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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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SOUTH, JOHN, far., Sec. 26; P. O. Charleston; born in Greene Co., Penn., May 20, 1821; removed with his parents to Montgomery Co., Ind., in 1831; came to Lee Co., June 15, 1840, and settled in Van Buren Tp.; removed to Franklin Tp., then to Charleston Tp., and settled where he now lives. Married Miss Nancy A. Martin, June 21, 1849; she was born in Monongalia Co., Va., June 6, 1829; had four children, two deceased — Daniel and William H.; John M. and Theodosia, living; all members of the Baptist Church. Mr. South followed breaking prairie for some time when he first came to the county. The first hogs marketed by him netted him $1.75 per hundred, and corn 12 ½ cents per bushel. Mr. South has served as Justice of the Peace and other township offices; has been Superintendent of Sunday school for twenty-one years; he has been a member and deacon in the church for twenty-seven years. Owns 201 acres. Members of the Baptist Church; Democrat.
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