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Below is a family biography included in History of Warren County, Iowa published by Union 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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MITCHELL, A. J., farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Spring Hill; is a native of Maryland; born February 4, 1829; when he was quite young his parents emigrated to Ohio, where he lived till 1849, when he came back to Maryland, for a short time, then returned to Ohio, for one year; he then went to California, and remained for about two and a-half years, and returned to his old home in Ohio, and from there, he came to this county, in March, 1855, and has lived here all the time since, except about two years that he lived in Keokuk county; he was married in this county, by P. P. Henderson, to Miss Amanda Reeves, a native of Kentucky, in 1856; they have five children living: Albert, Laura M., Dora, Jessie and Kitty, and one deceased: Mary; owns a farm of 215 acres.
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