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Below is a family biography included in History of Lee County, Iowa published by Western Historical Company in 1879. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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LEFEVRE, A. I., far., Sec. 9; owns 40 acres land; resides in Montrose, where he owns a fruit block; he was born in Farmington, Iowa, in 1844; his grandfather, Solomon Beckley, emigrated to Van Buren Co., Iowa, at an early day; his father, Isaac A. LeFevre came to Iowa from New York State about 1842, and with Solomon Beckley engaged in mercantile business in Montrose in 1845; went to California in 1849, and died there in 1853; his mother is still a resident of Montrose. Mr. LeFevre married in 1870 Netta Scoville, a native of Ohio, born in 1846; they have one child, Louis, born 1874. The LeFevre family are of Huguenot stock, and settled in Ulster Co., N. Y., in 1660, where there is still a large family connection.
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This family biography is one of 668 biographies included in The History of Lee County, Iowa published in 1879. For the complete description, click here: Lee County, Iowa History and Genealogy
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