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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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RHODE, J. W., law student, Big Mound; son of John and Catharine R., who, in 1843, came to Jefferson Co., Iowa, thence to Henry Co., where they now reside was educated in the common schools of that county; was a student in Whittier College and Earlham College, Richmond, Ind. In 1874, he married Miss Lydia Johnson, daughter of Benj. H. Johnson, an early settler of Van Buren Co. Soon after their marriage, he purchased his present property, consisting of eighty acres of land, valued at $40 per acre; since, has been engaged in farming and teaching; at the beginning of the past year, he commenced the study of law with Casey & Hobbs, of Fort Madison, and intends to make that his profession. They have two children — Vada C., born in 1875, and May M., March, 1876. Has been Secretary of School Board; is Notary Public, member of A., F. & A. M., No. 17, Salem.
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