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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, WILL. R., dealer in dry goods, groceries, etc., and postmaster, Carlisle; born in Owen county, Indiana, November 10, 1844; in February, 1862, he enlisted in Co. I, 19th Indiana volunteer infantry, and was mustered out in March, 1865; was taken prisoner in the battle near Culpepper Court House, Virginia, August 6, 1862, and was confined at Libby Prison for two months; was then paroled and sent to Annapolis, Maryland, and exchanged; he again joined his regiment at Antietam; was wounded in the hand at Fredericksburg, December, 1862; was engaged in the battles at Chancellorville and Gettysburg, and wounded in the latter, in the foot and knee; he was then sent to the hospital, at Philadelphia, where he remained six months; was then sent to the Soldiers’ Home, at Indianapolis, Indiana, and was transferred to provost marshal duty, at Terre Haute, Indiana, under Colonel R. W. Thompson, of the Seventh District, and was with him till the expiration of his enlistment, December 6, 1865; he married Miss Jennie Wilkes, a native of Colebrookdale, England, born August 1, 1847; in 1868 he came to Carlisle, Iowa; Mr. Randleman started out in life without funds or favor, and by hard work and close attenton to his business, he has gained for himself a reasonable portion of this world’s goods, and the respect and confidence of his many friends.

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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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