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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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SMITH, C., physician and surgeon, and druggist, Carlisle; was born in Burlington, Iowa, July 9, 1846, where he was raised, and studied medicine with Dr. J. S. Robinson, of that city; August 7, 1862, enlisted in Co. C, 30th Iowa, and was discharged on account of a wound received in the foot, at Arkansas Post, January 11, 1863, and received his discharge, April 23, 1863; he then began the study of medicine under Dr. A. H. Hoff man, surgeon in charge; he went to New York, in 1865, and attended Dr. Simms’ College and graduated in the spring of 1868.
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