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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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KIRCHNER, PHILIPP, farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Donnellson; owns 117 ½ acres of land, valued at $40 per acre; was born Jan. 11, 1820, in Bavaria, Germany; in the fall of 1849, he emigrated to the United States, stopping in New York City about three months, then to New Jersey for two months; returned to New York State for a short time, thence to Cleveland, Ohio; in the spring of 1851 and the following summer, he worked on a farm in the country; next fall, came back to Cleveland, thence to St. Louis, Mo., visited friends, and went into Madison Co. Ill.; in the spring of 1852, he returned to St. Louis; in the fall following, he returned to Germany. In the spring of 1854, he returned to Cleveland, Ohio, and married there Elizabeth Schmidt May 31, 1854; she was born June 23, 1833, in Germany; remained in Cleveland till the spring of 1855; then came to Lee Co., Iowa, and stopped at Fort Madison; in the spring of 1858, he purchased forty acres of land, where Donnellson is now located; in the spring of 1866, he sold out and purchased his present farm; they have three children — Fritz, born March 2, 1855; Phillip, Oct. 31, 1857; Carl, July 29, 1859. Mr. Kirchner has served his township as Trustee and School Director. Republican.
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