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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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McDOLE, WM., farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Indianola; born in the State of Ohio, April 16, 1826, and when about twelve years of age his parents emigrated to Indiana, where he remained till the fall of 1850, when he came to Polk county, and remained there till he came to this county, in the spring of 1854; he was married in Indiana, in 1846, to Miss Caroline Fisher, of that State; they have a family of five children: Eliza J., Andrew, John H., Julia and Albert L.; he owns an improved farm of 185 acres; Mr. McDole was raised on a farm, and has followed farming as an occupation, all his life.
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