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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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SHAW, WM. B., retired bricklayer; was born at New Albany, Ind., April 30, 1825; when 11 years of age, moved to Illinois; came to Iowa, and located in Fort Madison, in the spring of 1841, and learned the trade of bricklayer; worked at that business until 1868, and since then, for the past ten years, he has been engaged in buying and selling real estate and attending to his property; when he began life, he had nothing, and by industry and good management, he now owns a number of houses and lots here, 100 acres adjoining the city and two other farms. He married Julia McGinley, of Ohio, in 1851; she died in 1860, leaving two children — Mary and Eddie. He married Elizabeth Boley, from Indiana, in 1864; they have one daughter — Cora.
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