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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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OWEN, ROBERT S., pilot, Montrose; owns a farm in Sec. 15; was born in Indiana in 1830; his father removed to Missouri in 1838; to Quincy, Ill., in 1839; to Montrose the same year. Mr. Owen married, in 1856, Eliza A. Peck, a native of Massachusetts; her father came to Lee Co. in 1838; they have one son — Zack, born in 1857; Mr. Owen has been a pilot on the Rapids, between Montrose and Keokuk, since 1852.

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This family biography is one of 668 biographies included in The History of Lee County, Iowa published in 1879.  For the complete description, click here: Lee County, Iowa History and Genealogy

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