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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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SILCOTT, R. F., farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Indianola; born in Indiana in 1838; he came with parents to this county in the spring of 1853, and since that time has made it his home, except three years that he was in the late war of the rebellion; he enlisted in Co. G, 3d Iowa Inf., in May, 1861, and was mustered out at Davenport, Iowa, in June, 1864. While in the service, among other battles he participated in, was Pittsburg Landing, Siege of Corinth, Vicksburg, at Jackson, Miss., and with Gen. Banks up Red River. After his return from the war he married in this county, to Miss Mary P. Stover, in 1867, a native of this State; they have five children: George, Eddie, Robert, Homer, and Clarence. He owns a farm of 205 acres.
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