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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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NEWLIN, ELIAS, farmer, Sec. 23; P.O. Carlisle; was born in Clinton county, Ohio, in 1822; he lived there till about twelve years of age, then moved to Hendricks county, Indiana, with his parents, and remained till sixteen years of age; while there he married Miss Rodema Lewis, in 1843; they came to this county in the fall of 1850, and located where they now live; their homestead consists of 300 acres; in 1861, Mr. N. met with quite a loss from fire, his house and contents burned, making a loss of about $3,000; they have no family; Mrs. Newlin has been a great sufferer for about eight years, has not been out of the house for seven years, and most of the time has been confined to her bed; he is a stock holder in the Warren County Bank to the amount of $4,200.
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