Illinios:  History of Cass County, Illinois, ed. William 
Henry Perrin.  O. L. Baskin & Co. Historical Publishers, 
Chicago, 1882.  Cass County

GEORGE KUHL, retired, Beardstown; was born Sept. 17, 1807, 
in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany; son of Christian and Elizabeth 
(Ganz) Kuhl.  Our subject learned the trade of baker, and 
worked at that for a number of years.  In 1833 he came to 
America, and worked in Richmond, Va., a couple of years, 
and in 1836 came to Beardstown with his parents.  In 1837 
he started in the bakery business, which he continued till 
1848.  He then erected larger warerooms, and bought grain 
and sacked provisions for many years.  In 1861 he built 
another business room on Main street, and opened a dry 
goods store, continuing the grocery business in another 
room.  In 1876 Mr. Kuhl retired from business, leaving it 
in the hands of his sons, George and Philip.  In 1838 he 
married Miss Christiana Becker, who died in 1848, and three 
sons are living by that marriage.  He was again married in 
1849, to Mrs. Femmyhouse, and four children have been born 
to them.

Kuhl Ganz Becker Femmyhouse
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Germany VA