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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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DUNKIN, HENRY, farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Wever; born in Adams Co., Ohio, Jan. 8, 1818; his parents John and Orphia Dunkin, natives of Pennsylvania, having been early settlers of that county; there he was raised; and May 3, 1838, he married Virginia, daughter of Robert and Annie Sproule, nee Montgomery; her father (Mrs. Dunkin’s grandfather) Joseph Montgomery, was one of the first settlers of Montgomery Co., Va., to which he gave its name; the 22d April, 1855, they became residents of Lee Co., settling near Keokuk, where they engaged in farming, by renting; and, in 1864, purchased his present property, consisting of eighty-two acres of land, valued at $45 per acre; they had eight children — Robert M., Joseph R., John H., Henry W., Placentia M., George M., Joshua H. and Susan E. Democratic.
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