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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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MATHEWS, PAUL, far., Sec. 6; P. O. Dover; owns 460 acres of land, valued at $30 per acre; born March 16, 1811, in Washington Co., Penn.; emigrated to Lee Co., Iowa, in the spring of 1851, and located on the farm upon which he still lives. He married Nancy Speer March 29, 1837, in Pennsylvania; she was born May 18, 1816, in Washington Co., Penn., and died July 17, 1873; their children are Jane, born June 6, 1838; Paul M., born March 29, 1842; William P., born July 19, 1852; Albert L., born Aug. 28, 1855; Edward C., born July 15, 1857; Cora E., born July 27, 1859; James S., born Nov. 12, 1839, and died May 30, 1863, from wounds received at a skirmish, near Helena, Ark.; Boyd, born Jan. 26, 1841, and died Aug. 23, 1871; John C., born May 7, 1845, and died June 1, 1864, in Memphis, Tenn.; Catharine, born Sept. 6, 1843, and died Aug. 11, 1845; Eliza, born April 20, 1847, and died April 26, 1851; Isabella H., born Nov. 25, 1848, and died April 30, 1851; his sons, James S., John C.. and Paul M. served their country during the late rebellion in Co. B, of the 3d I. V. C. Mr. Mathews has been a member of the United Presbyterians; politics, Republican.
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