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Gottlieb Burge, born in 1823 in Hornussen, Switzerland, came to Ameriea in 1847, located in Vicksburg, Mississippi, and later came to Cincinnati, where he married Josephine Gersehwiler. In 1856 they came to Quincy, where Gottlieb Burge was a member of the firm Lark- worthy & Burge, building contractors, later Burge & Buerkin, and finally Burge-Iluck Company, manufacturers of showcases and fur- nishing interior work for banks, drug-stores and business houses generally. October 6, 1902, Gottlieb Burge died, the business being continued by his son-in-law Osear P. Huck, until the death of the latter.
William Eber, born June 20, 1829, in Unterrodach, Bavaria, after finishing his commercial edneation, eame to America in 1849, located in Baltimore, and a year later went to Warren, Pennsylvania, where he engaged in business for over five years. In 1856 he came to Quincy, and for many years was identified with the seed business, gaining an enviable reputation. He was one of the active promoters of the beet sugar industry in this country. William Eber died April 4, 1910, leaving his wife, Mrs. Susanna Eber, one son, William Eber, Jr., and five daughters, Emma, Sadie, Sophia, Frieda and Nellie Eber. The Eber Seed Company is incorporated.
Henry Ording, born Mareh 10, 1836, in Suedlohn, Oldenburg, came to Quiney in 1856, and worked at his trade in a chair factory, later he conducted a general store. He served as alderman of the Fifth Ward and as deputy sheriff. In 1878 he was elected as sheriff, and finally appointed as chief of police. October 25, 1859, he mar- ried Mary C. Glass, born in Quincy November 29, 1841. In February, 1912, he died ; his wife still lives. Sons are : Henry Ording, Jr., teller in the Rieker National Bank; John Ording, secretary of the J. H. Duker & Brothers Company; Charles J. Ording, druggist in Chi-
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cago: August Ording in Quincy. Daughters are: Mrs. Mary Tos- sick, Mrs. Lyle Beers, and Antoinette, known as Sister Aquina, Order of Notre Dame.
John Jacob Bonnet, born 1830 in Wuerttemberg, came to America in 1833 with his parents. The family located in Zanesville, Ohio, where the son grew up and learned the stove molder's trade. In 1856 John J. Bonnet came to Quiney, and in 1860 married Margaret Sauber, born in this city in 1832. For many years he followed his trade, and in 1862 together with Thomas White and James Duffy organized a company for the manufacture of stoves, under the firm name, White, Bonnet & Duffy. Later he was instrumental in the organization of the firm Bonnet, Duffy & Trowbridge. Finally John J. Bonnet, together with Richard Nance, opened a stove foun- dry in Chicago Heights, Illinois.
Edward Wild was born in 1833, in St. Gallen, Switzerland. In 1856 he eame to Quiney and formed a co-partnership with Innoeenz Moser, also from St. Gallen, condueting a soap factory, making stearine and lard oil, and dealing in salt. tallow, hides and wool. October 21, 1861, Edward Wild married Isabelle M. Obert, a daugh- ter of the old pioneer Matthias Obert, she being a teacher in the pub- lie sehools. She died December 8, 1869, her husband died in 1878 in Memphis, Tennessee, of yellow fever. Two children survive, one son, Edward O. Wild, in New Orleans, publisher of the Gulf States Farmer, and prominent in the business cireles of the Crescent City, the metropolis of the South ; also one daughter, Anna C., the wife of Erde W. Beatty, eireuit elerk of Adams County.
George Worth, born September 14, 1816, in Eckelsheim, Grand- duehy of Hessen, eame to New Orleans in 1845. He was a tailor, and after an attack of yellow fever came to Evansville, Indiana, where he in 1848 married Margaret Mann, born in Eckelsheim, February 2, 1826. Her great-unele, Frederick Decker, taught in the first Ger- man school in Evansville, and his son, Christian Decker, was the first school trustee of Evansville, the library in the high school being named the Christian Decker Library. In 1856 George Worth and family eame to Quiney, where he for many years condueted a tail- oring establishment, he being a master at his trade. He died May 17, 1877, his wife departed this life April 24, 1902. Three children are living : Mrs. C. F. Bert, Paekerton, Indiana ; Mrs. Amelia Roelker, Brooklyn, New York; and John C. Worth, Quiney, Illinois.
C. F. Adolph Behrensmeyer, horn September 22, 1835, in Oeyn- hausen, Westphalia, eame to Quiney in 1856. He was a carpenter and for ten years was engaged as contraetor and builder. Then he con- dueted a general store, and also a shoe-store, finally retiring from active business. C. F. A. Behrensmeyer married Mary Beilstein, the
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daughter of an old German pioneer. She died November 13, 1890, and he later married the widow Augusta Wehner, nee Vohwinkel, of Elberfeld. He died April 5, 1910; the widow survives. Sons of C. F. A. and Mary (Beilstein) Behrensmeyer are: Charles F. A. Behrensmeyer, Jr., dealer in shoes; George Philip Behrensmeyer, a graduate of the University of Illinois and prominent as architect in Quincy, and Edward Behrensmeyer, engaged in the office of his brother, the architect.
Herman H. Merten, born July 9, 1823, in Westerkappeln, Germany, came to St. Louis in the '40s of last century, where he learned the trade of wagon-maker. In 1856 he came to Quiney, where he for many years conducted a lumber yard. In 1879 he retired from active business life, turning the lumber yard over to his son-in-law, William Heidemann, who was born in 1843 in Herford, Westphalia, came to Quincy in 1853 with his parents, worked for a gardener for some time and later learned to be a book-binder. He also served in the Tenth Illinois Infantry during the Civil war. William Heidemann conducted the lumber business until he died, June 1, 1906. The Heidemann Lumber Company is continued under the management of the son, Arthur H. Heidemann, assisted by his sister Orlinda Heidemann; the other sisters are, Meta, Emma and Mathilde Heide- mann.
Henry Freiburg, born October 18, 1835, in Allendorf, West- phalia, was a shoemaker and came to Quincy in 1856, worked as a journeyman at his trade until 1862, when he opened a shoe-store, which he conducted until 1879. In 1882 he started a shoe factory, an enterprise which promised success. But soon the competition of the large factories became too strong, and Henry Freiburg had to give up. Then he started the Crispin shoe factory, doing custom and repair work, an enterprise which, since the death of Henry Freiburg, June 21, 1917, is continned by the son Joseph B. C. Freiburg. January 21, 1862, Henry Freiburg married Josephine Meyer, a daughter of the old German pioneer Christopher Meyer. Their sons are: Joseph, Christopher and Alphons Freiburg; dangh- ters: Veronica, wife of Joseph Geers; Maria, wife of Bernard Brinks; Agnes, wife of Lawrence Wavering; Rosa, single; and Led- wina, wife of Joseph Adrian, Martinsburg, Missouri.
John B. Schott, born March 28, 1833, in Kronach, Bavaria, was a tanner and currier and came to America in 1852, locating in Cin- cinnati, where he worked at his trade until April 1, 1856, when he came by way of Chicago and Dubuque to Quincy, landing here May 16 of said year. On the very same day he leased the tannery at Sixth and State streets, which had been established by Julius Schleich in 1848, and conducted the business for many years, grad- mally extending the scope of his labors, engaging in the general leather
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business. In 1875 he began the manufacture of horse collars, and in 1877 entered into the wholesale manufacture of saddlery goods, employing from 80 to 100 men. January 18, 1906, the large estab- lishment at Third and Hampshire streets was destroyed by fire, but partly rebuilt and the manufacture of horse collars resumed. Febru- ary 17, 1859, John B. Schott married Adolphina Schleich. May 6, 1910, John B. Sehott died, leaving his wife with three sons. JJohn, Adolph and Robert Schott, and three daughters, Mrs. Antonie Wolf, widow of Lonis Wolf; Mrs. Julia Lauter, wife of Charles Lauter, und Miss Emma Schott; the latter died in 1913.
Bernard II. Moller, born November 29, 1819, in Mehrsen, Ilan- nover, in 1847 married Mary Massmann, and they in 1848 came to St. Louis, where a son, Henry H. Moller, was born May 29, 1848. In 1849 Mrs. Moller died of cholera, and in 1856 Bernard H. Moller came to Quiney with his son. The latter attended St. Francis Col- lege, and then entered upon a business eareer as clerk in the Ricker Bank, where he remained four years, finally occupying the position as teller. After being engaged with different firms he finally in 1875 entered the lumber business with his brother-in-law, Joseph II. Van- denBoom, as a member of the firm Moller & VandenBoom. He also was interested in other business enterprises, and served in the county board of Adams County for six years. January 10, 1871. Henry H. Moller married Louisa VandenBoom. Sons are: Henry B., secretary of the Moller & VandenBoom Company; Frank G., attorney in Bnf- falo, New York; Frederick, treasurer of the Moller & VandenBoom Company; and Edward, with the same company. One daughter, Mrs. Vincent Hayes, resides in Los Angeles, California.
Charles Sellner, born October 17, 1825, near Weil, Wnerttemberg, was edneated as a merchant, and in 1848 eame to Buffalo, New York, where he for several years was engaged in the leather busi- ness of the firm Sehoellkopf. In 1849 he married Amalie Knorr, born 1829 near Altensteig in the Black Forest. In 1856 Charles Sellner eame to Quiney with his family and opened a leather busi- ness, which he eondueted until his death October 30, 1900; his wife died September. 1914. Children were: Mrs. William Althans, Mrs. Emil Knittel, Charles Sellner, Jr., and Albert Seller. The latter, horn November 2. 1850, after receiving a thorough common school education, attended the Royal Polytechnic Institute at Stuttgart, Germany, graduating from the chemistry department. Returning to Quiney in 1870, he devoted himself for some time to analytical chemistry and the manufacture of chemicals. In 1873 he accepted a position with Miller. Terdenge & Company, two years later became a partner in the business, the firm being Miller, Arthur & Sellner, until 1889. Then he engaged in the business of photographie supplies.
George Ertel was born April 10. 1830, in Neuburg on the Rhine. and came to America in 1854, where he worked in a furniture factory
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in Elmira, New York. In 1855 he went to Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and in 1856 he came to Quincy, where he worked for three years, when he opened a furniture business in Liberty, Adams County. While there, he perfected a hay press, and in 1868 returned to Quincy, devoting himself to the maunfacture of hay-presses. The business was a success, and the Ertel hay-presses were sold everywhere in the Union as well as in Canada, Mexico and other countries. Early in 1893 he secured a patent on an incubator, adding an important branch to his business. In December, 1893, the George Ertel Com- pany was incorporated. In 1873 George Ertel was elected a member of the city council, serving two years, and in 1875-76 he was a member of the board of supervisors. December 8, 1855, George Ertel married Elizabeth Gardner, at Williamsport, Pennsylvania. George Ertel died February, 1902; the widow and one son survive. Charles M. Ertel, the son, born in Liberty, September 18, 1864, is president, treasurer and manager of the Ertel Company.
William J. Winkelmann, born in Germany, September 27, 1829, came to America in 1843, landing in New York, where he attended night school to learn English. He had begun to learn the cabinet maker's trade in Germany, had also studied architecture, and worked in this country as carpenter and builder. Was in Chicago for a time with his sister, and finally came to Quincy, where he married Mary Kehlenbrink, September 25, 1856. Here he followed his occu- pation as building contractor, and served in the city council as rep- resentative of the Fourth Ward from 1861 to 1864, inclusive; also on the board of supervisors and as assessor. William J. Winkelmann died March 28, 1878, and his wife departed this life July 14, 1888. Sons living are: Frank and George, both carpenters; and Albert Winkelmann, a Methodist minister. Daughters arc: Clara, wife of Fred Merker; they have two daughters, Mrs. George Behrensmeyer, Wichita, Kansas, and Mrs. Earl Reed, her husband being a railway mail clerk. Other daughters of William J. and Mary (Kehlenbrink) Winkelmann are: Mrs. H. M. Dido, her husband being president of the interurban between Belleville and St. Louis; and Mrs. Charles Merz, on a farm near Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.
The Dick Brothers were prominent factors in the development of the industries of Quincy. They were born in Ruppertsberg, Rhenish Bavaria : Matthew, July 8, 1819; John, October 9, 1827; and Jacob, October 9, 1834. Matthew Dick was twice married, his first wife, Lisette, nec Kohl, died after a short wedded life, and Matthew Dick later married Eleonore Elizabeth Deidesheimer, born in Mutterstadt, Rhenish Bavaria. In 1854 the Dick Brothers came to America, locating in St. Louis, but they moved to Belleville, Illinois, in 1855. Matthew was a cooper and John a baker, and they conducted a hotel, while Jacob was engaged as salesman in a hardware store. In 1855 John Dick married Louisa Steigmeyer, born in 1837 in Philadelphia, Penn-
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sylvania. In 1856 the Diek Brothers decided to locate in Quincy, where they erected a small brewery, the beginning of an enterprise, which in the more than sixty years of its existence, proved a great success. Besides conducting one of the largest breweries in the state, the Diek Brothers also engaged in the grain and milling busi- ness, this enterprise being condueted under the name Diek Brothers Milling Company. Thus they in the course of time became the em- plovers of a great foree of men in their two industrial plants, adding materially to the growth of the city. Jacob Dick, the youngest of the three brothers, in 1861 was united in marriage to Margaret Redmond, a daughter of the old pioneer Thomas Redmond, who had located in Quiney in 1837. Jacob Dick died December 20, 1876. The originators and founders of the great plant having all departed this life, the enterprise is carried on by their sons. August Diek. the son of Jacob Dick, is president; Albert Diek, a son of Matthew Diek, is secretary; Frank Diek, a son of John Diek, is treasurer and superintendent; and Ernest Diek, another son of Matthew Diek, is salesman of the company.
SETTLERS OF 1857
Anton F. Sehrage, born July 7, 1810, in Frotheim, Prussia, and his wife Caroline Marie, nee Tiemann, eame to Quiney in 1857. Mr. Sehrage was a tailor and for many years worked for Jean Philip Bert. Mrs. Sehrage died in 1885, her husband departed this life December 25, 1894. Their daughter, Marie Louise, in 1866 became the wife of Adam Fiek, the building contractor. John L. Sehrage, the son, born September 30, 1849, in St. Louis, has been engaged in the Quiney postoffice since 1869, and for many years was superin- tendent of the mail carriers.
John Michael Eull, born December 26, 1824, in Hesslar, Prin- cipality of HIessen, was a teacher at the high school in Cassel, also director of the orehestra. In 1847 he came to St. Louis, where he married Gertrude Ulm, born in Rotenburg, Principality of Hes- sen. For two years John M. Eull was engaged as musie teacher in the ladies' seminary at Jacksonville, Illinois. He there was ordained by Bishop Seott as minister of the Methodist Church. In 1857 he came to Quiney and was appointed as teacher in German and Latin in the college on Spring Street, where Jefferson School stands today. Two years later he went into the insurance business, which he con- dueted for twenty-five years. He died November 10, 1887, his wife departed this life November 26, 1893. The daughter Linda is the wife of Charles Ellebreelit. Sons were : Walter, Frank, William and Frederiek Eull.
Nicholas Kohl, born March 19, 1836. in Unterabtsteinach, Grand- duehy of Hessen, eame to Quiney in 1857. Times were dull. not mneh
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doing. But in 1861 he secured a position with James T. Baker, whole- sale dealer in groceries, with whom he remained until 1868, when Baker sold out. He then entered the services of Austin & Manson, wholesale grocery, and in the course of time became partner in the business. In 1896 the N. Kohl Grocer Company was organized, which proved a great success. Nicholas Kohl has retired from active busi- ness. George Kohl, the son, is treasurer of the company, and Edward Kohl is clerk. Nicholas Kohl was thrice married. His first wife, Eva Katherine, nee Kunkel, died in 1880; his second wife was the widow Agatha Weber, nee Peters, she died a number of years ago; then he married for the third time, choosing the widow Marie Fischer, nee Wielage.
Adam Fick, born September 14, 1840, in Oberdorla, Thuringia, was a carpenter. He came to Quincy in 1857, and worked on a farm for three years. Then he came to town and worked at his trade. When the Civil war broke out he was among the first volunteers, serv- ing three months, and then he enlisted in Company A, Twenty-seventh Illinois Infantry, serving three years. After the war he was engaged as a building contractor for many years. In 1866 Adam Fick mar- ried Mary L. Schrage. Sons were: William, for many years in the Quincy postoffice; finally he with, his brother John organized the Fick Coal Company. Walter Fick was engaged with his father in the building business. Daughters were: Caroline at home, and Ida, wife of August Westmann, superintendent of the Reliable In- cubator Works. Adam Fick died in 1912; William Fick, the eldest son, died in 1914.
Dr. Julius Guenther, born in 1827, in Beerwalde, Sachsen-Alten- burg, studied in the universities of Leipzig, Halle and Vienna. In 1852 he came to New Orleans, where he was active in the Charity Hos- pital during the yellow fever epidemie of 1852 and 1853. In 1854 he returned to Germany, where he married Bertha Jaessing. Then he returned to New Orleans, where he continued his practice until 1857, when he came to Quincy, went to Coatsburg in 1859, and re- turned to New Orleans in 1860, where he remained until 1866, when he again came to Quincy, was president of the Medical Association of Adams County, and died August 17, 1891, his wife having pre- ceded him in death, Angust 27, 1877. His father, Carl Guenther, died in Coatsburg in 1888. Dr. Alfred Guenther, the son of Dr. Julius Guenther, located in Chicago. Mrs. Charles Cramer in Quincy is a daughter of Dr. Julius Guenther, while Clara Guenther, another daughter, was teacher in the public schools.
Rudolph Hutmacher, born February 28. 1836, in Dorsten, West- phalia, came to Quincy in 1857. For several years he was a member of the firm Stegmiller & Hutmacher, manufacturers of soap. Then he went into the ice business, and was the first man who transported
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ice in barges from Quiney to New Orleans. This was in 1878, and he was greatly honored when he arrived in the Crescent City with his barges, for the yellow fever raged there, and ice was badly needed. November 22, 1859, Rudolph Hutmacher married Josephine Stuckenburg, the daughter of an old German pioneer. Julius Hut- macher, a son, entered the service of the McCormick Harvester Com- pany when sixteen, was promoted, and in 1900 was sent as general representative of the company to Europe, with headquarters in Ber- lin, where he was for many years. Rudolph Hutmacher, Jr., also entered the service of the International Harvester Company. The other sons, Edward. Albert and Matthew, are engaged in the ice business. Rudolph Hutmacher died May 14, 1906, his wife de- parted this life March 27, 1917.
Aldo Sommer, born December 13, 1830, in Belgern, Province of Saxony, came to St. Louis in 1848, and finally located in Quiney in 1857. where he became a member of the drug firm F. Flachs & Com- pany. In 1860 he sneceeded to the entire business. Four years later the firm Sommer & Metz opened an extensive wholesale and retail drug house. In 1869 Aldo Sommer retired from business to travel with his family in this country and Europe. In 1873 he returned to embark in the wholesale drug business exclusively, under the firm name Sommer, Lynds & Company, of which Mr. Sommer was presi- dent and treasurer. In 1894 their entire stoek was lost by water on account of a fire in an adjoining building. Then the Aklo Som- mer Drug Company succeeded to the business. Mr. Sommer was also largely interested in the Van Natta-Lynds Drug Company, St. Joseph, Missouri, and was president of the Spokane Drug Company, Spokane, Washington. In 1862 he with Mr. Ilargis established the Star Nursery, for more than twenty-five years one of the leading nurseries in this section. Aldo Sommer married Mathilde Brann of Washington, Missouri. He died August 7, 1916, leaving his wife and family. The son Walter B. Sommer is president of the Aldo Som- mer Drug Company.
Herman Henry Kespohl, born February 6, 1814, near Herford, Westphalia, eame to Quiney with his family in 1857, conducted a bakery and later a general store for a number of years. He died 1880, his wife departed this life in 1897. Louis Kespohl, the eldest son, for a number of years was active in the shoe business, also in the dry goods business, then he moved to Atchison, Kansas. Henry Kespohl, the second son, who was interested in a wholesale business in St. Louis for some time, came to Quiney, where he became a member of the firm of Meyer & Kespohl, wholesale grocers, until he died in 1893. Julius Kespoh!, born May 8, 1844, completed his studies in Quincy, and in 1864 went into the dry goods business, which he conducted for many years, being very successful. He mar- ried Friederika Sien, daughter of an old German pioneer. October
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29, 1909, Julius Kespohl died, leaving his widow, one son, Julius Kespohl, Jr., and three daughters, Mrs. Otto Mohrenstecher, Miss Ada Kespohl and Mrs. Oliver Williams. The business founded Ly Julius Kespohl more than a half century ago, is continued by the son and son-in-law, the firm Kespohl-Mohrenstecher Company being widely known. The other children of Herman H. and Augusta (Kuester) Kespohl were: Charles, Frederick and Emil Kespohl, Mrs. A. Basse, Mrs. F. W. Halbach, Mrs. W. Schmidt, Mrs. Carl Stoffregen and Elizabeth Kespohl.
SETTLERS OF 1858
J. Ilenry Fischer, born May 14, 1837, in Horb, Bavaria, came to Quiney in 1858. He was a baker, an oceupation which he followed for many years. For four years he held a position in the Quiney postoffice. He represented the Fourth Ward in the city council for twelve years, was superintendent of streets for one year, and en- gaged as salesman in the clothing business for twenty years. H married Caroline Kinkel, a daughter of the old pioneer John Kinkel. She died in 1905, and he later married Minna Teuber, born in Braunschweig.
Frederick Kreismann, born March 24, 1828, in Frankenhausen, Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt. came to America in 1848. He was a tinner and worked as sueh in St. Louis. Then he conducted a tin business in Meredosia, Illinois. Being appointed as railway mail agent between Quiney and Decatur, he eame to Quincy in 1858. Here he was agent of the Neeleyville Coal Company. Later the family moved to St. Louis, where Frederick Kreismann eondueted a grocery business. Frederick H. Kreismann the son, born in Quiney in 1868, was elected mayor of St. Louis, an office which he held in 1910, when he visited in Quincy and was entertained at a banquet in the Hotel Newcomb.
Dr. Charles E. Conrad, born May 16, 1820, in Hartmannsdorf, Silesia, was educated as a missionary, and in 1848 sent to British East India, where he was engaged for ten years in his mission work. His health having suffered, he was compelled to leave India and eame to Quincy in 1858, where he organized the Congregational Zion's Church, also serving congregations in Fowler and Fall Creek, being thus engaged for more than forty years. He also practiced medi- eine. After a very active life he died January 21, 1901, aged over eighty years. In 1860 Doctor Conrad married Mary Bode; she sur- vives with two sons, who are practicing physicians, and one dangh- ter, Miss Sarah Conrad.
John Henry Steinkamp, born August 17. 1837, in Coesfeld, West- phalia, eame to Quincy in 1858. He learned the trade of saddler and harnessmaker with John B. Koch, and in 1862 established himself
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in the business, which he has conducted for many years. For many years he served in the volunteer fire department, being foreman of No. 3, and later of No. 5. For one year he served as city marshal, and two years as tax collector. In 1880 he was elected as eity assessor, an office which he held for more than thirty years, being repeatedly re- eleeted by the people. In 1863 John Henry Steinkamp married Mary A. Terliesner, and they have two sons, Bernard Henry and William Aloys Steinkamp, and one daughter, Mrs. Anna Dopheide.
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