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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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NICHOLLS, G. H., farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Palmyra; was born in Brook county, West Virginia, March 23, 1821; when a small lad, his father moved to Knox county, Ohio, where he was raised; in 1853 he came to this county; having had but little success previous to his coming to this county, he rented land for several years in this vicinity. In 1864 he purchased the 100 acres on which he now resides, and since that time has increased his real estate to 263 acres, having accomplished all this by hard labor and good judgment, assisted by one of the noblest of women, formerly Miss Sophia Howe, a native of Ohio, whom he married March 23, 1847; they have nine children: Elliott, Susan M. (wife of I. Sutton), Margaret E. (wife of A. McCarty), Thos. J., Lucinda, Cyrus, Elmira (now Mrs. E. Gunlock), David, and Florence; lost one daughter, Alice.
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