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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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COLES, JAMES, farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Madora; born November 28, 1805, in Berks county Pa.; moved with his parents to Belmont county, Ohio, in 1807; came to this county in the fall of 1852, and settled on his present home, where he owns 120 acres of land; is one of the oldest settlers in the township; he helped to organize the first township and voted at the first election held in it; sent four sons to the army, two of them dying in the service of their country; named the township in which he lives, Liberty; married, January 6, 1831, Mary Pierson, a native of Pennsylvania; had eleven children: W.B., Amos, Jesse, Levi, Lydia J., Benj. P., Barton, Elizabeth R, and Phebe A.; Benj. and Barton are dead; the last two died in the army.
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