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Below is a family biography included in History of Page County, Iowa published by Iowa Historical Company in 1880. 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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STOOPS, I. W., farmer and stock-raiser, P. O. Clarinda; born October 15, 1839, in Putnam county, Indiana. Moved with his parents to this county in 1857. He reached his majority as a farmer, which occupation he still follows. Was married January 8, 1863, to Miss Martha B. McCrory, who was born March 30, 1844, in Ireland, but has lived in America since 1857. They have a family of six children: Mary B., Sarah M., Eliza J., Martha, William J. and Susana J., all living. They are members of the Reformed Presbyterian church, of which they have been consistent communicants for a number of years. They are good neighbors and kind parents. Owns one hundred and forty-five acres of good land, mostly in cultivation.
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