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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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ANDREWS, GILBERT M., farmer and stock-dealer, Sec. 2; P. O. Wever; son of Joseph Andrews; was born in Chautauqua Co. N. Y., July 19, 1841; when 16 years of age, with his parents, came to Lee Co.; received his education at the common school and academy. Jan. 10, 1872, he married Miss Margaret Eads, daughter of Archabald and Margaret Eads, natives of West Virginia, who moved to Ft. Madison in 1840; her father, now deceased, her mother is a resident of Kansas. Mrs. A. was born in Gallia Co., Ohio, in 1848. Soon after marriage they settled where they now reside, and own 183 acres of land, valued at $50 per acre; engaged in farming and also dealing extensively in stock. They have two children, a son and daughter — Dora E., born Dec. 22, 1874, and George J., born February, 1877. Republican; He is a member of the Baptist Church.
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