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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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HEWITT, M. H., farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 27; P. O. Indianola; is a native of Indiana, and was born in Shelby county, June 12, 1823; here he was raised a farmer; he came to this county in October, 1855, and located on the land where he now resides; he owns 545 acres of land, well improved, and on which there is an excellent orchard; his buildings are good and convenient, and in striking contrast to the small cabin with out a window, in which they lived for mouths when they first came to the county. Mr. Hewitt is the architect of his own fortune, and has accumulated what he now enjoys by industry, honesty and perseverance, and is a living illustration of what can be accomplished where there is a will to execute; he has been honored by his fellow citizens with all the township offices, and has filled them with credit to himself and to the satisfaction of his constituents. He married Miss Maria Whitney, of Shelby county, Indiana; by this union they have seven children: Mary A. (now Mrs. M. W. Park, of Indianola), Eliza L. (now Mrs. G. W. Pearson, of Otter township), S. S., Martha A., Laura, D. C. and Sallie M

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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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