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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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MEEK, J. T.; was born in Decatur county, Indiana, in 1833, and was raised there on a farm; he came to Iowa in 1851, and to this county in 1853; he enlisted as a private in Company C, 34th Iowa Infantry, and served two years, and mustered out as 2d Lieutenant; he has held various township offices, and in 1873 was elected sheriff of Warren county; which office he held four years; he married Miss L. J. Pressley, in 1857; she was born in Indianapolis, Indiana; they have five children: Eva, Wm. L., Clara, Charles and Louisa; lost two: Joseph, and an infant.
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