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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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CRUTCHELOW, JAMES, farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Sandyville; born in North Carolina, Oct. 16, 1828; his parents removed to Ohio in 1841, where he was principally raised; in 1851 he came to this county, and engaged in farming, and rented land for two years; he bought his present farm of 210 acres in 1853; his great-grandfather was killed in the Revolutionary War; was married in 1859 to Elizabeth Hicks,, a native of Indiana, who died June 10, 1868, leaving a family of five children: Martha A., Marietta, Wm. B., Laura B. and James; he married Elizabeth J. Sherman, May 20, 1869, a native of Ohio; they have five children: Josiah S., Dora, Benjamin, Jessie and Henry.
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