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Below is a family biography included in History of Lee County, Iowa published by Western 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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KLIEBENSTEIN, LUDWIG, Pastor of the German Presbyterian Church, Franklin Centre; was born March 23, 1833, in Prussia; emigrated with his parents to the United States in 1846, and located in Grant Co., Wis.; in 1856, he went to Dubuque to attend school; remained there about five years, attending the Theological Seminary, which was under the supervision of the German Presbyterian Church; in 1861, he came to Buffalo, Scott Co., Iowa, and served as Pastor of the church there till 1866, when he came to Franklin; since has officiated as Pastor of the German Presbyterian Church here. He married Miss Mary Miser, of Dubuque, April 9, 1863; she was born in Switzerland Dec. 12, 1842; they have five children living — Mary A., Emma M., Lydia M., Ludwig F., Gustav J.; lost two — Ludwig and Edward. Republican.
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