Source Information

Ancestry.com. Shelby and Audubon Counties, Iowa Biographical Dictionary [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Original data: Biographical History of Shelby and Audubon Counties, Iowa. Chicago, IL, USA: W. S. Dunbar, 1889.

About Shelby and Audubon Counties, Iowa Biographical Dictionary

This database contains a portrait and biographical record of the prominent and representative citizens of Shelby and Audubon counties, Iowa, along with biographical sketches and portraits of all the governors of the state of Iowa and presidents of the United States to 1889 (the date of publishing). It also contains a concise history of the counties, and their cities and townships. This database would be of great worth to any researcher with ancestors from these areas in Iowa. Even though your ancestors may not be listed in this biographical record (since it only covers the most prominent citizens of the area), much can be learned by reading about the lives of others who lived during the time of your ancestors.