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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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HUSS, PETER, farmer, Sec 4; P. O. Lothrop; born in Germany, Jan. 27, 1845; came to the United States in 1858; he first came to Illinois, and from there to this county in 1861; he married Miss Elsabea Selk, a native of Germany, in the year 1869; she died November 16, 1876; they have one son, Henry, born Nov. 16,1876; he enlisted in the late war in Co. H, Thirty-fourth Iowa Infantry, in August, 1862, and after eight months’ service, was discharged on account of disability, at St. Louis; owns 80 acres of land.

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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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