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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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WELSING, HERMAN, Treasurer of Lee County; was born in Westphalia, Germany, April 23, 1829; he emigrated to America in 1855; came to Iowa in 1857; located at West Point, in this county, and engaged in the mercantile business; he continued until the fall of 1875, when he was elected County Treasurer; re-elected in the fall of 1877; he has held office of Assessor, Justice of the Peace, Mayor and Postmaster of West Point, and other town and school offices. He married Miss Mary Ann Benjamin, of New Orleans, Oct. 11, 1863; they have six children — August, Annie, Theresa, Emrich, William, Ida.
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