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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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MICHAEL, WILLIAM, farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Milo; born May 6, 1837, in Athens county, Ohio; his parents came to Iowa, and located in this county in 1854; he settled on his present farm in 1871; he enlisted in July, 1861, in Co. G, 3d Iowa Infantry, and served till March, 1862, when he was discharged by reason of wounds received at Blue Mills Landing; he enlisted again in July, 1862, in Co. G, 18th Iowa Infantry, as private, and was promoted to Corporal, Sergeant, and First Lieutenant; he resigned, on account of his health, in May, 1865; he was in the battles of Springfield, Missouri, and the general guerrilla warfare through Missouri and Arkansas; he was married March 25, 1868, to Miss Lydia C. Long, a native of Illinois; they have a family of three children: Margaret E., Jennie E. and Emma E., all living.
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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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