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Portrait and Biographical Album of McLean County, Illinois
Printed in 1895 by Chapman Brothers, pages 559-560

Contributed by:  Rebecca Bond, koala1701@prodigy.net, on  September 29, 1999

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JACOB NAFZIGER Biography

JACOB NAFZIGER, was born in Hesse-Darmstadt. Aug. 12, 1800. He came to America in the fall of 
1847, and after landing in New York City, proceeded directly westward, staying in Peoria about 
a month; then came to this county, where he remained until his death, which occurred in May 1882. 
He was first married to Miss Veronica ROCKEY, of this first marriage threre were three children: 
Jacob, Christian P. and Veronica. The second marriage of Jacob NAFZIGER occured in 1828 to 
Miss Elizabeth ROCKEY, the sister of his first wife. And of this union were born: Catherine 
who married Christian NAFZIGER, Henry, Peter and Frederick, deceased, and Elisa.