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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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REED, J. B., farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. New Virginia; owns 620 acres of land; was born November 30, 1830, in Barber county, West Virginia; married May 28, 1857, to Emily, daughter of Col. Thomas Gather, of Taylor county, West Virginia; emigrated to this county in April, 1859, and settled on his present home. They have five children, Guy, R. C., J. R., Boyd, F. T. (who died in infancy), and Cassius E.; has been a member of the M. E. Church for thirty-five years; wife is a Baptist; has often been elected township trustee and school director, and has been town treasurer for the last fifteen years.
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