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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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HITE, NATHAN, farmer and stock raiser, lives on Sec. 14; P. O. Liberty Center; born Aug. 27, 1842, in Berkley county, Virginia; parents moved to Henry county, Iowa, in 1847; he came to this county in 1848, and settled where he now lives; he owns 160 acres of land, well improved; has been elected Town Trustee and on School Board for several years; he enlisted Aug. 7, 1862, in Co. B, Twenty-fifth Iowa Infantry, where he served till the winter of 1863-4, when he was transferred to Co. A, Fourth Regiment V. R. C.; served to close of the war, and was honorably discharged July 12, 1865; was in the battles of Arkansas Post, Chickasaw, Cold Water, Grand Gulf, Raymond, Jackson, and siege of Vicksburg; he was married July 25, 1869, to Isabelle, daughter of Arthur Kerr, of Clarke county, Iowa; has one child: Alice A.

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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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