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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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RULE, OLIVER, carpenter and joiner, P. O. Carlisle; born in Putnam county, near Greencastle, Indiana, October 1, 1840, and came to this county in the fall of 1852; August 1, 1861, he enlisted in Co. B, Tenth Iowa Infantry, and served for three years, then re-enlisted as a veteran and was mustered out of the service August 5,1865, at Davenport, Iowa; some of the principle battles were Corinth, New Madrid, Vicksburg, Champion’s Hill, Chattanooga, Savannah, Atlanta, and various skirmishes: has been twice married, first to Leah Adkins, on February 17, 1861, a native of Warren county; she died April 22d, 1864; left one daughter, Mary E; he married again to N. E. Pearson, November 16, 1865; have one daughter, Rosetta E.
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