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JAMES SCOTT, farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Farley ; born in Lorain Co., Ohio, July 15, 1827 ; came to Dubuque Co. in 1853; he was among the first to settle in his part of the county, and knows by personal experience all of the hardships, inconven- iences and warm friendships growing out of the frequent interchange of help and hospi- talities among the early settlers; a house 18x24 feet in size (now used for a shop by Mr. Scott), was, during their first winter here, the home of both his and Mr. Free- man's families, over a dozen persons in all; and the chalk-line division between house- holds is yet merrily talked of by both families; his present neat and well-arranged resi- dence was built fourteen years ago; Mr. Scott, a practical carpenter and joiner, doing the work himself on that and most of his other buildings ; he has a nicely rolling, well- watered farm of 101 acres in Secs. 20 and 21, besides 20 acres of timber land in Iowa Township; he carries on farming and stock-raising, and, in addition to the thorough work in both of these departments, carries on quite extensively a third branch, bee- keeping, keeping thoroughly posted on all the improvements and discoveries in this branch of industry. Mr. Scott is Republican in politics, but is too busily employed in other directions to devote much time to political affairs. He has been married twice; his first wife was Miss Sarah Freeman, of Ohio, the marriage taking place in 1847; she died Oct. 15, 1860; his second wife was Miss Elizabeth Wilkinson, a native of Pennsylvania ; they were married April 24, 1862; six children are living-Harriet, Elizabeth, Willma, Joseph, Clarence and Russell ; one, Aretus, is dead.
PHILIP SHIPTON, farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Farley ; born in Jo Daviess Co., Ill., July 24, 1832; came to Dubuque Co. in 1848; fifteen years of his time, at different periods, have been employed in mining enterprises in the vicinity of Dubuque ; in 1860, he removed to Missouri, and was a resident of that State until three years after the close of the civil war, when he returned to Dubuque Co., and has been identi- fied with the interests of the county since that time; living during the great rebellion, in a locality in which some of the most stirring scenes in theatre of war were enacted ; he was from patriotism an active participant as a soldier on the side of the Union ; from 1862 till the close of the war, he was constantly in service, two years of the time in Co. C, 2d Ark. V. C., the remainder of the time in Missouri militia, which did effective' work in bring the war to a successful termination ; in later years he has been a farmer. Religion, Methodist; politics, Republican. Mr. Shipton was married in 1855 to Hannah Smith, of Dubuque Co .; they have ten children living-Georgiana, Susan, Emma, William, Philip, Izora, Lottie, Lucia, Ada and Frankie; two, Ellen Jane and Ida, are dead.
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N. F. SIMPSON, farmer, Secs. 20, 21, 28 and 29; P. O. Epworth; born in Yorkshire, England, Oct. 14, 1838; to America and to Dubuque Co. in 1839; has 140 acres of land admirably adapted to farming and stock-raising, and, with character- istic energy, is extending his business and possessions ; quite a number of years in his earlier life were spent in mining, of which business he has thorough knowledge ; before settling on his present farm thirteen years ago, he had traveled extensively over Wis- consin, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska; has made personal observation of much of the Union ; with patriotic devotion to the land of his adoption, he devoted three years of his life to the service of his country during the civil war, serving as a non-commis- sioned officer in Co. C, 21st I. V. I., making an honorable record in the battles of Hartsville and Beaver Creek, Mo., where he was wounded; the Red River and Atlanta campaigns, siege of Vicksburg, etc., until mustered out with his command at the close of the war in 1865. His first wife was Miss Azubah Welsh, of Virginia, married in 1860, she died in 1862; his second wife was Miss Alice Hinde, a native of Cheshire, England, married in 1865; six children-Martha Elizabeth, Jane Alice Effie, John Thomas, Nathan Frank, Della May, Howard Lee.
THOMAS SMITH, butcher and dealer in fresh and salted meats, Farley ; is a native of England, and was born Nov. 4, 1838 ; when 10 years of age, his parents came to America in 1847 ; they lived in New Jersey and Pennsylvania until 1855, when they came West to Iowa and located in Dubuque Co. After the breaking-out of the rebell- ion, he enlisted in the 9th I. V. I .. Co. C; he was in the service over three years, and was at the taking of Vicksburg, Atlanta, Pea Ridge, Champion Hills, Grand Gulf and other battles; was knocked down by a ball, but not hurt; he was in thirteen engage- ments ; after the war, he returned here, farmed two years, and, since then, has been engaged in his present business ; he holds the office of Justice of the Pcace; when he began life, he only had $48, and his success is owing to his own efforts. He married Miss Mary A. Bazeley, a native of Wisconsin, Jan. 24, 1860 ; they have three children -Harriet (now Mrs. King, living here), Emma, Martha M.
J. O. TROWER, farmer, Scc. 12; P. O. Epworth; born in Indiana Nov. 1, 1840 ; his parents removed to Linn Co., Iowa, when he was less than a year old, and thence to Dubuque Co. in 1842; remaining in the city of Dubuque five years, they then removed to Vernon Township ; from there, after a two years' residence, they came to the farm now occupied by the subject of this sketch in the fall of 1849. Mr. T. is a member of the Christian Church, and was connected therewith at the time of its organization in Peosta and Epworth ; is identified with the Republican party ; has held township and school offices. He was married, Feb. 5, 1863, to Miss Margaret A. Earl, of Pennsylvania ; they have three children-John William, Garland Earl and Allen Rowe. Mr. Trower's parents were Garland Trower, who died in Dubuque about 1845, and Jane Trower, now Mrs. Webster, having married again in 1849, and removed to Shelby Co. in 1875. Mrs. Trower is a daughter of Benjamin Earl, who died in 1857, and Angelina Earl, now living in Farley, but will probably return to farm near her daughter during 1880.
A. H. VAN ANDA, farmer ; P. O. Epworth ; born in Lycoming Co., Penn., Sept. 2, 1810; came to McHenry Co., Ill., in 1845; was there four years, and then removed to Dubuque Co. in 1849; he settled in Taylor Township when it had only nine people in it, and not over a section of land broken for cultivation in the township; he has farmed all his life, except some seven years employed on public works, and as conductor on the Williamsport & Elmira Railroad in New York, and on the Georgia & Forsyth Railroad in Georgia, previous to coming West ; he bought, in 1849, 160 acres of land in Sec. 21, Taylor Township, on which he lived till 1875, since which time he has lived in Epworth, where he has a good house and lot, and five acres of land. Mr. V. is a Methodist and a Republican. He married, June 10, 1842, Miss Ann E. Newell, of Pennsylvania ; they have three children living-Francis V., Arthur J. and Isabella ; one child, Willard N., is dead.
A. C. WALKER, of the firm of A. C. Walker & Co., dealers in dry goods and groceries, Farley ; is a native of Vermont, and was born in Dummerston, Windliam
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Co., Sept. 27, 1831 ; he grew up to manhood there, and, in 1852, went to Boston, and remained in that eity for ten years; in 1865, he came to Dubuque Co., and located at Farley, and engaged in mercantile business, and has continued since then. The firm of A. C. Walker & Co. is the oldest mereantile house engaged in business here. Mr. Walker holds the office of Mayor of Farley, and also President of the Publie Library. On Dec. 31, 1868, Mr. Walker was united in marriage to Miss Rebecca Richards, from Silver Lake, Penn .; they have had one son, Sewell A., not living.
P. F. WALKER, of the firm of A. C. Walker & Co., dealers in dry goods and groceries, Farley ; is a native of Dummerston, Windham Co., Vt., and was born June 4, 1826 ; he grew up to manhood in that State, and came West to Iowa in 1855, and located in Dubuque, remained there six years, and came to Farley in 1861, and engaged in the mercantile business; in 1865, the firm of A. C. Walker & Co. was organized, and it is the oldest business firm here; Mr. Walker established the business in 1861, and is the oldest merchant here. He has held the office of County Super- visor, Assessor and school offices, and is at this time President of the School Board. In September, 1855, he was united in marriage to Miss L. M. Walker, a native of Dum- merston, Windham Co., Vt .; they have had four children, only one of whom survives,. a son, Robert S.
DANIEL WHITE, farmer, See. 30; P. O. Farley ; born in Limerick, Ire- land, in 1830 ; came to America in 1850; settled in Pennsylvania, and remained there- until 1867, when lie removed to Dubuque Co .; has been engaged in farming, mining, ete .; has a fine farm of 120 acres in Sees. 29 and 30. Religion, Catholie ; politics, a. Demoerat. He was married in 1854 to Eliza Cragan, also a native of Ireland ; they have seven children-Daniel, John, Frank, Joseph, Mary, Maggie and Katie; two are dead, John and Joseph.
J. C. WILSON, farmer, Sec. 32 ; P. O. Farley ; born in New York May 23, 1850 ; removed to Dubuque Co. in 1874. Is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and of the Republican party. Mr. Wilson was married in October, 1877, to Miss Mary E. Newell ; they have two children-Annie and Charley.
LYMAN WRIGHT, retired farmer, Epworth ; born in New York April. 22, 1809; came to Iowa, Jackson Co., in 1845, and to Dubuque Co. in 1857 ; before coming to Iowa, Mr. Wright had lived four years in Canada, leaving there in the time of the Canadian rebellion, and, after his Canadian residence, was for seven years a citizen of Ohio, having left New York at the age of 28; he has been engaged in farm- ing until the past eight years, since which time he has lived in Epworth, where he is nieely located in a beautiful, well-appointed home, and is one of the most esteemed cit- izens of the town. Has held offices in the M. E. Church; is identified with the Repub- lican party. His first wife was Miss Olive Cidmore, of New York ; married in 1827 ; she died in 1846; his second wife was Mrs. Sarah Foster, of Indiana, the marriage taking place in 1848; her death occurred in 1859; his third wife was Mrs. Sarah M. Wright, of New York, to whom he was married in 1865; eight children are living- John B., Lydia, George, Olive, Phebia, Abigail, Wilbur and Alcinas ; four are dead -Aneil, Clarissa, Eusebe and Lorin D.
HEZEKIAH YOUNG, Postmaster and merehant, Epworth ; born in Ver- mont Dee. 29, 1816 ; his parents removed to St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., before he was a year old ; he resided in New York until the age of 18, when he came to Joliet, Ill .; remained there four or five years ; then, for nearly as long a period was a resident of Indiana ; the winters of these years, while he was a citizen of Illinois and Indiana, were spent in the inilder elimate of Louisiana ; removing from Indiana, seven years were employed in the lead mines of Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa, coming to Dubuque Co. in 1847; he went to California in 1850, and after two years there, returned to Dubuque Co., and settled in what is now Epworth, in 1852. Mr. Young is a Meth- odist and a Republican, and is a man mueh esteemed as a eitizen, and loved as a neigh- bor; he was one of the founders of his town, and has always aided its churches and public institutions with a most liberal hand, and no call upon his time, labor or capital. has ever been made by any needy, deserving individual, or worthy enterprise, without.
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eliciting a generous response. On the 13th of August, 1857, he married Mrs. Susan Ford, of Iowa City; they have two children (twins) living-George W. and Amy L .; two died-Hiram and Willie.
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JOHN D. ALSOP, attorney at law, Dyersville; born May 4, 1822, in Derbyshire, England ; in 1854, came to Dubuque Co .; he commenced reading law in 1863, and was admitted to the bar in 1866; has been in constant practice since. Married Miss Henrietta Potter in 1853; she was born in 1822, in Derbyshire, England ; died in 1867 ; have three children-Lizzie, Charles E. and Blanche ; second marriage, to Miss M. Hatch, of Adrian, Mich .; she was born in Michigan.
ALBERT BAEUMLE, firm of Ferring & Baeumle, proprietors of New Vienna Brewery ; he was born Oct. 22, 1856, in Dubuque Co .; the brewery was built in 1874, by his father and Mr. Ferring; the present Sheriff of this county ; he bought out his father's interest in May, 1879. Married Miss Mary Hess Feb. 2, 1880 ; she was born in Dubuque Co .; her parents now reside in Liberty Township.
RICHARD BARRY, farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Tivoli ; born Jan. 27, 1827, in Ireland ; in 1847, came to New Jersey, in 1849 to Connecticut, in 1857 he came to Dubuque Co., where he has since lived; he owns 280 acres of land; is Township Treasurer, School Director, etc. Married Miss Catharine Waldron Jan. 10, 1851 ; she was born in Ireland in 1834 ; they have twelve children-six sons and six daughters.
F. X. BULLINGER, school teacher, Dyersville; born Dec. 3, 1834, in Bavaria ; in 1854, came to Wisconsin ; in 1858, to Dubuque Co .; the following year he came to Dyersville, where he has since resided and taught school; he owns his house and lot in Dyersville. Married Miss Mary Boeckenstedtte in 1859 ; she was born in Oldenberg, Germany ; have four children-John, Joseph, Liddy and Anna. Democrat ; Catholic Church.
HON. JOHN CHRISTOPH, farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Dyersville; born May 2, 1832, in Bavaria ; in 1844, came to America ; in 1846, came to Dubuque Co., where he has since resided; he has always been engaged in farming, and was engaged about five years in the brewery business in New Vienna ; he owns 415 acres of land ; he has held all the township offices; was elected, in the fall of 1860, County Superin- intendent ; he has also been a member of the State Legislature, having served four terms, viz., 1864, 1870, 1872 and 1873. Married Anna Maria Schwerzler in 1855 ; she was born in Austria in 1835 ; have five children-Anna, Rosa, Valentine, Tilla and Aggie. Democrat; Catholic.
ANTON DIGMANN, retired, Dyersville ; born Dec. 10, 1833, in Prussia; in 1850, came to Wisconsin ; in 1865, came to Dubuque Co .; he owns about twenty-six lots in town, also the house he occupies ; previous to his coming to Dyersville, he had always been engaged in farming. Married Margaret Digman May 27, 1855 ; she was born in Prussia ; they have an adopted son, William Crowder. Catholic.
JOHN P. FISCHBACH, proprietor Commercial Hotel, Dyersville ; born Aug. 7, 1849, in Luxemburg ; in 1868, he came to America ; two years later came to Dyersville and kept the Pennsylvania Hotel; remained in this house till 1875 ; he then removed to the Commercial Hotel, which house he built and owns. He has been Alderman two terms. Married Maggie Feier Sept. 11, 1871, in Dubuque ; she was born in Luxemburg; have four children-John A., H. T., Maggie and Lillie.
THEODOR GOERDT, farmer, Sec. 20 ; P. O. Dyersville ; born Oct. 15, 1824, in Germany ; in 1850, came to Dubuque Co., where he has since lived ; he owns 200 acres of land, part of which he entered. He has been President of the School Board and Director. Married Barbara Huter Sept. 3, 1850 ; she was born in Ger- many ; they had thirteen children ; six now living-Theodor, Elizabeth, Anna, Mary, Katie and Joseph. Catholic.
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HENRY HELLMANN, farmer, Sec. 5 ; P. O. New Vienna ; he was born in August, 1817, in Germany ; in 1834 he came to Ohio ; in 1844, he came to Dubuqne Co., he being one of the first settlers of this locality, there being but three buildings in the township at this time ; he owns 200 acres of land, part of which he entered. Mar- ried Agnes Fangman in 1847 ; she was born in Germany, and came to Dubuque Co. with her parents in 1844 ; they have six children-Angeline, Andrew, Mary, Henry, Anna and Elizabeth. He has been Township Treasurer, School Director, etc. Catholic.
JOSEPH HINKLEY, livery and sale stable, Dyersville ; born Dec. 18, 1843, Northamptonshire, England ; came to Dyersville in 1855 ; in 1855 he went to Colorado, California and other Western States, and, in 1870, returned to Dyersville. Has held the office of Marshal and Constable the past five years. Married Susanna Northey July 4, 1871 ; she was born in England ; have two children-Herbert G. and Hanney H.
ADAM J. HOEFER, firm of Hoefer & Ramm, proprietors Washington House, New Vienna ; born Aug. 7, 1856, in New Wine Township ; at the age of 17, he went to Milwaukee and attended the Pio Nono College two years ; then returned and was engaged in teaching school till 1880, when he commenced his present business. He married Josephine Kokenege Nov. 25, 1879 ; she was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. His parents came to Dubuque Co. in 1860. His partner, Christian Ramm, was born in Nassau, Germany, May 8, 1852; in 1867, he came to Dubuque Co., and engaged in farming till he commenced his present business. His parents reside in Iowa Township.
HENRY HOLSCHER, of the firm of Holscher Bros., general merchandise, grain, pork, etc., Dyersville ; was born Feb. 23, 1832, in Westphalia, Prussia ; in 1856, he came to Baltimore, Md., thence to Wisconsin, and there engaged in railroading for about six months ; Jan. 3, 1857, he came to Dyersville, having to borrow $10 to pay his expenses here ; he then opened a small store, and gradually increased his stock as his means would admit, and now carries on an immense business, and is now probably the wealthiest man in this locality ; he has just been elected Mayor, and has held sev- eral other local offices. Married Catharine Schultz Nov. 20, 1860; she was born in Prussia ; they have nine children-three sons and six daughters. Democrat; Roman Catholic.
JACOB KERPER, Postmaster and general merchandise, New Vienna ; born Aug. 26, 1848, in Prussia ; in 1852, he came to Dubuque with his parents ; in 1874, commenced his present business ; was appointed Postmaster in 1879 ; is School Treasurer. Married Miss Anna M. Meyers in 1873 ; she was born in New York ; have three children-George, Bernard, and an infant not named. Catholic.
JOHN KERPER, farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. New Vienna; born March 20, 1820, in Prussia; in 1852, he came to Dubuque Co .; he owns 180 acres of land; is President of the School Board. Married Anna Mary Wirtz in 1846; she was born in Nieden Rhein, Prussia, in 1819; they have five children-Bernard, Jacob, Mathias, Michael and Anthony. Catholic.
REV. A. KORTENKAMP, Pastor St. Frances Xavier's Church ; resi- dence, Victoria street, Dyersville; he was born March 13, 1834, in Westphalia, Prussia ; at about the age of 14 years, he commenced studying for the priesthood ; first, at the Gymnasium at Munster, Westphalia, where he remained nine years at this school ; he then attended the university three years; in 1861, he came to Dubuque, Iowa, and was ordained a Roman Catholic Priest by Bishop Smith, and then was appointed Assistant Catholic Priest of the German Church in Dubuque ; Feb. 2, 1862, he removed to Dyersville, and was appointed to the position which he now holds ; he has had charge of various churches since coming to Dyersville, viz., fifteen years Pastor of the church at Worthington, also at Dellii, and was the first priest who took charge of the church at Luxemberg, Liberty Township ; this church he established.
ISAAC A. MORELAND, farmer, Sec. 30 ; P. O. Dyersville ; born July 6, 1822, in Fayette Co., Penn .; in 1838, came to Dubuque, thence to Delaware Co., where he remained till 1844, when he returned to Pennsylvania ; here he remained
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several years, then came again West and located in Dyersville, and carried on a general merchandise business until 1861, when he sold out to Limback Bros .; he then removed to his present farm, consisting of about one hundred and sixty acres of land. He has been Justice of the Peace and held other town offices ; he also filled the unex- pired term of T. Crawford as County Superintendent. He married Miss Isabella P. Jack in 1855 ; she was born in Fayette Co., Penn. ; they have five children-Lizzie, David I., Ida, Samuel and Joseph.
AUGUST MUEHE, hardware and stoves, Dyersville ; born Dec. 29, 1834, in Bavaria ; in 1853, came to New Jersey ; in 1857, to Dubuque Co .; the following year to Dyersville ; in 1859, he started a tinshop, and, as his trade improved, he con- tinued to enlarge his business, and now conducts a first-class hardware, stove and tin- ware store, etc. He has been a member of the School Board, served as Alderman two terms, now serving his third term ; has also held other town offices. He married Miss Rosa Auerbach Oct. 29, 1853 ; she was born in Bohemia; they have had seven chil- dren, six living-Lena (now Mrs. Toomer), John C., Henry D., Katie, Emma and Carrie ; lost Edward, aged 2} years.
DAVID NICHOLS, farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Farley ; born Oct. 5, 1811, in Dutchess Co., N. Y. ; he came to Dubuque Co. in 1852, and has since resided here ; he owns 200 acres of land. He married Sophia Jenkins in 1837 ; she was born in Columbia Co., N. Y .; they have had four children, two living-Mary J. (now Mrs. Watts) and Arthur H. (who served in the late war). Democrat.
DR. A. B. POORE, physician and surgeon, Dyersville; he was born in 1850 in Vermont; when a child, he came with his parents to Dubuque Co .; he attended the Hamilton College at Clinton, N. Y., for a term of four years, and graduated with honors, taking the first prize in chemistry; he then returned to Dubuque and taught school two years ; then commenced studying medicine with Dr. C. G. Pomeroy, and graduated in 1879 from the university at the city of New York, first degree M. D. ; he then came to Dyersville, and at once commenced the practice of his profession.
ANDREW RAHE, farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. New Vienna; born May 24, 1824, in Prussia ; in 1845, he came to Cincinnati, Ohio; in 1847, he came to Dubuque Co .; he owns 500 acres of land, one-third interest in the Dyersville Grist Mills, also 140 acres land in Delaware Co. Married Catherine Hellman in 1848; she was born in Germany ; they have four children-Clements, Henry, Anna Mary and Franz. Mrs. Rahe has two children by a former marriage-Mary and Bernard Weikman. Catholic.
JOSEPH SCHEMMEL, farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. New Vienna ; born Dec. 8, 1826, in Prussia; in 1833, came to Baltimore, Md., with his parents, thence to Mercer Co., Ohio ; in 1839, he removed to Hamilton Co., Ohio; in 1846, he came to Dubuque Co .; he is the owner of the New Vienna Woolen Mills, which he is now overhauling and putting it in good running order; he also owns 153 acres of land, and fifteen lots in New Vienna. Is a Notary Public, auctioneer, Secretary of the School Board, and has been Assessor. Married Lesatte Vente Aug. 17, 1853 ; she was born in Oldenburg, Germany; have ten children, seven sons and three daughters. Catholic.
REV. CONRAD LOUIS SCHULTE, the present Catholic Pastor of St. Boniface Church, New Vienna, Dubuque Co., Iowa, was born Jan. 27, 1836, in Westphalia, Prussia, in the diocese of Paderborn, village of Leiberg ; came to Amer- ica when near 10 years old, and settled in New Vienna ; lived here till 18 years old ; studied for the priesthood four years in St. Thomas Seminary, near Bardstown, Ky., three years in St. Vincent's College, Cape Girardeau, Mo., one year in Salesianum, near Milwaukee; was ordained priest Aug. 29, 1863; was then appointed Pastor of Guttenberg, Clayton Co .; after about two years, Pastor St. Trinity, Allison, Luxemburg, Dubuque Co .; two years later, Pastor of Festina, Winnesheik Co .; three years later, Pastor of St. Luke's, five miles west of Festina; six months after Pastor of New Vienna, in October, 1870 ; his predecessors were Rev. J. Allemann, 1847; Rev. G. H. Phathe, 1848; Rev. S. G. Reffe, in 1848, here on mission during absence of Rev.
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G. H. Phathe; Rev. Mathias Lentner, in 1851, who built the present church in 1853; Rev. James Orth in 1856 till 1865; Rev. Anthony Kortenkamp attended this mission during absence of Rev. J. Orth; Rev. J. B. Weikman in 1866 till 1870; Rev. Con- rad L. Schulte, present Pastor.
C. A. SMITH, school teacher, Dyersville ; born July 21, 1843, in Rhenish Prussia ; in 1853, came with his parents to Chicago, and there received his first English schooling; in 1861, came to Dubuque Co .; in 1872, he commenced teaching in Delaware Co., and has been engaged in teaching since. Married Mary M. Limback Jan. 11, 1875; she was born in Lyons, Iowa; have three children-Jenofova, Law- rence C. and Anna S .; Catholic.
HENRY TEGELER, farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Dyersville ; born Sept. 19. 1852, in Quincy, Ill .; in 1855, came, with his parents, to Dubuque Co .; lived in Liberty Township till 1870, when he went to Milwaukee and attended the St. Francis College till 1873, then returned to Dubuque Co. and engaged in teaching school ; he now owns eighty-four acres of land on which he lives and cultivates. Married Anna Burkle Oct. 18, 1877 ; she was born in Dyersville; they have one child-Cecelia. Catholic.
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