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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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HOBBS, JOHN W., broker and loan agent; office, Main street, corner Fourth; born in Mt. Vernon, Knox Co., Ohio; came to Nauvoo, Ill., in 1858; lived there until 1860, then moved to Fort Madison, Iowa; resided there three years and then went to Carthage, Hancock Co., Ill; he was in the County Clerk’s office for a short time; afterward connected with the Hancock County National Bank; came to Keokuk Feb. 1, 1869, and was connected with the banking-house of Bower, Barclay & Co. until the organization of the Commercial Bank, when he was elected Cashier of that institution, and continued with it until he resigned his position Feb. 1, 1876, to go South and attend to a Government contract which had been awarded to him; since 1877, he has been engaged in his present business.
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