John C. Bills was a native of Wyoming county, New York, where he was born in 1833.  He became a member of the Scott county bar in 1856, after which the law firm of Bills & Block was formed.  He was a very active and prominent member of the bar at this place and twice was elected mayor of Davenport on the republican ticket. Debbie Clough G-erischer G-erischer Family Web Site http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/ Assistant CC, Iowa Gen Web, Scott County http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/ List Manager for: IASCOTT-L * G-erischer-L * D-encker-L Fitzpatirck-L * V-lerebome-L * Huntington-L * Otis-L * Algar-L EIGS-L * Pickens-L * McNab-L * Patris-L - Rankin-L