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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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GASE, S. A., farmer, Sec. 2; P.O. Sandyville; born in Boone county, Indiana, Feb. 21, 1841; his parents removed to Marion county, this State, in 1851, where his youth and early manhood was spent; he enlisted Aug. 15, 1862, in Co. A, Thirty-third Iowa Infantry, and was in active service till the close of the war; he was mustered out with the regiment, Aug. 9, 1865, having been engaged in the following battles: Little Rock, Prairie de Anna, Jenkins’ Ferry, Fort Blakely, Spanish Fort, and other skirmishes; after his return from the army he engaged in farming during the summer and school teaching during the winter; was married March 31, 1870, to Miss Rebecca A., daughter of T. J. and Julina (Lambert) Sinnard, who was born in Mahaska county, this State; they have one daughter, Ora J.; he came to this county in 1870; owns 200 acres fine land, well improved, and is now building a handsome residence.
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