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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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HALL, EDWARD, of the firm of Hall & Carruthers, attorneys, real estate agents and money loaners; was born in Ireland in October, 1838; he came with his parents to the United States in 1840, and settled in Coshocton county, Ohio, and lived there until 1854, when he removed to Poweshiek county, Iowa; he read law in the office of M. E. Cutts, and was admitted to the bar in December, 1865; he came to Warren county first in 1866, and remained here until October, 1868, when he returned to Poweshiek county, and settled in Montezuma, and engaged in the practice of his profession; in 1873 he again made his home in Indianola, and established his present business; he has held school offices; served in the 46th Iowa Infantry in the late war; he married Miss Mattie Tyner Noble, October 1, 1868; she was born in Indiana, and was a daughter of the late Dr. Noble, one of the early settlers of Warren county; they have two children: May E. and Annie M.; lost one daughter: Jessie.
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