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for the codifying and revision of the Code of Iowa for 1860, known as the Revision of 1873. Married Miss Melvina Brookfield Nov. 27, 1857 ; she was born in Niagara District, Canada West, Dec. 30, 1834; have two children-Leroy and Carrie. His mother also lives in his family, his father having removed to California in 1871, where he, shortly after, died. Mr. S. is a member of the Masonic Order ; Democrat.
RICHARD TEEPLE, farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Nashville; owns 300 acres of land, valued at $30 per acre; born Aug. 7, 1832, in Elgin Co., C. W. ; emigrated to this county in the spring of 1854. Married Miss Isabelle M. Tozier in December, 1860 ; she was born in 1841, in Ogle Co., Ill., and deceased July 6, 1865. He again married Miss Delia C. Goodrich Nov. 10, 1867 ; she was born Nov. 20, 1844, in Addison Co., Vt. By his first wife, were Lewis L., Ida M., Truman W. and Adaline-the last two deceased; by present wife, four-Chester G., Luella L., Beulah C. and Lyman R. Republican.
JOHN WATSON, farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Nashville; owns 300 acres of land, valued at $45 per acre ; is a grandson of Joshua Watson, who served through the American Revolution, and son of John R. and Hannah (nee Keith) Watson, natives of Woodstock, Conn .; born Sept. 18, 1818, in Madison Co., N. Y. His father was born Feb. 5, 1780, and died Dec. 17, 1847; his mother was born June 11, 1796, and died March 15, 1862. Mr. Watson was educated in the common schools, from which he acquired a thorough knowledge of common English branches, which he put to practice in teaching for several years, always taking special interest in the promotion of the com- mon-school system. In the spring of 1845, he moved to Wyoming Co., and from there to this county, in the spring of 1853, locating upon his present farm. Married Miss Eunice M. Viets, of Ashtabula Co., Ohio, March 13, 1845; she was born Dec. 19, 1818, in St. Albans, Vt. They have three children living-Edgar, who lives on an adjoining farm; Leslie C., now of Pawnee Co., Kan., and Eugene, yet at home; lost one son, J. Reed, who died Aug. 30, 1874, at the age of 28, leaving a wife, parents and brothers to mourn his untimely death, as well as many warm friends. Was a very successful teacher in the common schools, as are all his brothers. Mr. Watson has served as a member of the Board of Supervisors, Justice of the Peace, etc; Repub- lican.
JEREMIAH WIDEL, carpenter and joiner, Baldwin ; born Jan. 16, 1815, in Berks Co., Penn. In 1832, went to Buffalo, N. Y., and learned his trade, and, in July, 1836, came to Chicago, then a very small town ; remained there till Feb- ruary, 1837, then, in company with three others, came to Camanche, Clinton Co., and assisted in putting up the first house there, a log one, making that his home till 1845; came to Brandon Township, of this county. In the summer of 1838, in company with three others, made a tour into Cedar Co., stopping at Jo. Denson's, at Massillon, and went up to what was known as Onion Grove, and purchased a claim, which he afterward disposed of, the same now belonging to the estate of James Laughrie. In 1847, moved into Monmouth Township, and returned to Canton in 1851, and back to Baldwin in 1870. Married Miss Catherine Groat March 24, 1842; she was born March 7, 1823, in New York. Have eight children-James, Adeline, Clymena, Maria, George and Hulbert A. and Herbert A., twins, and John ; lost four-Sarah and Eliza, and two infants. Mr. Widell is a member of the M. E. Church ; National.
WILLIAM WILCOX, farmer and Notary Public ; P. O. Baldwin ; owns 370 acres of land in this county, valued at $20 per acre, also 160 acres in Clinton Co., also valued at $20 per acre; born Oct. 7, 1823, in Elgin Co., Ontario. In the summer of 1840, emigrated to this county, locating upon his present farm in the village of Mill Rock; was engaged in the mercantile business about ten years, and was Postmaster about the same length of time, succeeding a Mr. Cobb, he being the first Postmaster of the place ; the office was then called Cobb, but afterward changed to Mill Rock, which was discontinued upon the arrival of the railroad to Baldwin. Married Miss Angelia Hunt Sept. 8, 1846 ; she was born July 17, 1831, in Essex Co., Vt. Have two chil- dren-Jael, now wife of A. G. Burdick, and Sherman ; lost one son-Theodore. The parents of Mr. Wilcox were Jael and Ebenezer Wilcox. Republican.
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JOLEPH M. ZOOK, farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Baldwin ; owns 175 acres of land adjoining Baldwin, valued at $50 per acre ; son of David and Nancy (nee Mack) Zook ; born Nov. 8, 1823, in Bedford Co., Penn. In the summer of 1824, with his parents, emigrated to Knox Co., Ohio, and, in the spring of 1845, he inoved to Elkhart Co., Ind., thence to Sharon Township, Clinton Co., Iowa, and to his present farm in 1860. Part of the town was platted on his farm, first called Fremont, and changed to Baldwin in 1871. He married Miss Caroline Kizer Oct. 15, 1861 ; she was born in Illinois in March, 1837. Have one daughter-Matie ; lost two children-William and Hattie. Mr. Zook has served as Trustee of this township, Assessor, etc; is a member of the German Baptist Church ; Republican.
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MICHAEL ALTFILISCH, merchant and dealer in general stock, Bellevue ; born in Germany in 1842; emigrated to America in 1856 ; came to Bellevue as salesman in 1862, and enlisted in the 5th I. V, C., as private in Company H; served two years ; was captured by the rebels near Atlanta ; remained a prisoner nine months at Andersonville ; was honorably discharged ; returned to Bellevue and engaged in business in August, 1865. He married Miss Lucy Robb, born in Germany in August, 1847; came to America in 1852 ; resided near Bellevue. Married in 1866 ; they have six children-Theresa, Frank, Clara, Louis, Francis and Michael.
CAPT. WILLIAM ANDERSON, firm of Anderson & Co., agents for he Keokuk Northern Line Packet Co., dealers in grain and produce and pork-packing, Bellevue ; he was born near Glasgow, Scotland ; when an infant, he moved with his parents to New York ; his father was one of the first settlers of Chicago; he assisted in building the first pier there; they afterward came to Lake Co., Ill .; in 1846, they came to Bellevue ; he had followed the river about fifteen years, part of this time as captain and owner of a boat which he sold in 1878. Married Miss E. J. Phillips in. 1856 ; she was born in Ohio; they have six children, three sons and three daughters. ALBERT ANNING, farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Bellevue; born Aug. 12, 1852, in Tete des Morts Towaship, Jackson Co .; came to his present farm in 1873 ; he owns ninety-five acres of land. Married Lena Specht Jan. 21, 1874; she was born in 1855 in Jo Daviess Co., Ill .; they have one child-Lena.
MRS. M. A. BARRETT, dealer in millinery, dress trimming and mak- ing, Front street, near the Union Depot, Bellevue, formerly of Chippewa Falls, Wis .; daughter of John How, one of the pioneers of Jackson Co., who took a prominent part in the Bellevue war. Mrs. B.'s step-father, Jared Jonas, is also one of the old settlers of Bellevue. Mrs. B. was born in Bellevue Dec. 24, 1842.
WILLIAM BECKER, proprietor Mississippi House, Bellevue; born in Luxemburg, Germany, in 1839; came to America and settled in Wisconsin in 1856, and engaged in teaming and brick business; went to Lake Superior in 1859; in 1862, returned to Wisconsin and enlisted in the 24th Wis. V. I .; was wounded in the battle of Perryville, Ky .; returned to Louisville and to Camp Donaldson, and received his dis- charge in 1863 ; returned to old home and then to Lake Superior; was there employed as engineer about one year, then came West to Jackson Co., and there married Miss Steil, April 16, 1865 ; she was born in Germany in 1845; came to America in 1861 ; they have three children living-Michael, Lena and Joe; three children died-Annie, Annie, Maggie and John Peter. He keeps the Mississippi House, located on Front street, presenting a fine view of the river.
JOHN BLUSH, brick manufacturer and contractor, Bellevue ; he was born July 8, 1825, in Switzerland ; May 5, 1845, he came to Stark Co., Ohio; in 1847, he came to Bellevue ; he owns his yard with ahout seven acres of land ; during the war, was in the Quartermaster's Department of the Cumberland Army and with the Construction Corps at Nashville, under Capt. Negle ; served one year in each department. He married
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Amelia Weber, June, 1859; she was born in 1842, in Prussia ; had eleven children, nine living, five sons and four daughters.
JOHN BOTTGHER, farmer; P. O. Bellevue ; born in Prussia in 1831 ; came to America in 1857; went to Galena and remained eight years, then came to Bellevue and went to farming; bought 160 acres. Wife was born in the same place and came to America at the same time ; they have seven children-Louisa, Charlie, Mary, Henry, John, Wilhelm and Annie. Democrat; in religion, Lutheran.
HENRY BOWER, Bellevue; retired from the active business life ; he built, and was proprietor of the Bower House for a number of years ; at present is owner but not landlord; he has been here since 1865 ; lived in the county twenty- three years ; originally from Dauphin Co., Penn; went to Ohio, and from there to Jackson Co. Has been Justice of the Peace four years, and Township Trustee several terms; ex-President of the School Board. His wife, Miss E. Loy, sister of Dr. Loy, of Maquoketa, was formerly from Trumbull Co., Ohio; they were married in Ohio in 1850 ; have five children-John W., Flora Kate, Sarah Ella, William W. and Ada V .; Kate and Ellen married, and reside in Pottawattamie Co.
A. BRANDT, stock-dealer and owner of several fine horses, Bellevue ; born in Perry Co., Penn., April 8, 1845 ; has resided in Bellevue about eleven years. Held the office of Deputy Sheriff one year and a half. Proprietor of the hotel known as the Bower House three years. His wife was Miss Mattie Evans, daughter of R. D. Evans ; born in Bellevue Township ; married Dec. 25, 1873.
AMBROSE BREESE, dealer in drugs, medicines, paints, oil and dye stuffs, jewelry, watches, clocks and silver ware, Bellevue; he has been in the jewelry business several years ; hought the stock of drugs belonging to G. W. Lewis & Son. Mr. B. was born at Princeville, Peoria Co., Ill., Jan. 29, 1851; went to Ft. Dodge, Iowa, and remained about two years ; thence to Dubuque, and finished learning the trade of watchmaker, and then to Storm Lake, and there learned the drug business, and from there to Vermilion, Dakota, in the fall of 1875, and left there in the spring of 1876, and settled in Bellevue.
H. BUDDE, dealer in harness and saddlery, Bellevue; was born in Olden- burg, Germany ; came to America in 1845, and settled in Bellevue Aug. 26, 1836. Married Miss Julia Klinesmith, at Spruce Creek, April 7, 1863, and they have eight children living-Eddie, Annie, Mary, Charlie, Albert, Josse, Lena and Nillie.
PETER BUTLER, Jr., of the firm of Hoffman & Butler, proprietors of the Northwestern Meat Market, Bellevue; born at Lockport, Niagara Co., N. Y., June 20, 1850, and came to Dubuque, Iowa, in 1856; thence to Bellevue ; went to Hannibal, Mo., and learned the trade of stone cutter and worked at the business three years ; returned to Bellevue ; was in the employ of L. B. Potter for five years. Mar- ried, Nov. 25, 1878, Miss Maggie Weber, daughter of Philip Weber, of Bellevue.
JOHN C. CAMPBELL, attorney, Bellevue ; born June 4, 1850, in Bellevue Township ; he attended the public schools in Richland Township until about the age of 18, then engaged in school-teaching about two years. In 1873, went to Prairie Du Chien, Wis .; attended St. John's College three terms, then returned to Bellevue, and commenced reading law with D. A. Wynkoop ; was admitted to practice in March, 1879. Married Miss Kate A. Slatterly in 1879; she was born in Galena, Ill .; his father, Hugh Campbell, was born in Paisley, Scotland, June 4, 1824; he came to Jackson Co. in 1842; he owns 240 acres land in Richland Township. He was mar- ried, Sept. 15, 1848, to Margaret Dougherty ; she was born in 1830; died Feb. 23, 1876 ; they had nine children, seven sons and two daughters.
E. D. COE, firm of Anderson & Co., grain, produce, pork-packing, etc., Belle- vue; he was born in Du Page Co., Ill. in 1860 ; engaged there in farming about seven years. In 1876, he came to Bellevue. Married Miss Lucy L. Hyler Oct. 19, 1871 ; she was born in Jackson Co., have one child-Charles ; lost Mahlon H. in infancy.
MYRON COLLINS, dealer in stock and farming implements, Bellevue ; since 1852, engaged in the manufacture of brick for seven years ; was Deputy Sheriff four years, County Commissioner from 1872 to 1874. He was born in Allegany Co.,
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N. Y. He married, in January, 1854, Elizabeth Millar ; she was born in Illinois and married in Bellevue ; have five children-Minnie, Stanhope L., Jeanette, Charles and Cornelia.
J. C. COULEHAN, retired; Bellevue ; he was born June 10, 1810, in Ireland ; in 1830, he came to Glasgow, Del., thence to Maryland ; in 1832, he was employed as a clerk in Dr. Fitzpatrick's store-he having the contract of building the aqueduct, they were suddenly afflicted by the cholera; the Doctor went to Frederick City, Md., remained there about four weeks, leaving Mr. Coulehan in charge of the store and about $15,000 ; this he sewed up in canvas for safe keeping till the Doctor's return; in 1859, he came to Belleville, and engaged in general merchandise trade about eighteen years. Married Martha J. Portersfield in 1835; she was born in Virginia ; have five children, three sons and two daughters.
A. J. DORCHESTER, firm of A. J. Dorchester & Co., lumber, Bellevue ; born in 1827, in Jefferson Co., N. Y. in 1853, he came to Bellevue and 'engaged with E. G. Potter in milling, and so continued till 1870, when Mr. Potter retired from the firm. He married, in 1860, Miss Illinois Carpenter, a niece of cx-Gov. Ansel Briggs, the first Governor of Iowa; she was born in Rhode Island ; they have six children ---- Elvira, George, Nellie. Katie, Mabel, Jacqueline.
H. G. DORCHESTER, of the firm of A. J. Dorchester & Co., lumber, Bellevue; was born in 1848, iu Jefferson Co., N. Y. In 1870, he came to Bellevue ; was captain of a steamer running between Galena and Bellevue, three or four seasons ; afterward, in the produce business, firm of Allen & Co., about two years. In 1875, he associated himself with his present firm; has been City Clerk ; is a member of the School Board. Married Josie Warren in 1873 ; she was born in Bellevue. They have two children-Ethel and W. A.
B. DEGITZ, manufacturer of cigars and tobacco, Front street, Bellevue ; born in Bavaria in 1838; came to America in 1855; enlisted in the 2d Ill. Light Artillery. and served two years, and, in 1872, came to Iowa. His wife, Mary Peters, was born in New York July 11, 1848, and married in Illinois in 1866. They have four chil- dren-Sophia, Minnie. Josie and Bennie.
WILLIAM DYAS, deceased ; he was born in 1814, in Ireland ; he came to Jackson Co. in 1833, and died in 1875. He married A. Lenox in July, 1858; she was born in Maryland, and came to Jackson Co. in 1852. He owned about 200 acres of land. Had five children-William, Robert, Anna, Ella and Minna.
ANTON EARNST, farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Bellevue; born in Prussia in . 1843 ; came to America in 1852. Owns 160 acres; has made all the improvements of a substantial kind. His wife, Mary Ratus, born in Sax Weimar in 1844, came to America in 1861. Married in 1862. They have seven children-Conrad, Lizzie, William, Annie, Chris, Margaret and Johnie. Has been School Director and Road Supervisor for three years past.
HENRY ERNST, Sr., farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Bellevue ; he was born Oct. 11, 1810, in Prussia, Germany. In 1830, he came to New York City. In 1832, he came to St. Louis, Mo. In 1834, he removed to Belleville, Ill. In 1842, he came to Jackson Co., Iowa. He has been a very large property owner, having at one time owned over nine hundred acres of land ; he now owns 450 acres; he has resided in Bellevue the greater part of his time in the county, and assisted in removing the old saw-mill owned by Capt. Potter, where Kilborn & Co.'s mill now stands. He married Catherine Keefer in 1833; she was born in Germany, and died in 1845. Had three children- Henry, Elizabeth and Sarah. Second marriage, to Catherine Houllog, in 1846; she was born in Hanover, Germany. Have three children-George H., Tasso C. and Anna.
HENRY ERNST, Jr., farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Bellevue; born Dec. 25, 1840, in St. Louis, Mo. In 1842. he came with his parents to Jackson Co., Iowa; he owns 183 acres of land. His father is one of the oldest settlers of this township. Married Rachel Tebbens in 1866 ; she was born in 1849, in Germany. Have four children- Henry, Hannah, Samuel and John.
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HERMAN ENNING, farmer; P. O. Bellevue; born in Tete des Morts Township Nov. 17, 1846 ; his father died in 1869, while on a visit to Minnesota. Her- man has lived in Bellevue Township about ten years, and has a farm of 196 acres of good land located in Sec. 7. His wife was born in Tete des Morts Township in 1854 ; she was Maggie Weynisskey, daughter of Peter Weynisskey, of Prairie Spring Town- ship; they were married April 10, 1872, at Bellevue, and have one child-Mary ; Albert died at the age of 15 months. Members Catholic Church ; Democrat.
BENJ EVANS, retired, Bellevue; he was born Feb. 19, 1819, in Clinton Co., Ohio; he came West with his parents in 1839 ; in 1843, he came to Jackson Co .; when in Ohio, he learned the millwright and carpenter trade, and carried on this busi- ness very extensively on the Pacific coast ; he built some of the largest silver reduction works in Nevada ; carried on this business from 1852 to 1873 ; he then returned to Belle- vue. Married Martha Dickey in 1846; she was born in Pennsylvania ; they had three children, but one living-Josephine ; Marion died in 1862, aged 14 years; Sophia died in 1874, aged 23 years.
W. O. EVANS, editor and proprietor of the Bellevue Leader, Bellevue ; born in Illinois, near Grafton, Ang. 28, 1838; came to Jackson Co. in 1845; engaged in farming until 1860, and then went to Pike's Peak ; returned in 1862, to Galena, Ill. Raised one company, and was Captain of Co. E, 140th I. V. I .; when the regiment was organized, he received the commission as Major ; he was discharged Oct. 29, 1864; came to Bellevue and bought the Jackson County Leader, changing the name to the Bellevue Leader. Married, in 1876, Jan. 19, Miss Cora V. Hunt, of Hanover, Ill. ; they have two children-Aylmer, aged 2} years; and an infant daughter; one son, Walter, died in infancy. He is Republican ; in religion, liberal.
AMASA S. FANNING, foreman with A. J. Dorchester & Co., saw-mill, Bellevue ; he was born Ang. 1, 1845, in Galena ; in 1851, came to Bellevue ; he enlisted in 1863, in Co. H, 5th I. V. C .; served to the end of the war; participated in the bat- tles of Nashville, Franklin, Tenn, Atlanta, Wilson's Raid and others ; he then returned to Bellevue, and has since been engaged in the saw-mill business. His father was born in Berlin, Conn., in 1814; died in Bellevue, in 1851, of cholera. His mother was born in 1821, in Richmond, Va .; resides also in Bellevue, with her son.
LEY FOSTER, carpenter and joiner, of the firm of Foster & Rheem, Bellevue ; born in Mercer Co. Penn., in 1831; came to Jackson Co. in 1854 ; enlisted, in November, 1861, in the 2d I. V. C .; mustered out in November, 1864. His wife * was born in Chautauqua Co., N. Y. Married, August, 1850, in Pennsylvania, Miss Emily Thomas, and have three children-Ida, Callie and Abraham L. (born March 4, the day of the first inauguration of President Lincoln), William, Thomas and Walter, deceascd.
ROBERT FRATUS, Bellevue ; born in Portugal, in May, 1821, and came to America at the age of 12 years; went on the sea as a sailor, and sailed under the United States flag for twenty years, when he came to Iowa, settled in Jackson Co. and entered 200 acres of land in Sec. 19; has held the offices of Supervisor and School Director. His wife was born in Scotland, and came to America when about 7 years old ; she was the daughter of Patrick Campbell, of Richland Township, now deceased ; they have been married about thirty years, and have three children living-John, 19 years old Oct. 9; Robbie. 12 years old Dec. 11; Catherine, 11 years of age. Rosana died at the age of 9; Sarah Jane died May 19, 1870. Members Catholic Church ; Democrat.
B. FREESE, farmer ; P. O. Bellevue ; born in Hanover, Prussia, March 18, 1838. He was in the army eight years, in the old country, under the command of Ernst August ; came to America in November, 1869; went to Quincy, Ill., and worked in a nursery about two months; came to Iowa, and worked about two years, when he bought a farm of twenty-seven acres in Sec. 36, Bellevue Township. Is a Roman Catholic and a Democrat. His wife was born in Germany, and came to this country in 1850, with her father, T. B. Kline. They were married in 1872, in Bellevue, and have four children-Barney, Annie, Mary and Johnie.
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DR. G. W. FROST, physician and surgeon, Bellevue; he was born in 1836, in Kennebec Co., Me .; in 1865, he came to Clinton ; was appointed Superintend- ent of Schools ; commenced the study of medicine with Dr. P. J. Farnsworth ; grad- uated in 1870, at the Rush Medical College, Chicago; he also graduated in 1871, at Bellevue Hospital Medical College, New York City; has been in constant practice since. Married Miss J. G. Gray in 1864; she was born in Exeter, Me., in 1835, and died in Clinton in 1870; have one child-Carrie G. Second marriage to Miss A. E. Soper in 1872; she was born in Rome, N. Y .; have two children-Nellie and George H.
MICHAEL GEIGER, Bellevue; born in Luxemburg, Germany ; in 1813, came to America ; in 1856, to Tete des Morts Township, and remained there two years; went back to Germany in 1858, and remained there twelve years, then returned to America in 1871, settled in Jackson Co., and bought eighty acres of J. Hinz, in Sec. 29. His wife was born in Luxemburg, Germany, in 1831, and married in Germany in 1860; they have six children-Willie, Maggie, Mary, John, Nickie and Annie ; May died in 1869. Catholics and Democrat.
FRANK HANSKE, deceased ; he was born in 1832, in Germany, and died June 4, 1879; he came to Bellevue in 1859, and engaged in general merchandising till the time of his death ; he had been a member of the Masonic Order for the past twenty years. He married Miss Mary Hassig Aug. 28, 1858; she was born in 1841, in Germany; had seven chidren, five living-William, Frank, Lee, Emma, Bertha and Eddie.
CHARLES A. HARRINGTON, farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Bellevue ; he was born April 16, 1818, in Middlesex, Vt .; in 1841, he came to Jackson Co .; he owns over six hundred acres of land. Married Elizabeth Cowden in 1854; she was born in Mercer Co., Penn., in 1832; they have nine children-four boys and five girls. His brother Ansen, now deceased, came to Bellevue in 1838, and entered this land from the Government.
RICHARD HARRISON, retired, res. Second street, Bellevue; born March 18, 1801, in Sussex Co., Va .; in 1817, moved to Kentucky, thence to Tennessee; in 1832 to Rock Island, in 1836 to Rockingham, Iowa ; in 1847, he removed to Mineral Point, Wis .; in 1857, to Madison. Wis .; in 1859, he came to Bellevue and has lived here since; he has followed the boot and shoe trade since 1819; when in Rockingham, Iowa, he was engaged in merchandising, and was Deputy Sheriff there about three years. Married Margaret Van Horn in 1842; she was born in Henry Co., Ohio, in 1825 ; have five children-Louisa E., Mary A., William H., Charles D. and Frank R. William H. enlisted in 1864, in Co. H, 5th I. V. C. ; served to the end of the war.
MATHIAS HASER, farmer ; P. O. Bellevue; born in Prussia in 1821 ; came to America in 1860; settled in Jackson Co., and bought 120 acres in Sections 20 and 29; wife born in Prussia in 1821, and married in Germany in 1845; they have seven children-Polian, John, Mary, Engle, Matt, Annie and Kittie. In religion Catholic ; Democrat.
WILLIAM HANSER, Bellevue; born in Baden, Germany, in 1836 ; came to America March 5, 1853 ; settled in Bellevue Oct. 25, 1861 ; engaged in tailor- ing. Married Miss Mary Heart, born in Hungary, Austria, April 22, 1842 ; came to America in June, 1866, and married Sept. 28, 1868, at Dubuque, and have four chil- dren living-Annie Fredericka, Wilhelmina, John August and Lizzie; Fredrick Wil- helm died Feb. 19, 1871.
HENRY & WYNKOOP, druggists, Front street, Bellevue. Philip C. Henry was born in Cologne, Prussia ; he commenced the study of pharmacy in Fred- erick William College, where he remained about five years ; he then made several trips to America, and, in 1872, came to Chicago and entered the College of Pharmacy ; grad- uated there in 1874 ; in 1875, he came to Bellevue. Married Miss Hattie Miller Oct. 15, 1878 ; she was born in Bellevue ; is a daughter of Dr. Miller of this place. Ben- jamin B. Wynkoop was born Aug. 7, 1853, in Bellevue ; he attended the Lenox C'ol- legiate Institute about six months, then the Lafayette College at Easton, Penn., about
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