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

CHRISTIAN PILGER, of Pilger & Huge, merchant tailors and 
clothiers, Beardstown; was born in Waldeck, Prussia, in 
April, 1836, and at the age of fourteen apprenticed to the 
tailor's trade at which he served two and one-half years. 
He then traveled for some time as a journeyman, and in 
June, 1855, came to this country and located at Beardstown, 
where he worked on a farm a short time, then worked at his 
trade in St. Louis two years; returned to Beardstown in 
1857, and worked at his trade till 1873, with the exception 
of three years, during which he served as a soldier in the 
late war. In August, 1862, he enlisted in Co. A, 114th Ills. 
Vol. Infantry, which joined the Army of the Tennessee at 
Memphis, under General Logan, and remained in active 
service till August, 1865, when he was mustered out at 
Vicksburg, Miss.; during his term of service he 
participated in the engagements round Memphis, Messenger's 
Ford, Jackson, Miss., and Brandon; and in the pursuit of 
General Price. In 1873, he became a partner in the firm of 
Garm & Pilger, in Beardstown, and carried on a merchant 
tailoring and clothing business under that name till 1875, 
when he became sole proprietor and carried on the business 
alone till Feb. 1, 1882, when he took in his present 
partner, W.F. Huge, the business being since conducted 
under the firm name of Pilger & Huge. Mr. Pilger married in 
1858, Margaret, daughter of Jacob Schuman.

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