Peter Hentges 1819-1887

HENTGES, SCHMIDT

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Date: 1/20/2019 at 21:59:48

PETER HENTGES, farmer, Sec. 31; P.O. Pin Oak; born Oct. 10, 1819, in Prussia; in 1847, he came to Chicago, thence to Du Page Co., Ill.; in 1855, he came to his present farm, consisting of 253 acres of land; his residence and other buildings are equal to any in the township, all of which he has built since coming here, He has been three years Township Treasurer. Married Mary Schmidt in 1851; she was born in Prussia; they have six children, four sons and two daughters. Catholic

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