Biography of John Pugh, Troy Mills, Linn County, Iowa from 1901 Biographical Records of Linn Co., Iowa. page 297
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!BIOGRAPHY: 1901 BIOGRAPHICAL RECORDS OF LINN CO IA.Page 297
	John Pugh is Superintendent and proprietor of the Eagle Hotel at Troy Mills,
Linn County, and is one of the most popular landlords in this part of the
Hawkeye State. He is a native of  North Carolina, born March 12, 1824, and
is the son of Jacob and Dorcas(Glasglow) Pugh , also natives of North Carolina.
Jacob Pugh was born 1790, and died 1826, at the age of fifty six years. His
wife was ten years his junior, and survived him many years dying in 1865.
The household circle included eleven children: Enoch, Nancy, Penina, Dorcas,
Jacob, Thomas, Jessie,(deceased), one died in infancy unnamed, Lydia, Mary and
John.
	The subject of our sketch was the youngest member of his fathers family and
remained at home with his parents until he grew to  manhood. He was married
to Mrs. Charlotte Thurston in 1854: by whom he had four children, names as
follows: Charles, Edmund B. , Hrriedt and Sarah Ellen. Charles and Sarah
Ellen are deceased. Mr. Pugh was again married  Feb. 24, 1867, to Miss Temperence
Harvey. She was a native of Illinois, born November 17, 1811, Her Parents
were Henry S. and Rachael (Ellis) Harvey, natives of the prairie State. They
became the parents of four children. The father departed this life in 1847, and his
wife survived him twenty nine years, dying in New Mexico in 1876.
	Of the marraige of Mr. and Mrs John Pugh four children have been born, three
of whom are living-Harvey,Alice and May. The one deceased was named May.
Mr Pugh came to Iowa while it was yet a Territory, and with his
characteristic energy at once identified himself with the interests of his 
adopted home. He is a man of great force of character, but temperate and gentlemanly
in the expression of his views. He is a strong Republican in politics, and a
sincere believer in the principles enumerated by Robert Ingersoll. He is honorable
and upright in his dealings, and endeavers, to the best of his ability to do
unto others as he would have them do unto him.
	Besides the hotel building and the ground upon which it stands, Mr. Pugh is
the possessor of 250 acres of farming land, he keeps a first-class public
house, which is the resort of the best class of travelers in this section.
As one of the leading and most enterprising business men of the county, the
publishers take pleasure in including in the galazy of portraits of
representative citizens given in this volume, that of Mr. Pugh.
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