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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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BUECHEL, VALENTINE, retired; was born in Prussia June 11, 1826, and educated there; he emigrated to America in 1848, and went back to Prussia, but returned to America, came to Iowa and located in Fort Madison Aug. 19, 1850, and engaged in the grocery business; in 1851, he engaged in teaching, and continued until 1859, when he was elected to the State Senate and filled that office during two sessions; he has held office of Deputy Clerk of the Courts for two years, Deputy County Treasurer six years and also Deputy Recorder; he has held school offices for many years, and now holds office of City Alderman. He married Dorothea Dagenhardt, from Germany, in the fall of 1850; they have had ten children, only three survive — Mary R., Catharine A., Amelia C.
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