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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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BLACKBURN, JACOB C., DR., Auditor of Lee County; was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Jan. 8, 1832; he received his education there, studied medicine, and graduated at the Cincinnati College of Medicine and Surgery, in February, 1856; after graduating, practiced in Cincinnati for seven years; came to Iowa, and located in Fort Madison in August, 1863; engaged in the practice of his profession and continued it until he was elected Auditor of Lee County, in the fall of 1873; he was re-elected to the same office in the fall of 1875, and again in the fall of 1877, each time being elected by the largest majority of any officer in the county. He married Miss Eleanor Davey, of Newport, Ky., May 20, 1855; they have had four children, and lost them all in infancy; they have one adopted son, W. G. Davey.
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