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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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POLLOCK, S. & CO., wholesale grocers; the business was established by S. Pollock, in 1861; in January, 1865, John M. Bisbee and Benjamin B. Jewell, were admitted to partnership. Mr. Pollock came to Iowa in 1843; engaged in farming pursuits in Henry Co. until 1845; three years on the Half-Breed Tract, two years in California; in 1853, came to Keokuk. Mr. P. is from Guernsey Co., Ohio; Mr. Jewell is a native of Jefferson Co., Ind.; came to Keokuk in 1855; Mr. Bisbee was born in Worthington, Hampshire Co., Mass.; came to Keokuk in 1856. Messrs. Pollock & Co. do a business amounting to about $300,000 per annum; their sales are principally in Iowa, Missouri and Illinois.

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This family biography is one of 668 biographies included in The History of Lee County, Iowa published in 1879.  For the complete description, click here: Lee County, Iowa History and Genealogy

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