Woodbury County IA Archives Biographies.....Davis, M. C. 1835 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ia/iafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Alice Warner http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00015.html#0003503 November 8, 2008, 11:43 am Author: Western Publishing Company M.C. Davis, one of the proprietors of city mill and elevator, was born in Pittsford, Rutland County, Vt., in 1835. He was been engaged in the milling business since 1855; came to Sioux City in 1869 and erected the elevator in 1870. The elevator has a capacity of 70,000 bushels; the mill was built in 1871, has a capacity of 125 barrels of flour per day, and employs 15 men. Additional Comments: History of Western Iowa: Its settlement and Growth; Sioux City 1882 Section: Woodbury County: Sioux City Biographies File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ia/woodbury/bios/davis222gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/iafiles/ File size: 1.1 Kb