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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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CORIELL, JULIAN D., grocer; born in Dubuque in March, 1840; when 10 years of age, his parents came to Ft. Madison, where he was brought up; his father was one of the Government Commissioners who laid out this city. Julian enlisted July, 1861, 7th Reg. Iowa Inf., Co. D; served eighteen months; afterward served two years in the Navy; after the war, he was engaged in the book and stationery business; he went to Montana, thence to California; remained eight years on the Pacific coast. He was in the Government Survey establishing the boundary line between Washington Territory and Idaho; he held the office of Deputy Sheriff of Stevens Co., Washington Territory; Mr. Coriell has a rare collection of old books, the best in Lee Co., some of them being of great age. He married Miss Jane Hesser, daughter of Fred Hesser, Esq., of this city, in December, 1876.

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This family biography is one of 668 biographies included in The History of Lee County, Iowa published in 1879.  For the complete description, click here: Lee County, Iowa History and Genealogy

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