Jans Jurgens Janssen was born in Wiesens, Ostfriesland, Germany in 1856 and died near Basco, Hancock County, Illinois. He married Fredericka Sartorius in Adams County, Illinois, in 1888. A few things I’ve learned about research and life from Jans: Retirement is not always permanent. Jans retired to Golden, Illinois, and returned to farm life after […]