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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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TAYLOR, C. W., Police Recorder; born in Morgantown, W. Va., Jan. 5, 1834; lived in Virginia until 1852, then removed to Ohio, where he resided two years; in 1854, came to Keokuk; worked at his trade of iron-molder until September, 1861, when he enlisted in Co. C, 3d I. V. C.; re-enlisted in January, 1864; mustered out in August, 1865, after serving nearly four years. After Mr. Taylor returned from the army, he resumed his employment of molder and continued in that work until he was elected Recorder in April, 1875; re-elected in 1877. He married Maria Lynch May 27, 1857; she was born in Indiana; they have had nine children; lost two; the living are Arthur, Charles, George S., Willie, Margaret, Susan and Harry.
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