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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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PEASE, RAYMOND S., far., Sec. 22; P. O. Big Mound; son of Boyd E. and Margaret J. Pease; was born June 15, 1850, in Washington Co, Penn.; emigrated to Lee Co, Iowa, with his parents in the spring of 1853, when they settled upon the farm upon which he is now living; his father was born April 23, 1821, in Washington Co., Penn, and married Miss Black Dec. 21, 1848; she was born Aug. 1, 1828, in Westmoreland Co, Penn.; father died March 27, 1875, leaving a family of ten children and his wife to mourn his loss; children are Raymond S., Alfred M., Mary S., Frank B., Edmund L., Emma J., Harriet A., Fanny G., Boyd E. and Ada B. His father was an elder in the Presbyterian Church for several years, and at his death left an estate of 470 acres of land, estimated to be worth $15,000. Raymond S. is the administrator of the estate.
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