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Below is a family biography included in History of Lee County, Iowa published by Western 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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DENNY, ELI, far., sec. 19; P. O. West Point; was born in Preble Co., Ohio, in 1846, and when 5 months of age, was brought by his parents to Lee Co., settling in Marion Tp. He remained at home until 22 years of age, when he married Hannah J. Bond, daughter of Nathan Bond, an early settler of Lee Co., from Indiana; she was born in Pleasant Ridge Tp., in 1847. In 1870, he settled where he now resides, and owns eighty acres of land, valued at $35 per acre. They have three children – Alfred, born in 1870; Cora, in 1875, and Luther in 1877. Republican.

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This family biography is one of 668 biographies included in The History of Lee County, Iowa published in 1879.  For the complete description, click here: Lee County, Iowa History and Genealogy

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