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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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SATTERLY, ELEANOR, MRS., farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Farmington; daughter of Joseph and Martha Norris, born Oct. 2, 1819, in Coshocton Co., Ohio; came with her parents to Harrison Tp., Lee Co., in the fall of 1839. She married Sylvester O. Satterly, June 25, 1844; he was born in Washington Co., N. Y., Aug. 31, 1812; they located on a farm two miles east of Farmington, the same year; Mr. Satterly followed the wagon-making business till the spring of 1870, when he sold out, and came on to the farm where Mrs. Satterly now lives; Mr. Satterly died Feb. 27, 1872, leaving his wife and four children to mourn his loss; the children are Alva H., Cornelia I., Florence A., Sylvester H.; one daughter, Harriet, died previously. Mrs. Satterly owns the homestead of 110 acres, valued at $45 per acre, and to the children was left 260 acres, valued at $30 per acre. Mrs. Satterly’s father died Oct. 16, 1871, and her mother, March 30, 1870; her husband was a member of the Baptist Church; she is a member of the Presbyterian Church.

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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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