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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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COCHRAN, WM. J., farmer and stock raiser, P. O. Lacona; he lives on Sec. 15, and owns a farm of 225 acres; he was born August 22, 1829, in Highland county, Ohio; parents moved to Benton county, Indiana, in 1845, and to Iowa November 3, 1855, and settled on the farm where he now lives; he is the Republican candidate for Representative to the Legislature this year, a. position he is well qualified to fill; he was married June 7, 1860, to Eliza E., daughter of David Warnock, of Warren county, Iowa; they have nine children: Mary E., Matilda J., John W., David A., Charles S., Samuel C., Thomas H., Aaron L. George E.; Samuel C. and Thomas H., are dead; has been town assessor, clerk and county supervisor.
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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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