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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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WILLIAMSON, R. W., farmer and veterinary surgeon, Sec. 20; P. O. Bevington; born in Caroline county, Maryland, August 27,1828; when about two years of age his parents emigrated to Fayette county, Indiana, and remained six years, then to Madison county, Indiana, and from there he came to this county in October, 1857; has been twice married, first in Madison county, Indiana, to Miss Elizabeth C. Pierce, of Kentucky, who died, leaving a family of one son and two daughters: John L. J., Susan C. (now Mrs. B. F. Carter), and Elizabeth S. (now Mrs. Henderson Keller); was married a second time to Sarah J. Bryan, January 17, 1872, who was born in Greene county, Illinois, in 1830; owns an improved farm of 120 acres, but makes his profession a specialty. Mr. Williamson’s father was born in Caroline county, Maryland, December 17, 1790, and died September 13, 1878; was married to Sarah Whitely, a native of Maryland, who was born September 6, 1791, and died September 20, 1866, leaving grandchildren and great-grandchildren numbering 130, and three great-great-grandchildren.
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