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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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FRAME, JAMES B., lives on Sec. 24; P. O. Madora; where he owns a fine farm of 100 acres; he was born April 21, 1843, in Mahona county, Ohio; here he grew to manhood; he was educated in the common schools; he enlisted June 20, 1861, in Co. E, 23d Ohio Infantry; served to April 1, 1863, when he was honorably discharged by reason of wounds received in left forearm, at the battle of Antietam, on the 18th of September, 1862; he draws a pension of $18.00 per month; he came to this county in April, 1869, and settled where he now lives; he was married January 20, 1876, to Miss Eliza, daughter of Henry Ogle, of this township; they have no children.

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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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