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Below is a family biography included in History of Page County, Iowa published by Iowa Historical Company in 1880. 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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HARRIS, ALEXANDER, farmer, P. O. Shenandoah; born near McComb, Illinois, September 1, 1836. Lived with his parents until twenty-two years old. He remained in that locality until twenty-seven years old, when he enlisted in company L, 7th regiment Illinois cavalry, and served nine months and was discharged and sent home to McComb. In 1863 moved to Adams county, Illinois and remained there about two years when he came to his present location in Washington township. He was married to Miss Matilda Spiker, September 14, 1872. Mrs. Harris was born in 1851, in Hancock county, Illinois. They have five children: Ruby M., Louis A., Loy E., Melvina and Arthur Garfield, the Baby. Mr. Harris owns 480 acres of land, all in cultivation, and is an enterprising, industrious man.
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