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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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ROBERTSON, WM. J., farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Primrose; son of Thomas and Hannah Robertson; born Oct. 29, 1812, in Jefferson Co., Ohio; emigrated to Iowa in the spring of 1851 and located in Harrison Tp., where he still lives; he married Miss Catharine Runyon Jan. 1, 1833; she was born Oct. 28, 1813, in New York; they have five children living — Hannah, now wife of Thos. J. Anderson; John W., Thos. R., Lewis B. and Sarah L., now wife of S. H. Brownlee; lost two — Albert and Thos. C. Mr. Robertson is among the representative men of his township; served his township as Justice of the Peace, Trustee, etc., and is now serving his county as a member of the Board of Supervisors; he cast his first vote for President Harrison in 1840; since that time has acted with the Democratic party until two years ago when he united with the Greenback party; has been Elder in the Presbyterian Church twenty-three years; he owns 280 acres of land, valued at $35 per acre.
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