Will County ILGenWeb Biographies..... 
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Author: History of Will County IL, 1878

Conrad TATGE, Joliet; the subject of this sketch was born in Hesse-Cassel, Germany, 
May 26, 1827 ; he was. raised to farming pursuits, and, in 1848, came to this 
country, remaining in Chicago until 1851, when he came to Will Co. and settled in 
the town of Crete; he purchased land from the Government and opened a farm; he was 
the first German, to settle upon the open prairie; those who had come previously had 
located in the timber along the creek; he remained on his farm until 1865, when he 
rented it out and purchased another adjoining the village of Crete, to which place 
he removed; he was elected Commissioner of Highways in 1853, and Township Collector 
in 1854; in 1858, he was chosen Justice of the Peace, and held that office ten years, 
resigning in 1868, upon being  elected  Clerk of the  Circuit  Court  of  Will Co.;  
he  then  removed  to Joliet, and, in 1872, was re-elected to the same office, serving 
until 1876 ; he joined the Republican party on its organization, in 1856, and has been 
a member ever since; he was married Nov. 11, 1851, to Miss Sophia WASSMANN, of 
Hanover, Germany; they have had twelve children, eight of whom are living, viz., 
Caroline, Sophia, William H., Emmilia, Gustavus, Emma, Amanda and Juliana.


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HISTORY OF WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS; Chicago: Wm LeBaron Jr & Co, 186 Dearborn Street, 1878.