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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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YOUNT, GEO., farmer, P. O. Carlisle; was born in Montgomery county, Ohio, December 27, 1820, and when seven years of age, his parents came to Indiana, where he was raised; Mr. Yount has been thrice married; first, to Martha J. Brown, March 4, 1841, a native of Ohio, who died in 1844, and left two children: Margaret and Martha (deceased); was married again to Malissa Brown, in 1847, a native of Ohio, who died in 1849; his present wife, was Catharine Vanbrunt, a native of Ohio; they were married in 1852, and have a family of two sons and four daughters: Eva, Carrie, Nina, Edward, Mary and Byron; he came to Iowa, in 1857, and has lived on his present farm since 1859, which consists of sixty-five acres; he has held the office of justice of the peace, and various township offices.
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