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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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WEBSTER, E. P., farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Palmyra; born in Park county, Indiana, January 13, 1842, and when quite young his parents moved to Knox county, Illinois, where he lived till nine years of age, and came to this county in 1857, where he has since made his home—except three years that he was engaged in farming in Colorado; he owns a nicely improved farm of ninety acres, which he has made by the sweat of his brow, as he started life without capital; February 4, 1869, he married Miss Mary J. Farley, of Mahaska county, this State; they have three children living: Flora M., Isaac P. Ida M.; have lost one daughter, Alice, who died April 25, 1876.

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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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