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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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IVINS, W. S., proprietor of the Keokuk Omnibus and City Livery-Stable, office, Third St., between Main and Johnson; born in Burlington Co., N. J., in 1824; came to Keokuk in 1841; kept “The Boat Store” from 1846 until 1848; in 1850, he became proprietor of the “Ivins House” and engaged in the hotel business until 1853, when he went to California; returned to Keokuk in 1855, and engaged in the real estate business until 1857; in 1858, he started his present business and has since continued it with good success. In 1849, he married Miss V. W. Wilcox; she was born in Warsaw, Ill., in 1832; they have three children — Eva N. (now Mrs. R. Jones), Elizabeth, William S. Mrs. Ivins is a member of the Episcopal Church; Liberal.
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