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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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HALE, ISAIAH, of the firm of Hesser & Hale; born in Miami Co., Ohio, March 13, 1824; when 15 years of age, his parents came to Iowa; they arrived in Ft. Madison May 29, 1839; his father engaged in the tinning and grocery business; wag the first tinner who started the business in Lee Co.; Isaiah learned the tinning business, and when 23 years of age, he engaged in business with his father; continued about three years, then formed a partnership with Mr. Hesser, his present partner, and they have been associated together for thirty years. Mr. Hale married Miss Amelia Cherry, a native of Franklin Co., Ohio, in 1846; she died in 1851, leaving five children — Jennie (now Mrs. Woodworth), Amanda (now Mrs. Robinson), William, George W. and Ella; he married Mrs. Sarah M. Hamilton formerly Miss Sarah M. Miller, a niece of Hon. D. F. Miller, of Keokuk, in May, 1851; they have two children — Sallie and Isaiah.

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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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