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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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TAYLOR, T. S., farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Denmark; born in Enosburg, Vt., in 1828; son of George and Relief Baylor (nee Nichols); the subject of this sketch, when 13 years of age, was left an orphan; his parents died within six months of each other; in 1843, with the family of Curtis Shed, he came to Lee Co. In April, 1852, married Miss Henrietta Brown, daughter of Joseph B., who came to Lee Co. in 1855; she was born in Groton, Mass., in 1827; in March, 1854, he removed to his present place of residence, where he owns 240 acres of land, valued at $40 per acre; in September, 1855, his wife died; in October, 1857, he married his present wife, Miss Mary F. Brown, sister of his first wife; they have four children; Marietta, born March 14, 1859; Glen A., born July 7, 1860; Edwin W., born Jan. 22, 1866; Hattie R., born Feb. 27, 1873. Republican. Members of the Congregational Church; his first wife was, also.
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