Jefferson County IA Archives Obituaries.....Dubois, John W. 1888
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Fairfield Tribune 11 Jul 1888
Fairfield Tribune
July 11, 1888
Page 3 col. 3

A GOOD MAN PASSED AWAY SUDDENLY….JOHN W. DUBOIS was among the early settlers of
Iowa. In Aug. 1840 he first gazed upon what was known as the “Black Hawk
Purchase.” Afterward he moved with his wife and two children into this county,
arriving on the 15th of Jan. 1843. He was of French-Huguenot descent., and often
within the hearing and to the joy of the writer traced his lineage with great
and singular accuracy to the year 1050, to GERFRODI DU BOIS, who was appointed
by the crown, “Grand Master of the Forests of France.” He told us he had in his
possession a facsimile of the original coat of arms of this ancient family. He
was born in New York City on 10 Oct. 1817. His first wife was ELIZABETH DILL,
who was born in White County, Tenn., July 12, 1818, and died in 1881. By his
first wife he had nine children, seven of whom survive him. In 1882 he married
MISS. JENNIE DU BOIS, who survives him, by whom he had no issue….


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