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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HARLAN, LEWIS, farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Felix; born August 7, 1823, in Marion county, Ohio; parents moved to Pike county, Indiana, in 1828, and to Peoria county, Ill.., in 1836; here he lived till 1854, when he came to this county and settled where he now lives; he owns a farm of 120 acres, and the first house he built on it was of hay, straw, and mud; helped to organize the township, and voted at the first election; has been assessor;
He enlisted in Co. D, 34th Iowa Infantry in August, 1862, as a private and was promoted to Sergeant, January 5, 1863; he served to May 20, 1863, when he was discharged on account of injuries received in left arm, while in the line of duty; was in the battles of Haines’ Bluff and Arkansas Post, and many other skirmishes;
He was married October 8, 1846, to Evaline, daughter of Joseph Chapin, now a resident of this township; they have had ten children: Geo. E., Ruth, Joseph, John, Martha, Marian, James, Infant, Willie, and Ray; Geo. E., John, James and Infant are deceased.
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