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From History of Black Hawk County, Iowa, and its people (1915)
S. F. CASS.
No history of Black Hawk county would be complete were there failure to make prominent and extended reference to S. F. Cass, whose efforts along various lines contributed to the upbuilding, development and improvement of this section of the state. Moreover, through his well directed business career he won the proud American title of a self-made man and his life history should serve as a source of encouragement and inspiration to others, showing what may be accomplished when determination and energy point out the way and when industry goes hand in hand with integrity. Mr. Cass was born in Prescott county, Canada, June 31, 1839, and in 1860 accompanied his parents to Wisconsin. There, a year later, he was united in marriage to Miss Martha Wilcox, a native of New York, and to them were born six children, of whom three sons,
As printed in History of Black Hawk County, Iowa, and its people (1915). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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