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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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KIRK, JAS. Y., farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Madora, born in Mercer county, Pennsylvania, February 15, 1813, where he was raised and married to Miss Martha Donaldson, February 7, 1839, a native of Pennsylvania, born August 20, 1816; they have a family of twelve children; they have but nine living: Joseph, Isaac D., Elizabeth, wife of David Summerfield, of Jones county, James W., Robert H., David W., John, Hattie M., wife of B. Glickler, and Mintie; they moved to Washington county, this State, in 1865, and the following spring to this county; owns eighty-five acres of land; has a very fine orchard and an extensive vineyard; they have lost three children: Samuel, died February 25, 1841, Sarah, deceased wife of L. W. Coruthers, died January 21, 1875, Rebecca, died October 21, 1864.
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