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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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BULLARD, JAMES, farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Fort Madison; born in Morgan Co., Ill., May 22, 1825; came to Des Moines Co., Iowa, in 1834; removed to Lee Co. in 1836, and settled where he now lives. Theophilus Bullard, James Bullard’s father, was born in North Carolina March 8, 1798, and died in 1875; his mother was born in Wythe Co., Va., 1801, and died in 1848; they were among the early settlers of Lee Co. His father was in the Black Hawk war in 1832; was one of the first Justices of the Peace of the Territory. James Bullard married Miss Sarah A. Wallace in 1852; born June 1, 1834; have two children — Robert R. and Eugene. Owns forty acres of land. Both members of the Baptist Church; Mr. B. is a Democrat.
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