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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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LIGHT, JOHN, farmer. Sec. 35; P. O. New Boston; born in Clermont Co., Ohio, Jan. 18, 1805; came to Van Buren Co., Iowa, in 1848; removed to Lee Co. in 1852. Married Miss Charlotte Phillips in 1827; she was born in Hamilton Co., Ohio, Dec. 8, 1807; and died Aug. 22, 1830; married again Phoebe C. Dole Jan. 27, 1833; born in Clermont Co., Ohio, Aug. 1, 1810; died Feb. 16, 1864. He married again Mrs. Esther McCrackin Dec. 13, 1865; born in Montgomery Co., Penn., Nov. 28, 1812; had two children by first wife, Urania, now Mrs. Huntington, one dead — Jane W.; and by second wife, Rebecca A. (now Mrs. Brown,) James A., Charlotte E. (now Mrs. Miles), John H., George H., Mary M. (now Mrs.Vaughn), and four dead — Jane W., Emily A., Joseph D. and Marion H. Mr. Light was ordained as an M. E. Minister in 1856, and as Elder in 1861; has been preaching since 1842; Republican.
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