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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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PROCTOR, JAS. M., farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Milo; born May 27,1820, in Hamilton county, Illinois; came to this county in the spring of 1855, and settled on present farm in 1866; he enlisted Dec. 1, 1861, in Co. C, Seventh Iowa Infantry, and was discharged Jan. 2, 1864, for re-enlistment as veteran; re-enlisted Jan. 4, 1864, in same company as before, and served to June 1, 1865, when he was discharged for wounds received in the battle of Resaca, Ga.; he was in the battles, of Fort Donaldson, Shiloh and Corinth, and now draws one-half pension; he was married April 2, 1843, to Elizabeth Davis, of Peoria county, Illinois; they have nine children: Martha J., Malissa, Nancy, Rachael, Alice, William, Charles B., James M., Jr., and Peter H.; of these, Martha, Nancy and Rachael are deceased; he owns a well-improved farm of 160 acres.
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