1878 HISTORY OF VAN BUREN COUNTY, IOWA Chicago: Western Historical Company Biographical Sketches by Township What you see on the web pages referenced below is exactly what was in the book. If you find one of your ancestors and it shows only name, address and occupation . . there is no more unfortunately. My suspicion is that these books listed at no charge, every known resident, giving the basic information . . . name, address and occupation. But the publishers apparently also solicited funds from those who wished for an enhanced biographic sketch. Those who came up with the money had more written about them and their family.   Bonaparte Twp. Cedar Twp. Chequest Twp. Des Moines Twp. Farmington Twp. Harrisburg Twp. Henry Twp. Jackson Twp. Lick Creek Twp. Union Twp. Van Buren Twp. Vernon Twp. 5,000 Names Dates & Places Village Twp. Washington Twp. Searchable Database Click here to View Township Maps. Search 1878 Bios   Search Examples: Search for Surname for a person who is subject of a biographical sketch or for someone simply mentioned within a sketch such as a parent, business partner or an in-law. Or, search for "Fayette", for example, to see how many families may have came from the same county as your ancestor. Enjoy! Return to  Van Buren Co. GenWeb ©1999, 2000, 2001 by Rich Lowe solely for the use and benefit  of the IAGenWeb Project, a part of the USGenWeb Project.