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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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MILLARD, JAMES F., farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 1; P. O. Warren; makes a specialty of short-horn stock; son of Eli and Phoebe A. (Foster) Millard; was born April 25, 1847,in this county; he is one of a family of six children, three now living; two sisters, Nellie P. and Emma R., the latter being married to David McCulloch; parents emigrated from Hartford Co., Conn., to Lee Co., Iowa, in the fall of 1838, and located upon the farm now occupied by himself and mother, which contains 240 acres, valued at $40 per acre. His father, Eli Millard, was among the early settlers of Van Buren Tp.; a zealous worker in the Congregational Church,, having served as Deacon the last ten years of his life; he died March 12, 1864. James F. married Eliza Wesson, daughter of Jack and Rebecca Wesson, of Keokuk, April 10, 1878; she was born April 9, 1849, in this county, her father being a native of Virginia, and her mother of Pennsylvania. Member Congregational Church; Republican.
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