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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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PRITCHARD, MRS. M. J. whose maiden name was Kirkwood, was born in Maryland, and moved to Ohio in September, 1854; she married Jas. E. Pritchard, September 26, 1853; he was born in Ohio in 1831, and was raised in Richland county, and educated at Mansfield; he removed to Iowa City in 1854; he enlisted in the late war, first in the 28th Iowa Infantry, afterward in the 8th Iowa Cavalry; he read law in the office of Governor Kirkwood, and was admitted to the bar; after his removal to Warren county he engaged in the milling and lumber business; he died March 10, 1873; her family consists of three children, living: Charles K., Abraham L. and Fannie M.; lost one son and three daughters: Marion Alice died December 9, 1866; William J. died April 23, 1871; Mary M. died January 26, 1875, aged twenty-two years; Lulu Belle died Feb. 21, 1875, aged nineteen years.
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