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Below is a family biography included in The History of Warrick County, Indiana published by Goodspeed, Bros. & Co. in 1885. 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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JOSHUA STEPHENS is a native of the township and county in which he yet resides, his birth taking place May 18, 1844. His parents, Joshua and Mary (Borrow) Stephens, immigrated to Warrick County in the year 1822, and were the parents of eleven children. The subject of this notice was reared and educated in the common schools of his native county. In answer to the President’s call for 300,000 men, he volunteered his services August 16, 1862, and was made a member of Company B, Ninety-first Indiana Infantry. He was an active participant in the battles of Nashville, Lost Mountain, Marietta, Peach Tree Creek, Snake Creek Gap, Atlanta, the campaign through the Carolinas, and was finally mustered out June 26, 1865, at Salisbury, N. C. Returning home he engaged in farming, and November 15, 1866, was wedded to Miss M. L. Camp, who has borne him a family of twelve children, of whom the following eight are yet living: Nancy E., Mary M., Lucinda M., George L., Inda C., James J., John D., and Asa M. The mother died July 11, 1884, having lived a consistent Christian life. Mr. Stephens is a Democrat, a member of the Baptist Church, the owner of a good farm of sixty acres, and an enterprising and respected citizen.
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This family biography is one of 274 biographies included in The History of Warrick County, Indiana portion of the book: History of Warrick, Spencer and Perry Counties Indiana published in 1885 by Goodspeed, Bros. & Co. For the complete description, click here: Warrick County, Indiana History and Genealogy
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