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Pioneers of Linn County find roots in early Iowa records
A biographical sketch traces the McKean family in Linn County from 1838, detailing Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson McKean, their Civil War service, Mayorship in Marion, and the rise of the McKean business empire. The narrative covers the store evolution from Marion Book Store to City Book Store and later tenants, highlighting local heritage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKean
Burlington
Bradford County
Thomas Jefferson McKean
Andrew Jackson McKean
Linn County
Noah Wilson McKean
Thomas McKean
West Point
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Florida
Marion
Iowa
Iowa City
Mexico
15Th Infantry
Sarah Gray
Dubuque & Keokuk
U.S
Wisconsin
Samuel Kirkwood
Ulysses S. Grant
Pittsburg Landing
Tennessee
Oak Shade
Linn
Franklin Township
Abiah Day
Yankee Grove
Andrew
Abiah
Marion Savings Bank
J.K. Gibson
Main
Marion Streets
First Street
Second Avenue
Allen
McKean & Son
McKean & Sons
George
Seventh Avenue
A.B. McKean & Co
Allen B
Elnora Oakley
Santa
Palisades
Marion Book Store
Seventh Ave
Frank Holmes
County Auditor’s
Frank
Mary Parkhurst
Carnegie Library
Holmes
Parkhurst
Enterprise City Book Store
Henry Arp & Son Painters’ Supply
M.L. Braska Millinery Co
Subway Café
H.F. Knight
Marion Historical Society and Heritage Center
City
Allen McKean
Sarah
Sorg Sample Pharmacy
Mount Vernon
Margaret McCloskey
Abraham Lincoln
Noah
Margaret
Cornell College
Edward
Northwestern Railroad
Ella
J.M. Toms