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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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WOOD, D. J. M., farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Liberty Center; born March 1, 1840, in Marion county, Ohio; came to this county in 1868, and settled where he now lives in 1877; he owns eighty acres of land; he was married Sept. 23, 1860, to E. M., daughter of Johnathan Johnson, of Marion county, Ohio; has had five children: Willie O., Samuel K., Lula M., Cory B. and John B.; of these, Lula is the only one now living; enlisted August 15, 1862, in Co. D, 33d Iowa Infantry, as private; he was transferred by promotion to Second Lieutenant, Co. B, 15th Kansas Cavalry, in fall of 1863; served to close of war, and was honorably discharged October 20, 1865; he was in the battles of Nutonia, Big Blue, Little Blue, Lexington and Middle Creek.
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