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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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STEWART, THORNTON, mill wright, Sec. 26; P. O. Denmark; born Fauquier Co., Va., 1824; when 8 years of age, his parents removed to St. Louis, where, at an early age, he began work at his trade; in 1844, he came to Iowa, his first work here was journey work, at Burlington. In 1853, he married Miss Eliza F. Carter, who was born in Hendricks Co., Ind.; they were married in Des Moines Co.; soon after removed to Fort Madison, where he built the Atlee Mills; afterward built two mills for Cook, at Burlington, and one for Berry & Gillman of the same city, with several at Keokuk, and on Skunk River, also several in Minnesota; in 1871, they removed to his present place of residence, where he owns eighty-two acres of land, valued at $40 per acre; they have two children — Willie, born 1858; Carrie, born 1870. Democrat.

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This family biography is one of 668 biographies included in The History of Lee County, Iowa published in 1879.  For the complete description, click here: Lee County, Iowa History and Genealogy

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