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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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IMMEGART, JOHN H., dealer in groceries and produce, Main St., between Seventh and Eighth; Mr. Immegart was born in Hanover, Germany, in the year 1824; came to this country in 1839; he resided in Newport, Ky., seven years; removed to Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1846; thence to Evansville, Ind., where he remained until 1857, when he came to this city. Mr. I. has been twice married; his first wife was Miss Susan S. Eisberg, of Cincinnati,. Ohio, married in 1846; his present wife was Miss Mary E. Sangford; they were married in 1870; she was born in Hancock Co., Ill., in 1845 ; Mr. Immegart’s family are Cornelius (born in 1852, married Amanda Cox, of Hancock Co., Ill., in 1870), Susie S. (born in 1854, married O. Phillips, of this city, in 1875), William F. (born in 1856, married Miss Bertha Byers, of Franklin, Iowa, in 1876), John S. (born in 1858), George W. (born in 1862). Mr. I. is a Democrat. He has been engaged in the grocery trade in this city since 1861.
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