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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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KOEHLER, FRANK, tailor; was born in Hanover, Germany, Dec. 26, 1824; he was brought up there, and learned the tailor trade; he emigrated to America in 1846, and came to Iowa, and settled in Fort Madison in August, 1848, and began working at his trade; there is no tailor here now who was here when he came. Mr. Koehler is a member of the Board of Education. He married Adelheid Stempel, from Prussia, in 1855; she died in 1869, leaving six children — Rosa, Alma, Ilda, Oscar, Hugo and Emil. His eldest daughter, Rosa, has prepared herself for teaching, and is now assistant teacher of German in the schools of Fort Madison.
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