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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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TIBBETS, WASHINGTON, farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Denmark; was born in Manchester Tp., Dearborn Co., Ind., Nov. 4, 1832; was raised a farmer; at the age of 17, with his parents, David and Fanny Tibbets, emigrated to Lee Co., and settled on Sec. 16, Washington Tp., Jan. 5, 1854. Married Mary D., daughter of George and Sophia Rigler (nee Man), natives of Philadelphia, Penn., where she was born Sept. 8, 1836, and with her parents emigrated to Lee Co. in the fall of 1850; they settled in Fort Madison, where her mother died Feb. 28, 1853. Her father again married, and is now a resident of Appanoose Co., Iowa; after their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Tibbets settled in Washington Tp., where they remained until September, 1870, when they returned to his present place of residence, near Denmark, where he owns sixty-three acres of land, valued at $60 per acre; they have two children — Fanny S., born Jan. 12, 1855 (now the wife of Quincy P. Manning, operator at Glendale, Iowa); Alice L., born May 19, 1859. Independent in politics; has held various township and school offices; Assessor this present year; a member of I. O. O. F., Rescue Lodge, No. 193, Denmark.
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