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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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SMITH, JOHN O., Postmaster, Denmark; born in Asheville, N. C., in 1808, and, when 8 years of age, was taken by his parents to Jackson Co., Ala.; when 21 years of age, removed to Hancock Co., Ill. There, in 1833, he married Drusilla Wren, who was born in Jefferson Co., Ill., in 1816, and daughter of Nicholas Wren, at that time a resident of Adams Co., Ill.; two years after their marriage, they were among the first settlers of Northern Lee Co., where he engaged in farming in this township until the fall of 1866, when he removed to Denmark, where he engaged in the boot and shoe business, which he continued until 1877, having at the same time held the post office; December, 1863, his wife died; they have had ten children, five of whom are living.
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