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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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WILKINSON, W. T., attorney, Montrose; born in Winchester, Va., in 1843; removed to Western Virginia in 1848, where he resided till the breaking-out of the rebellion. Being a Union man, he was compelled to leave the State; went to Indiana, but returned to Virginia in July, 1861; soon after his return he was attacked by guerrillas and severely wounded. He joined the 1st Va. V. C, and remained in the service of the Union until the close of the war. He married in 1865 Martha J. Bell, of Baltimore, Md. He came to Montrose in 1875, where he is now engaged in the practice of law; has one child — Emma B.; has lost three children.
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