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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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MCMILLAN, LEWIS, farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Pilot Grove; a son of George McMillan, who was born in Lancaster Co., Penn., in 1796, and married Elizabeth Brunter, born in Pennsylvania in 1803; they first settled in Tippecanoe Co., Ind., but, in 1838, were among the pioneers to Lee Co., and settled one-half mile west of what is now Franklin; his father is still a resident of this county, in the 84th year of his age; had nineteen children; Lewis was the fourth born and third son; born in Lancaster Co., Penn., in November, 1831; was in the 7th year of his age on coming to Lee Co.; cultivating his father’s farm, he continued a bachelor until 40 years of age, and, Jan. 27, 1871, he married Fanny J., daughter of John and Barbara Hoover, natives of North Carolina, and came to Lee Co. about 1859; she was born in North Carolina in 1841. Soon after their marriage, he purchased the farm on which they now reside, consisting of 160 acres of land, valued at $40 per acre. They have three children — James C., born Feb. 17, 1873; Nora M., in March, 1875; Ella, in January, 1878. Republican.
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