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Below is a family biography included in The History of Morgan County, Missouri published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1889. 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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Lewis Igo is a son of Daniel Igo, of Kentucky, who came to Morgan County with a family of five children about 1826, the father dying some eleven years ago, and the mother in 1884. After the death of his parents Lewis Igo bought the old homestead. He married Miss Susan Tivis, daughter of Snowden Tivis and Susan Morris, of Moniteau County, she having been born near Tipton’s present site. Their family consists of eleven children: James, Sallie, Daniel, Susie, Rebecca, Mollie, George, Snowden and Johnny are at home; Leonidas is married, and resides in Morgan County; Maggie is in Clarksburg, Moniteau County. Mr. Igo is a Republican, and Mrs. Igo is a member of the Baptist Church.
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