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John Wesley Iliff was the son of Salome Reed Iliff and Thomas Iliff, a wealthy Ohio cattle farmer. Born in McLuney, Ohio, on
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Jenkins, Tom (2004). "Hardworking John Wesley Iliff became the most prominent cattle baron in
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