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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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LAVERTY, JAMES, farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Summerset; was born in Park county, Indiana, March 17, 1822; he was educated at Asbury University, Indiana, and graduated from that institution in 1844; he came to this State in 1847, and settled on the farm he now occupies; this land was at one time a part of Polk county, and while it was thus attached he was elected county surveyor of Polk county; he served as a member of the board of supervisors of Warren county, and has been closely identified with the interests, growth and prosperity of the county; he married Miss Mary A. Peck, in 1845; she was born in Kentucky, and died March 29, 1879, leaving two children: Este Fidelia (now Mrs. Rogers), and John W.
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