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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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CORZATT, NATHANIEL, carpenter and farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Hartford; born in Indiana, in 1834, and when about ten years of age his parents emigrated to Ohio, where he made his home till he came to this country, in the winter of 1851, and since that time has been a permanent resident of the county; when he first came he followed brickmaking for a while, and learned his trade in 1853, which he has followed as a business, and at the same time managed his farm of 80 acres; he was married in Indiana. Aug. 20, 1856, to Miss Mary C. Shetterly, whose parents came to this county in 1848; this marriage ceremony was performed by Rev. P. P. Henderson, and at the same time, and by the same ceremony, Benjamin T. Shetterly was united to Miss Rebecca Wellons; Mr. C. has held various township offices, trustee, assessor and justice of the peace; his family consists of two daughters, living, Ida A. and Sarah Iphigenia, and three deceased.
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