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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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RANDLEMAN, R. R., farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Carlisle; born in Stokes county, North Carolina, August 9, 1817, and emigrated to Lawrence county, Indiana, in 1831, with his parents, where he remained but a short time, when he removed to Owen county; in the year 1855 he emigrated to Bates county, Missouri, where he made his home till he came to this county, in the spring of 1857, and located where his brother, Captain M. C., now lives; he came to his present location in 1865; was married, August 15, 1854, to Miss Mary Cummings, in Owen county, Indiana; who was born in the State of Kentucky; they have four sons and two daughters: Martin S., Martha E., Absalom B., James W., Lincoln G. and Nancy J.; he owns a farm of 136 acres, with 2,000 fine apple trees and other varieties of small fruits.
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