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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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ACKLAM, GEORGE, far., Sec. 29; P. O. Farmington; owns 210 acres of land, valued at $25 per acre; born Oct. 8, 1808, in Yorkshire, Eng.; he emigrated to the United States in the summer of 1833, landing at Montreal, Canada; soon after went to Fair Haven, Vt., and in November of the same year, to Sullivan Co., N. Y.; in the fall of 1837, went to Ross Co., Ohio, where he remained till the fall of 1842, when he came to Lee Co., Iowa, and purchased the farm he still owns. Married Nancy Morris, of Lee Co., May 11, 1848; she was born Feb. 21, 1814, in Coshocton Co., Ohio; their children are John F., born March 30, 1854, and Frances, born March 10, 1852; lost two - Edwin and Miranda. Member of the Episcopal Church; Republican.
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