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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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ENO, I. L., grocer, of the firm of Spray & Eno; was born in Cayuga county, New York, in 1830, and was raised there; he removed to Illinois in 1852, and came to this county in 1866, and settled in Washington township; owns 100 acres of land; in connection with his brothers, was the first to introduce successfully the hedge business, and have planted over 100 miles in the county; he enlisted in the 77th Illinois Infantry during the late war; he married Miss Catharine Cronkhite in 1854; she was a native of New York, and died in 1856; he afterward married Miss Julia Allerton in 1858; she was born in Ohio; they have one son: Rufus A.
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