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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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FERGUSON, J. O., farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Indianola; is a native of North Carolina; born March 16, 1831; when he was yet quite young his parents started to Indiana, and while on the way his mother died, but his father, with the family continued the journey, and it was in that state where he spent the early part of his life; he came to Jefferson county, this State, in 1840, and from there to this county in the spring of 1852; he was married in this State, November 13, 1856, to Miss Mary A. Green, a native of Indiana, and from a family of thirteen children they have only six living: Eldora, wife of Isaac Graham, Emma, Sylvester, Alta, Etta and John; he owns an improved farm of 143 acres.

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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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