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Below is a family biography included in History of Warren County, Iowa published by Union 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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REEVES, C. W., farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Spring Hill; born in Campbell county, Ky., in 1828, and emigrated with his parents when about six years old to Shelby county, Indiana, where he lived till the spring of 1857, when he came to this county; he was married in this State to Miss Talitha Dillard in 1863, a native of Indiana; they have one son and three daughters: Mary A., Abramn J., Rosa and Daisy; he owns a nicely improved farm of 228 acres.

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This family biography is one of 548 biographies included in The History of Warren County, Iowa published in 1879.  For the complete description, click here: Warren County, Iowa History and Genealogy

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