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Below is a family biography included in the book, Biographical Souvenir of the Counties of Buffalo, Kearney, Phelps, Harlan and Franklin, Nebraska published in 1890 by F. A. Battey & Company. 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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DAVID SCRAMLIN is one of the well-to-do farmers of Eaton township, Kearney county, and one of the most successful agriculturists in the county. He was born in Grand Rapids, Mich., June 3, 1842, and is the son of Jacob and Ann (Dickie) Scramlin, the former a native of New York and the latter of New Brunswick. David Scramlin is the fifth of a family of seven children and was reared in Illinois. He began working out when seventeen years old, and at nineteen went to northern Michigan, where he remained several years. He was a resident of La Porte county, Ind., from 1865 to 1872, and from there he went to Minnesota. He came to Kearney county, Nebr., in the spring of 1874 and took up a homestead, on which he built a sod house and began breaking sod for a crop. He could only see two houses when he first settled where he now lives. He was married January 31, 1866, to Harriet Cowgill. She is a native of Ross county, Ohio, and was born June 21, 1843. They are both devoted members of the Presbyterian church. Mr. S. has always affiliated with the democratic party and at one time was a member of the K. of L. He has three hundred and twenty acres of rich land, well improved, and is one of the most highly respected citizens of Kearney county.
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This family biography is one of the numerous biographies included in the book, Biographical Souvenir of the Counties of Buffalo, Kearney, Phelps, Harlan and Franklin, Nebraska published in 1890 by F. A. Battey & Company.
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