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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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WILLIS, WM., farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Laconia; born March 9, 1815, in Clark county, Missouri; parents moved to Howard county, Missouri, in 1820, and to Monroe county in 1831; came to Davis county, Iowa, in 1840, and to Warren county, and settled on Sec. 25 of this township in 1846; he and his brother Fielding are the oldest settlers in the township; he helped to organize the township, and voted at its first election; he was elected the first Township Clerk and Assessor; he has been twice married: first, March 18, 1841, to Mary Richardson; they had six children: James F., William A., Elizabeth J., Henry H., Green B., Lafayette; Henry H. died May 7, 1869; wife died Dec. 5, 1852; he was married again Nov. 14, 1853, to Margaret ; they had eight children: Mary F., Susan E., Eliza V., John W., Sarah N., Laura A., Minnie and an infant; all dead except Susan, Eliza, John W. and Sarah N.
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