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the Barber & Lacey families of Kirkman, Iowa...
Mini-biographies

Here are snapshots of the lives of some of our ancestors.

Margaret Harris Lacey Edsall
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Born 1831; Died 1901. Killed by a cow.

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Click here for the mini-bio of Margaret's son William AE Lacey -->



Jonathan Wyland (1797-1864) and descendants (Click to see mini-bio) -->

The Wyland family is well documented in Indiana and Iowa history.  Jonathan, the patriarch, emigrated from Germany and became a very successful businessman.  He is the great-great-great-great grandfather of the present generation. 

John C. and Mary Wyland Harris
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Married 28 Feb 1850; parents of 8 children, including Emma Catherine Harris, and Calvin J. Harris

Mary Wyland was the daughter of Jonathan and Elizabeth Wyland.  John C. and Mary's children included Emma Catherine Harris, who married William A.E. Lacey.  In turn, their children included our grandmother, Sylvia Edith Lacey..

Click here to read their biography and those of some of their children
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Click here to read Jonathan Wyland's biography as well as those of some of his chidren and grandchildren. -->

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Rev. James Barber and children -->

John K. and Sarah Harter Barber
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Parents of 11 children, including Charles William Barber and Joseph Lutz Barber.

Click here to view the Joseph Lutz Barber mini-biography

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