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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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PASCHAL, SAMUEL, farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Dover; owns 107 acres of land, valued at $40 per acre; born Nov. 8, 1811, in Wilson Co., Tenn.; parents emigrated to Morgan Co., Ill., in 1825; in the fall of 1835, he emigrated to Lee Co., Iowa, locating in Marion Tp.; among the first settlers of the township; in the fall of 1850, came to his present farm in Franklin Tp.; he also served in the Black Hawk war three months under Gen. Dodge. He married Hannah Street, of Morgan Co., Ill., Feb. 7, 1833; she was born Jan. 20, 1813, in Tennessee, and died Nov. 5, 1877, leaving her companion and eight children to mourn her loss; the children are Silas J. (born Nov. 23, 1833, who is unmarried and living at his father’s), Mary E. (born Sept. 10, 1835), Lucy A. (born Oct. 8, 1837), Anthony S. (born Jan. 6, 1840), James I. (born Sept. 9, 1843), Daniel B. F. (born Jan. 21, 1848), Emily P. (born June 5, 1850), John F. (born Feb. 24, 1853); lost one daughter — Eliza. Mr. Paschal is a member of the M. E. church, his wife having also been a member of the same church and several of his children. Silas J., Anthony S. and John L. are living at home. Democrat.
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