Tag Archives: James W. Means

Marshal-ing our Resources

Posted on March 28, 2013 by SCblogger

Recently, we explained how we uncovered that the man we—and everyone else—had thought was the first City Marshal of Davenport . . . wasn’t. But this had us researching what the City Marshal—a position that no longer exists—originally did, and when he stopped … Continue reading →

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Remembering Police Officer James W. Means

Posted on May 17, 2011 by SCblogger

James Wilson Means was born in Pennsylvania around 1824, reared and married in Ohio, and then settled in Davenport around 1855 with his young family.  By the spring of 1883, Mr. Means was a respected officer with the Davenport Police Department.  … Continue reading →

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