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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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RICE, W. O., farmer and dairyman, Sec. 11; P. O. Fort Madison; among the prominent and worthy citizens of Washington Tp.; son of the pioneer, Col. Jonas R. Rice; he was born in Templeton, Mass., in 1838; when 9 months of age, was brought by his parents to this county; received an education such as was afforded by the common schools of the day, and two years at the Denmark Academy. At the age of 24, married Miss Martha A., daughter of Thos. M. Morgan, a pioneer of Lee Co., who came here in the fall of 1839, from Ohio; she was born on the farm where they now reside, in 1846, which they now own, consisting of 130 acres, valued at $45 per acre; they have two children — Frank M., born Jan. 9, 1866, Arthur E., Dec. 31, 1869. Republican; members of the Christian Church, of which he is clerk.
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