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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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SHOOK, M. G., farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Hartford; the subject of this sketch, whose portrait appears in another place, was born in Summit county, Ohio, October 2, 1825, and was principally raised there; he came to this county in 1849, and located on his present homestead, which he entered, and now consists of 280 acres of well improved land; he was married March 21, 1858, to Miss Eden Metcalf, a native of England; he traces his ancestors, on his father’s side, back to German origin, having resided in this country before the Revolutionary War; his maternal grandmother was the first child born in America of German parentage; he has held various township offices, and is now trustee; his mother resides with him, a lady well preserved of her age, which is now 86.
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This family biography is one of 548 biographies included in The History of Warren County, Iowa published in 1879. For the complete description, click here: Warren County, Iowa History and Genealogy
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