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Below is a family biography included in History of Warren County, Iowa published by Union 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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RUSSELL, C. L., farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Indianola; was born in Pennsylvania, October 17, 1843; when three years old his parents removed to Allegany county, Maryland, where he was raised and educated; in 1863 he went to Knox county Ohio, and remained there until 1867; returning to Maryland, he lived there; he removed to this county in 1875, where he has improved a farm of eighty acres; Mr. Russell was married December 9, 1866, to Miss Isabel C. Winters, of Maryland, who was born in West Virginia; they have six children living: John H., Jennie M., Elijah L., Clarie E., Florence A., and an infant; lost one infant son.

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This family biography is one of 548 biographies included in The History of Warren County, Iowa published in 1879.  For the complete description, click here: Warren County, Iowa History and Genealogy

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