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Below is a family biography included in History of Lee County, Iowa published by Western 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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MARSH, B. J., farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Fort Madison; son of Wm. Marsh, born in New York; moved to Vincennes, Ind.; married Lodisa Knight, a native of Connecticut; married during the war of 1812, he bearing arms at the time; in 1839, they became pioneers to Lee Co., bringing with them their family of eight children, of whom, B. J. was the fifth; born in Preble Co., Ohio, in 1822, and with his parents came to Lee Co., this township, where his father died, in 1852, and his mother in 1877, at the age of 80 years. In September, 1844, he married Miss Lamson Mincer, who was born in Virginia in 1824, and died in 1847, leaving one child — Elizabeth, born in 1845, the wife of Samuel F. Hayes; Dec. 14, 1848, he married Martha, daughter of Elijah Lake, who came to Lee Co. in 1844, from Indiana (since deceased); she was born in Dearborn Co., Ind., in 1829. In 1852, they came to their present place of residence, a small farm of twenty acres, well improved, and valued at $50 per acre. They have three children — Laura V., born in 1860; Cora M., born in 1864; Daniel, born in 1866. Members of the Christian Church. He has held the office of Justice of the Peace for a long term of years; has also been Constable, and has held various school offices.

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This family biography is one of 668 biographies included in The History of Lee County, Iowa published in 1879.  For the complete description, click here: Lee County, Iowa History and Genealogy

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