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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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MORGAN, JOHN, Sr., farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Wever; born in Montgomery Co., Penn., in 1806; at 12 years of age, with his parents moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, thence to Dearborn Co., Ind., At the age of 23, Mr. Morgan married Mary Osborne, who was born in Ohio, in 1808; in 1839, they came to Lee Co.; settled upon and improved the land (240 acres) where he now resides; in 1864, his wife died, leaving seven children — Elizabeth, born in Indiana Sept. 30, 1831; Joel, born in Indiana Oct. 9, 1833; Edward, born March, 1835; Abraham, born in Indiana Aug. 4, 1837; Priscilla, born in Indiana Sept. 30, 1839, and died in Lee Co., Oct. 27, 1840; Sarah, born in Lee Co. Aug. 27, 1841; Eli, born in Lee Co. Dec. 18, 1843; John, born July 28, 1849. April 6, 1874, Mr. Morgan married Catharine, wife of David Strunk, one of the early settlers; she was born in Hunterdon Co., N. J., in 1816. Mr. Morgan’s children are all married and settled on farms, except John, who is a machinist in Burlington. Mr. M. is a Democrat in political belief; he has been a Deacon in the Christian Church for forty-seven years; his wife and three of his children are also members of that church.
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