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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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LANDER, H. C., keeper of city prison; born in Pickaway Co., Ohio, in 1832; came to Keokuk in 1851; engaged in the bakery business until 1854; then went on the survey of the Keokuk & Des Moines Ry.; continued in that business a short time, and went in the Post Office under Col. Wm. Patterson, remained there until 1856; from 1856 to 1860, he was foreman of Patterson & lumberman’s slaughtering-house; in 1860, Mr. Lander met with an accident in the mill of Paul & Hyatt, which laid him up for one year; from 1861 until 1862, he was wharfmaster; then went into the army as sutler of the 25th Mo. V. I.; came back in 1866, and started a restaurant, kept it until 1870; then was elected keeper of city prison; has held the position since, except one year, when he served as Justice of the Peace. Married Miss Mary L. Rogers in 1854, of Clinton, Ohio; Mrs. Lander is the daughter of J. M. Rogers, a well-known old settler, who came here in 1846 (now living in Warren Co., this State); they have one child — Wm. H., born in 1855, Mr. L. is President of the Young America Fire Department, also, one of the charter members of the Free-for-all Church; belongs to the choir; Mrs. L. is a member of the M. E. Church. Mr. Lander is a Republican.
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