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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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McCOY, WM., farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Indianola; born in County Antrem, Ireland, in 1844, where he was raised; he emigrated to this country in 1862, locating in Illinois, and the following year he started for the gold mines of Idaho and Montana, where he followed mining with considerable success for seven years; in 1871 returned to Illinois, and a few months afterward came to this county, where he has improved a farm of 125 acres; he was married February 2, 1877, to Miss Emily Florence, a native of this county.

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This family biography is one of 548 biographies included in The History of Warren County, Iowa published in 1879.  For the complete description, click here: Warren County, Iowa History and Genealogy

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