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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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BROWNLEE, SAMUEL H., farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Big Mound; son of Samuel and Catharine C. Brownlee, was born Sept. 3, 1854, in Washington Co., Penn.; his father died in June, 1854; he purchased the farm upon which Samuel H. now lives, some years before his death; mother married Hon. James B. Pease Oct. 17, 1867; the following December, came to Van Buren Co., Iowa, where she still lives, and where he lived till his majority; married Sadie Robertson May 11, 1876, she was born in Lee Co. July 19, 1856; have two children — Daisy and Hattie B. Mr. Brownlee purchased the interest of his mother, brother and sister, in the homestead of 320 acres, valued at $50 per acre, one of the best farms in the township. Mr. Brownlee is a member of the Presbyterian Church. Greenbacker.
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