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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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TEWKSBURY, J. R., photograph artist; born in New Hampshire, near Concord, May 17, 1831; his parents, who were from Tewksbury, England, removed to Western New York, where he was brought up; he came to Iowa in 1854; in April, 1856, he opened the first railroad ticket office in Keokuk; he held the position of General Western Agent of the C., B. & Q. R. R., for six years; went across the plains to Idaho and Montana; was engaged in fruit culture in Southern Illinois; was in business in New York City; then returned to Iowa and was engaged in photographing at Farmington for eight years, and established the business here in the fall of 1875. He married Miss E. Carrie Grubb May 27, 1856; she is a native of McConnellsville, Morgan Co., Ohio; her father, Walter Grubb, came to Iowa in 1841, and was an old settler; he was Postmaster at Farmington for many years.
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