Anna Catherine (Goebel) Steiner, acquired his early education in the public sehools near his home, and later attended Valparaiso College, Valparaiso, Indiana, where he completed his course and graduated with the elass of 1883, receiving the degree of Bachelor of Arts. Desiring to become a member of the medical fraternity he entered the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Keokuk, Iowa, and completed the regular course, graduating with the class of 1886. Re-
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turning to his home town Loraine, he practiced his profession there for five years, but wishing a wider field of labor, he came to Quincy in 1891, and has been actively engaged in the practice of medicine ever since. Dr. David D. Steiner in 1887 married Emma 1. Russell, daughter of L. D. Russell, Russell's Place, Ohio. They have one son, Hugh Wynne, who is in Montana with a lumber company.
The other children of Michael and Anna Catherine (Goebel) Steiner are: Amelia, wife of Peter Kropp, Mountain Grove, Missouri ; IIiram, farmer near Stilwell, Hancock County, Ilinois; and Nancy E., wife of Monroe Hartman, Loraine, this county.
Henry Schuchmann, born Angust 15, 1810, in Lichtenberg, Grand- duchy of Hessen, came to America in 1826, landing in New York, where he worked as stoneeutter for six months. Then he went afoot to Buffalo, following his trade as stoneeutter for two years. He then came West, partly by stage coach and partly by river, locating in St. Louis, where he worked as mill-wright for two years. In 1831 he came to Quiney for a short time, but soon returned to St. Louis, where in 1835 he married Elizabeth Margaretha Waldhaus, born August 9. 1818, in Klein-Biberan, Grandduehy of Hessen. In 1837 the couple came to Quincy with their little daughter Elizabeth. Here Henry Sehuehmann followed his trade as stone cutter, working as such on the Quincy House and on the courthouse, which was built on the east side of Washington Square. In 1843 the family moved to Melrose Township, locating near Mill Creek, where they followed farming for many years. Henry Schuchmann also was a musician and mem- ber of the first band organized in Quiney. During the '50s of last century Henry and Elizabeth M. (Waldhaus) Schuehmann built a little church on their farm, covering an area of about 20 by 24 feet. This "little church," located perhaps a mile east of St. Anthony's Church in Melrose, was often used by students of Quiney English and German College, located where Jefferson School now stands. Students, who were preparing themselves for the ministry in the Methodist Church, occasionally went out to preach in "the little church" on the Schuchmann farm. Services were also held by other denominations in that little church, which long since has disappeared. Henry Schuchmann died April 24, 1880, his wife having preceded him in death June 14, 1879. Children of Henry and Elizabeth MI. (Waldhaus) Schuchmann were: Elizabeth, who became the wife of David Renter, and died in 1892; Mary, was married to George Diekhut. and died years ago; Emma, the wife of Christian Hendricker, both have died ; Hannah, wife of David King, lives in Quiney; Margaret, wife of Philip Gruenewald, retired minister, both live in Peoria : Henry Schnehmann, Jr., for many years engaged as carpenter, died about six years ago; JJohn P. Sehuehmann, lives in Wichita, Kansas, where he is engaged in the real estate business : Charles Schuchmann. who followed farming at Woodland. Missouri, died a number of years ago.
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Anton Binkert, born in 1806 in Amoltern, Baden, married Theresa Troxler, who was born in 1802 in Amoltern. The couple came to America, arriving in Quincy March 8, 1837. At that time there were a number of log cabins surrounding what today is known as Washington Park, and people went hazel-nutting and rabbit-hunting there. When the family, consisting of father, mother and two chil- dren, reached Quincy, their cash amounted to 95 cents. But Anton Binkert was of sturdy stock and went to work at 75 cents per day. He was employed in opening Broadway from the river. Afterwards he worked for Joel Riec, who conducted a wholesale iron and steel business, and a grocery, in whose employ he remained for about twenty- five years. Later Anton Binkert engaged in business for himself, con- ducting a grocery store from 1854 up to 1868. Anton Binkert died in 1872, his wife followed him in death 1883.
Anton Binkert, Jr., son of Anton and Theresa (Troxler) Binkert, was born in Amoltern, Baden, June 4, 1836, and came with his parents to Quiney in 1837. He grew up in this city and when old enough to work, learned the trade of carriage maker in the shop of Mr. Weatherwax, which afterward changed and finally was bought by E. M. Miller, becoming the foundation for the present factory. Anton Binkert, Jr., spent three years on the plains during the gold excitement 1859, 1860 and 1861, mining in Colorado. When the Civil war broke ont he spent three years in the army in a civil capa- eity. Later he engaged in merchandising. In 1872 he was elected as a member of the city council, but resigned in the fall of 1873 to accept the office of city collector, a vacancy occurring. Later he was elected collector for a full term. In 1877 he was elected county treasurer, and re-elected in 1879, holding over until 1882, on account of a change in the law governing that office. After leaving the treas- urer's office, the real estate, loan and insurance firm of Binkert & Cruttenden was established, which continued until April, 1897, when John S. Cruttenden retired, and George A. Binkert, the son, became associated with his father under the firm name A. Binkert & Son. From 1897 to 1899 Anton Binkert represented the Fourth Ward in the city council. In 1863 he married Ellen Beatty, born in Adams County in 1838. Anton Binkert having retired from active business, the sons George A. and William J. Binkert now conduct the business.
John Wenzel. horn August 9, 1816, in Reibig, Grandduchy of Hessen, came to America in 1832, locating in Maryland, where he worked for three years and then proceeded to St. Louis, where he remained for two years. In 1837 he came to Quincy, and went to work for John Wood. Then he worked in a quarry, blasting rock for the cellar of the Quiney House in 1838. Later he located in Mel- rose, devoting himself to agriculture. John Wenzel married Eliza- beth Maria Liebig, a cousin of Prof. Justus Liebig, the great German chemist ; she was born in 1817, in Gross-Biberan, Grandduchy of Hessen and came to Quincy in 1838 with her parents. John Wenzel
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died in February, 1892, and his wife departed this life in August of the same year. The children of John and Elizabeth M. (Liebig) Wenzel were: John Wenzel, Jr., smith and wagon maker in this city; Henry and George Wenzel, farmers in Adams County; Mrs. Sophia Lawber in this county, and Mrs. Emilie Koehler in Quincy.
Jacob Joest, born June 20, 1811, in Bnehtlingen, Grandduchy of HIessen. In 1837 he married Gertrude Schmitt, born in Georgheim, Grandduchy of Hessen, in the same year they left their home in Loehirbach, coming to America, and located in Quiney. In 1849 the whole family were taken down by cholera, all of them dying, with the exception of one daughter, Gertrude, who was adopted and raised by the family of her unele. Adam Schmitt. She grew up in Quincy and became the wife of Prof. John Hoefer, musie teacher and director of singing societies.
John Henry Lock, born October 21, 1810, in Niedervorsehnetz, Principality of Hessen, left his home in the fatherland March 21, 1834, landing in New York. Later he came West, arriving in Quincy in 1837. Being a blacksmith by profession, he worked at his trade for some years, and then became a contractor, aiding in the con- struction of railroads, he doing the earth-work, filling and grading, etc. For eight years he was street commissioner of Quincy. June 29, 1838, John Henry Loek married Eva Maria Kirsch, born 1806 in Fussgoenheim, Bavaria ; she died of cholera in 1849. Later he married Eva Maria Breitwieser, born in Kleestadt, Grandduchy of Hessen. John Henry Lock died March 28, 1873, his wife departing this life in 1885. Two sons of John Henry Lock served in the Union army during the Civil war, Henry Lock in the One Hundred and Eighteenth Illi- nois Infantry, and Christian Lock in the One Hundred and Forty- eighth Illinois Infantry.
Albert Danecke, born February 2, 1807, in Bremen, after receiving the necessary education, decided to become a merchant. In 1835 he came to America, locating in Baltimore, where he was in business for two years. At the solicitation of his friend L. W. F. Butze, whose acquaintance he had made in Bremen, Albert Danecke in 1837 came to Quincy, where he entered the mercantile field, in which he was engaged for twelve years until his death, caused by cholera, July 11. 1849. ITis mother. Mrs. Margaret E. Danecke, who came to this country with her son, died in Quiney August 4, 1845. aged sixty-eight years. Albert Danecke's wife, Sophia Georgina, nee Rehbock, departed this life in 1857. The son, Albert Danecke, Jr., died in St. Louis in 1876. Mrs. Sophia Best, the wife of John II. Best, president of the Illinois State Bank in Quincy, is the only daughter of Albert Danecke, Sr., who still is among the living.
Jacob Michel and his wife Katherine nee Schaffner, both born near Strassburg, Alsace, came to Quincy in 1837. They had one daugh-
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ter, Salome, seven years of age, who in 1851 became the wife of Valentine Blank, a native of Baden, who came to Quincy in 1848, and conducted a brewery at Sixth and State streets, until his death in 1854. The widow became the wife of Gustave Thies, a native of Westphalia, who conducted the brewery until his death in 1868. Mrs. Thies died in 1913. Charles A. Blank, eldest son of Valentine and Salome (Michel) Blank, when thirteen years of age, was employed in the wholesale grocery of George T. and Frederick W. Meyer, and remained with the same house during the different changes of the firm to George T. Meyer, Budde & Meyer, then Warfield, Budde & Meyer, and finally the Warfield Grocer Company, becoming secretary and treasurer of the great house, which he had entered as a boy of thirteen, and with which he was connected for thirty-five years. He at present is conducting a laundry in Chicago. Gustave Thies, Jr., a son of Gustave and Salome (Michel) Thies, lives in St. Louis, Arnold Thies, another son, is proprietor of a drug store in Hinsdale, Illinois ; Miss Antoinette Thies the only daughter living, is established as a dressmaker in Quincy.
Bernard Henry Starmann, born in 1810 in Grossendohren, Han- over, came to Quincy in 1837, accompanying Father August Brick- wedde, the first German Catholic priest stationed in this city. He worked for Governor Thomas Carlin, and also for Willard Keyes. After a sojourn of five years in Quincy, Bernard Starmann returned to the fatherland to settle an estate, he being the eldest son in the family. He there met and married Maria Gesina Dall. Both died in their native country. One son, George, and one daughter, Lizetta Starmann, came to Quincy in 1870. The latter became the wife of Bernard Stroot and remained in Quincy thirteen years; after the death of her husband she returned to the fatherland. George Star- mann, born April 21, 1855, served an apprenticeship with George Landwehr, the painter and paperhanger. In 1877 he went into busi- ness with Ben S. Lock, and ten years later, in 1887, established a business of his own, in which he was very successful until 1911, when he retired from active business life. In 1882 George Starmann mar- ried Elizabeth Tenk, daughter of the old pioneer Henry Tenk. They have two sons George and Rudolph Starmann, both in Chicago, George being a chemist, and Rudolph is engaged as auditor with a large real estate firm. Two brothers of George Starmann, August and Clemens, are established in the painting, wall papering and decorating business in St. Joseph, Missouri.
Clark Strickler, born 1833, in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, was of German lineage. In 1837 his father came to Adams County and located in Houston Township, following agricultural pursuits. Clark Strickler married Julia Sproat, born 1841 in Adams County. During the Civil war he engaged in merchandising in York Neck. Clark Strickler died in 1895, his wife preceding him in death in 1883. Their
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children were: Orville, who became a merchant in Mendon; Minnie, wife of Charles H. Nutt, merchant in Mendon, and David P'. Strickler, a graduate of different higher schools and colleges, also of the Univer- sity of Michigan. September 8, 1904, he married Edith Sinclair Rice, daughter of Dr. J. Il. and Mary (Sinclair) Rice, and finally located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. JJeremiah Strickler, born 1835 in Pennsylvania, grew up on the farm in Houston Township, and later married Sarilda Downing. Wilber Striekler, a son of Jeremiah and Sarilda (Downing) Strickler January 24, 1883, married Emma C. Groves, daughter of Stephen and Mary Jane (Campbell) Groves, her father being of German lineage, whose great-grandfather came from Germany about the time when William Penn established Pennsyl- vania, from whom he received a land grant, and settled at what is known as Graf's Run; this would indicate that the name originally was written Graf. He was a Quaker by faith. His sons were : Jacob, a weaver ; Joseph, a farmer his wife being Catherine Staley, her anees- tors came from Pennsylvania, of German extraction, as the name indieates. Stephen Groves, born in West Virginia, February 22, 1818, came west with his grandparents in 1828, in an old-fashioned prairie schooner, drawn by horses. He finally engaged in farming in llonston Township, and married Mrs. Naney Striekler, December 28, 1846. Her maiden name was Naney Witt, of German lineage, and her first husband, Abram Striekler, survived their marriage only a few months. She died June 26, 1850. Stephen Groves later married Jane Campbell.
The history of the Ruff family in Quiney is very interesting. Their forefathers were Huguenots, who had settled at Lake Geneva, in Freneh Switzerland, and also at La Chaux de Fonds, Switzerland. The name originally was written Ruoff. The history of the family can only be traced back to three boys, aged 13, 11, and 9 years, respee- tively, who were the only survivors of their family after that horrible massacre of Bartholomew's Night, August 24, 1572, where they wit- nessed the killing of their parents and sister. The boys escaped onto a raft, which during the night came down the River Aar. Although discovered by the raft-men, they were allowed to remain on the raft, which finally reached the River Rhine, when the youngest of the boys, being weak and of no special benefit to the raft-men, was put off at Koblenz. The boy then made an attempt to get back to his old home. and wandered along the Moselle in the direction of Metz. He rode on the wagon of a charcoal burner to the border of Alsace, and finally was placed under guardianship at Non Hornbach, where he grew up to manhood, and the family lived for several centuries. In 1793, Ludwig Ruff. born 1776 in Nen Hornbach, moved to Weissenburg. Alsace, and, being a millwright, entered the service of a mill owner by the name of Breit. Later he went to Weiler near Weissenburg and erected a mill of his own, condneting an oil mill and a saw mill. In 1802 he married Elizabeth Breit, a daughter of the miller Breit; she Vol. 1-22
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was born in 1778. He also was elected as burgomaster of Weiler, where the couple remained until 1837, when they emigrated, came to America and located in Quiney, where Ludwig Ruff died in 1846; his wife departing this life in 1857. Jacob Ruff, the eldest son of Ludwig and Elizabeth (Breit) Ruff, was born in Weiler, Alsace, in 1804, where he learned the carpenter's trade, and married Margaretha Burg, born in the same town in 1815. They emigrated to America and located in Quiney in 1838. Jacob Ruff for many years was engaged as carpenter and later opened a grocery store at Fifth and State streets, which he conducted for a number of years. He died October 3, 1895, and his wife followed him in death September 15, 1896. Chil- dren were : Mrs. Rosa Kull, wife of the saddler John E. Kull, Ottumwa, Iowa; Mrs. Caroline Weber, wife of the druggist Christ Weber in Quiney; Mrs. Elizabeth Urech, wife of Frederick Ureeh, near Kirks- ville, Missouri; Mrs. Marie Keller, wife of William Keller, near La Plata, Missouri; and Mrs. Sophia Morgan, at La Plata, Missouri. Caspar Ruff, the second son of Ludwig and Elizabeth (Breit) Ruff was born in Weiler, Alsace, in 1806. As soon as able, he assisted his father in the mill, and later was apprentieed to the Genauds, proprie- tors of the great iron works in Schoenan. After serving his appren- ticeship, he returned to Weiler, where he built a smithery and a forge. He and his brother, Jacob Ruff, also conducted an oil mill and a saw mill. The first trip-hammer used in Weiler was made by Caspar Ruff, and is still there, as a remembrance, a relie of those days, eighty years ago, when he, in the prime of his life, was a promi- nent factor in the industry of his native town. When Henry Ruff, the eldest son of Caspar Ruff, visited Weiler years ago, he was shown the trip-hammer his father made. In 1832 Caspar Ruff married Margaret Salome Bastian in Weiler. and in 1837 the family emigrated to America. They came to Quincy, where they arrived July 9th, of said year, loeating here for life. Caspar Ruff began his activity in Quincy as a mill-wright, also eondeting a smith shop at the southwest eorner of Sixth and State streets. In the early '40s of the last century he erected the original Washington Brewery, the second brewery in Quiney, which he in company with William Gasser conducted for a time; he also served in the Mormon war. Later he assumed the business and together with Theodore Brinckwirth condneted the brewery at Sixth and State streets for three years, when Brinekwirth left for St. Louis, where he established a brewery. Finally Caspar Ruff sold the Washington Brewery to Blank & Thies, and in 1855 erected a brewery on South Twelfth Street, which he condueted until 1863, when he retired from aetive business, which was assumed and continued by his sons John and Caspar Ruff, Jr. Caspar Ruff, Sr., died in 1873, his wife living for a quarter of a century after her husband's death, she departing this life in 1899. Henry Ruff, the eldest son of Caspar and Margaret Salome (Bastian) Ruff, was born in Quincy, September 19, 1839, where he grew up, assisting his father in the brewery business until 1855, when he went to Germany for
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some time, preparing for the mercantile business. Returning to Quincy, he opened a dry goods store under the firm of Ruff & Rau. Later he retired from the dry goods business and opened a carpet store which he conducted for many years, until he finally retired from active business life. In 1861 Ilenry Ruff married Lisetta Luther, born in Homburg in the Palatinate. They have one daughter, Lottie, who in 1883 became the wife of Dr. George Bock, and they have three sons : Carl, professor at some college; Hans, employed by the govern- ment in the Department of Agriculture; while Hugo L. Bock is a first lieutenant in the service of the United States at Fort Riley, Kansas. John Ruff, the second son of Caspar and Margaret Salome (Bastian) Ruff, was born in Quiney, October 19, 1840, and married Anna E. Lock in 1861. Ile was a brewer by profession. They had five children, of whom three are living, William J. and Caspar II. Ruff, and Lisetta Schaeffer. John Ruff died May 16, 1880; his wife followed him in death four years later. William JJ. Ruff followed his father in the business and when eighteen years of age went to Germany, where he attended a brewing academy in Worms, and studied chem- istry and brewing. Upon his return home from Germany, he took over the superintendency and brewmastership of the Ruff Brewing Company. After the death of Caspar Ruff. Jr., he assumed the man- agement of the firm. Having made the business a scientific as well as practical study, he invented a number of machines and devices used in the manufacture of beer, notably one of international reputation in the shape of a beer pasteurizing machine, which revolutionized the preservation of beer without the use of chemicals. The machines of his invention are found not only in some of the largest breweries of the United States, but also in Mexico, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in Kobe, Japan, and in Capetown, South Africa. William JJ. Ruff. May 25, 1887. married Bertha A. Barth : she died April, 1914. Their chil- dren are: Edgar J. Ruff, now superintendent of the Rutf Brewing Company ; Clarence F. Ruff. connected with the Ruff-Koyer Hard- ware Company, and Wilbert Ruff. Caspar Ruff, Jr., the third son of Caspar and Margaret Salome (Bastian) Ruth, was born in 1844, became identified with the brewing business, and for many years was manager of the present Ruff Brewing Company, the success of which speaks only too well for his business ability and foresight. He mar- ried Hannah Tansmann, and departed this life November 26, 1906, his wife following him in death some years later, Children living are : Edward H. and Ida Ruff, and Lenore ( Ruff) Richmiller. Edward Il. Ruff was secretary of the Ruff Brewing Company until about a year ago, ill health necessitating his retirement. Daughters of Caspar and Margaret Salome (Bastian) Ruff living at this writing are: Rosa (Ruff) Jansen, a twin sister of Caspar Ruff, Jr., was the wife of Matthew Jansen, deceased, a captain of Company A, Twenty-seventh Illinois Infantry, who distinguished himself during the Civil war, being mustered out with the rank of major; Louisa (Ruff) Jansen married Theodore Jansen, a member of the Twenty-seventh Ilinois
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