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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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ENSLOW, SARAH O. farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Denmark; daughter of Edward D. Lee, who was born in Genesee Co., N. Y. Aug. 22, 1810; at the age of 22 years, he went to Coshocton Co., Ohio, and June 8, 1834, married Matilda Frederick, who was born in Virginia, May 3, 1811; in 1840, they removed to Lee Co., and settled in Harrison Tp., where her father died May 8, 1877, leaving five children; Sarah was the second; she was born in Marion Co., Ohio, 1837; raised and educated in Lee Co. Dec. 2, 1858, she married Elias H. Enslow, who was born in Tuscarora, Mifflin Co., Penn., June 8, 1826; came with his parents, Thomas and Catharine, to Lee Co., and settled in this township spring of 1835, where, on June following, his mother died, his father following her in 1852; soon after their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Enslow settled on the farm where she now resides, and owns 210 acres of land valued at $50 per acre, and where have been born to her ten children — eight now living, Ella M., born Oct. 18, 1859; Sarah Alice, Jan. 18, 1861; Mary L., March 3, 1862; Benjamin H., Sept. 24, 1863; Dora, Sept. 20, 1865; Katie B., Jan. 12, 1866; Edward B., Jan. 30, 1868; William C, Feb. 9, 1870; John F., Oct. 22, 1871; Lizzie M., May 3, 1874, died Dec. 10, 1874; and Elias F., Nov. 29, 1875, in his infancy. Mr. E. was baptized in the Presbyterian Church, and during his life was largely interested in church and educational matters; very industrious and financially successful. Mrs. E. is a member of the C. P. Church.

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