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Fred A. Burton


Fred A. Burton, grain buyer, born in Rhode Island in 1851, came to Iowa and to Makee Township in 1854, and became a resident in Waukon in 1868. Mr. Burton was engaged for several years in buying grain in the markets at Lansing and Postville in this county, and in DeSoto, Wis., as well as at his home in Waukon. In September 1880 he assumed charge of A. & T. McMichael's grain elevator at Waterville, where he has since been constantly employed.

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