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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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WALSH, ADAM, farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Lothrop; born in Kings, county, Ireland, in 1818, and lived there till 30 years of age, then came to America and landed in New Orleans in the fall of 1848, and came to this county in April, 1852. He married Margaret Gill, a native of Ireland, in the summer of 1859; they have a family of six sons and one daughter: Patrick, Adam, John, Thomas, Mary, Darby, and George; has a farm of 335 acres; he has held the office of Township Trustee.

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This family biography is one of 548 biographies included in The History of Warren County, Iowa published in 1879.  For the complete description, click here: Warren County, Iowa History and Genealogy

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