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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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GRABOSCH, MATHIAS, retired; was born in Prussia Aug. 14, 1814; he was brought up and lived there until 1844, when he emigrated to America, and lived in Cincinnati and St. Louis; he came to Ottumwa, Iowa, when there were only seventeen houses there; he made a farm near there, lived six years there; removed to Missouri, and was engaged in farming there twenty years, when he sold out and came to Ft. Madison; since then has lived here; he owns Concordia Hall and several other buildings; he had nothing when he began life. He married Lovina Porter July 19, 1874; she came to this State in 1852; they have two children — Matthias M. (born May 2, 1875), August F. (born Oct. 24, 1877).
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