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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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WRIGHT, SAMUEL, farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 24; P. O. Liberty Center; born April 13, 1821, in Belmont county, Ohio; married in December, 1844, Miss Malinda Howe, of Belmont county; had two children: Isaac and an infant that died; wife died August 8, 1846; was again married Oct. 28, 1848, to Mary, daughter of Archibald Job, of Harrison county, Ohio; by this union they had three children: Malinda A., Sarah E., Mary A., all living; moved family to Huntington county, Ind., in 1847, and to this county in 1854, and settled on present farm, where he has 240 acres of land, in 1856; has been elected town trustee three terms.

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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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