BERNARD LAGEN, proprietor of the omnibus line, 550
Locust street, Dubuque; is a native of Lancaster Co. Penn., and was born
Oct. 3, 1840; his parents came West to Dubuque in 1848, and he grew up
to manhood here, and learned the trade of blacksmith, and afterward
engaged in the livery business; he established an omnibus line, the only
one in the city, runs six omnibus and does a large trade. He was united
in marriage, May 1, 1866, to Miss Mary A. Fitzpatrick, a native
of New York State; they have six children- Hope D., Mary, Vincent A., Leroy,
Ignatus and Bernhart. pg.827
JAMES LAHEY, farmer, Sec. 17; P.O. Bankston; he
was born in 1833, in Lancaster Co., Penn.; at the age of 12 years he came
with his parents to Dubuque Co., where he has since lived; he lives on
the old homestead, formerly occupied by his father, which he has very much
improved; he now owns 340 acres, and is the largest farmer in his locality;
he has been Township Trustee, School Director and County Supervisor.
His father died in 1866, aged 60 years; his mother died in 1860, aged 50
years. He married Miss Hannah Welsh June 7, 1863; she was
born in Virginia; have five children-James, Alice, Monica, Lucy and Richard.
pg.964
J.T. LAMBERT, physician and surgeon, Farley; is a native
of Ithaca, N.Y., and was born Nov. 22, 1848; he grew up and received
his education there; after completing his literary course, he studied medicine
and graduated at Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1870; he came
West to Iowa in 1870, and located in Dubuque Co. at Farley, and engaged
in the practice of his profession, and has established a good practice;
he is local surgeon of the Illinois Central R.R., and belongs to
the Masonic Fraternity and to the Order of United Workmen. Dr. Lambert
was united in marriage, Jan. 17, 1878, to Miss Sadie Carpenter,
daughter of L. W. Carpenter, of this place. pg.938
JOHN LANGE, dealer in horses and stock, Jackson street,
between Twenty-seventh and Peru road; was born in Germany Jan. 8, 1818;
he emigrated to the United States in 1844; lived in Ohio and Indiana, and
came to Dubuque in 1854, engaged in farming for a time; afterward moved
in the city, and has been engaged in dealing with horses and cattle.
In 1848, he married Mary Meyer, a native on Germany; they have three
children- John, Louise and William. pg.836
ROBERT W. LANGE, dealer in groceries and provisions,
corner Lake street and Johnson avenue; was born in Prussia, Germany, July
16, 1830; he emigrated to America in 1854, and came to Dubuque in 1856;
he began bricklaying, and continued in that business over twenty-two years;
he engaged in the grocery business in 1871, and has carried it on since
then; he holds the office of Town Trustee, when he came here, he only had
$2.50, and all he has is owing to his own efforts. When the war broke
out, he enlisted in 1861 in Co. K, 17th MO. V.I., and was in the service
three years and three months, and was in seventeen engagements. In
1856, he married Louise Meyer, from Germany; she died in
1864, leaving three children- Robert, Willie and Louise. In 1866,
he married Othelia Lange, a native of Prussia; they have four children-
Hugo, Otto, Selma and Huldah. pg.836
JAMES A. LANGTON, farmer, Sec. 10; P.O. Key West;
born in Jefferson Co., Ohio, in 1822; his father died not many years after,
and his mother and family, in company with James Fanning, an old and well-known
settler of Dubuque Co., now deceased, removed to this county in June 1833.
There was at that rime no settlement farther out than Rockdale. Until
1861, Mr. L was a resident of Dubuque, removing to his present farm of
160 acres in Table Mound in that year; in 1849, he went to California,
returning in 1851. Is a member of the Catholic Church and of the
Democratic party; was City Collector and Treasurer of Dubuque, member of
the Legislature, besides holding township offices, etc. He was married
in 1855 to Miss Margaretta Murphy, a worthy lady of Pittsburgh,
Penn.; they have seven children living- Florence D., James A., Mary M.,
Grattan, Sidney F., George and Thomas; two deceased- James R. and Annie
M. pg.925
EDWARD LANGWORTHY, Dubuque; was born in St. Lawrence Co., N.Y.,
Aug. 3, 1808, and was the fourth son of Dr. Stephen Langworthy, whose history
and that of his family is given in this work. The family having settled
at Diamond Grove (near Jacksonville, Ill.), in the spring of 1821, on a
farm, the boys Lucius H. and Edward worked and made fence, plowed
and cultivated the land, raised corn and wheat, and made a comfortable
living for them all until the spring of 1827, when finding they could
leave them in tolerable circumstances, they determined to seek their
fortunes in the far-off lead mines of Galena, accordingly on the
24th day of May, 1827, they left in a lumber wagon for Quincy, on the Mississippi
River, and there took a steamer bound for the land of lead. A forty mile
voyage to the rapids ended their steamboat travel for that trip, as the
lower rapids could not be crossed by steamer. After a few days at old Fort
Edwards, nearly opposite Keokuk , in company with Moses Meeker,
John Hough, John Potts, Barney Gray, Maj. Downey ( of the U.S. Army)
and a Frenchman, having procured a "brogue" of large skiff, they literally
worked their passage up as far as Rock Island, rowing, pulling, cordeling
and bushwhacking along in the broiling sun of June. At Rock Island they
remained three days waiting for a keel-boat, which was fitting out for
the remainder of the voyage, and while there visited numerous camps of
Winnebago Indians- the first ever seen by the party. Having arrived at
Galena (then the only town north of the rapids and west of Lake Michigan,
containing six stores, a smelting furnace, a United States lead agency,
and, perhaps, fifty dwellings:, they commenced mining near Buncombe, and
made a living at it, although much of the time was lost in watching for
the hostile Winnebagoes, who never came. They continued mining in different
parts of the lead mines ( with various success) up to 1832- the year of
the Black Hawk war, when he enlisted as a volunteer for the war, and passed
that summer hunting for Indians part of the time, and for mineral the balance.
When Black Hawk was taken prisoner, and the Indians were no more to be
feared, the miners hastened across the Mississippi River and took possession
of the Dubuque mines. Edward Langworthy and his brother James L. took possession
of the lead found by them two years before, and built a furnace and dwelling
house, and made over one hundred thousand pounds of lead; the house stood
at the head of the hollow near Mineral street, Dubuque, and was built in
September, 1832- the first in the State of Iowa. In November of that year,
an order from the War Department brought the soldiers from Prairie du Chien,
and they left and lived all winter on the island (opposite) in the Mississippi
River. It was the mildest winter ever known in this country. In the following
April they returned to their cabins and claims. Mr. Langworthy built his
first house in 1837, on the corner of White and Fourteenth
streets, Dubuque, a two-story brick house still occupied; and the next,
on the corner of Alpine and Third streets, in which the family now resides.
He has also built many stores and dwelling-houses, and has contributed
greatly to the growth and business of the city, and is still engaged in
many ways advancing its interests. He has held many positions of trust
and honor in this city, county and State, having filled honestly and to
the best of his ability the offices of Town Trustee, County Commissioner,
a member of the Legislature three sessions, also a member of
the Constitutional Convention, and Alderman of the city of Dubuque several
years. He has been engaged at various times in many kinds of
business, but chiefly in real-estate and banking, and, from 1854 to this
time, more or less, in banking, having been one of the firm of J.L. Langworthy
& Bros., for seven years, passing through the trying financial panic
of 1857-58, and paying in full all its indebtedness, since which time he
has been connected with the First National Bank of Dubuque, as a
stockholder and director, and has always enjoyed the confidence and esteem
of all with whom his large means and varied transactions have brought him
in contact, and his happiest reflections are- that no one can say he has
wronged him or injured him in any way by word or deed. As a business man,
Mr. Langworthy has been foremost in all his city's interests; has aided
by his time and means all the railroads Dubuque has, and many more projected
ones; has been in steamboating and running ferries; assisted in the establishment
of many manufactories, street railways and roads; has added miles of
streets to the city, and helped to improve many of them; was one of the
working founders of its perfect system of public schools, and worked long
and diligently in their early day of trial, using his own means and credit
to further their foundation, and has lived to see them the pride of the
city. Mr. Langworthy was married Aug. 13, 1835, to Miss Paulina Reeder,
of Cincinnati, Ohio, and had four children, three daughters, two living
(Fannie and Pauline), and one deceased; Mary and one son (Reeder), living.
pag 827 & 828
JAMES L. LANGWORTHY (deceased). A tall, dark-haired, black-eyed,
fine-looking, carefully dressed gentleman was the subject of our sketch.
James L. Langworthy was the son of Dr. Stephen Langworthy, and was born
in Windsor, Vt., on the 20th of January, 1800; before he was out of his
teens, his father removed to St. Lawrence Co., N.Y., and soon pushed his
way to Erie Co., Penn., then scarcely less than a wilderness; he had inherited
Puritan hardihood and enterprise; he possessed a constitution which nothing
could break down, and, though a pioneer with his father in Western Pennsylvania,
he longed to start out in life for himself, and seek his fortune
in the far West; 1819 found Mr. Langworthy in Edwardsville, Ill.; soon
after, James went to St. Louis, where he engaged in a saw-mill, and remained
about three years; at the expiration of this period, induced by rumors
of a rich mineral country lying to the north, he started in September,
1823, for the Galena lead mines; he performed the journey on horseback;
he was some thirteen days on the trip, traveling by aid of the compass,
swimming more than a dozen rivers, camping out nights, and subsisting upon
such provisions as he brought with him from St. Louis. Galena was then
a place containing four of five houses, with a few shanties, all occupied
by miners; the Sacs and Foxes owned this region at that time, and, of course,
scores of them visited Galena daily; Mr. Langworthy soon engaged in mining,
and took pains to make friendly acquaintances among the Indians, and, in
the course of the year, visited their village at the mouth of the Catfish
Creek; suspicious as the Indians were, and jealous as they were of
the encroachments of the pale-faces ( having driven Julien Dubuque's
followers away twenty years before), they followed their new acquaintance
to examine the places from which they obtained the lead; however, they
would not allow him to mine in their hills, although
afterward (he having settled in Galena as a merchant, at the same time
being interested in smelting and mining at Buncombe, a few miles northeast
of Galena), they allowed him to explore this section of the country
for three weeks, and he traversed the whole district between Maquoketa
and the Turkey River, with two Indians, who acted as guides; this, we believe,
was in 1829; at that time, he crossed the Mississippi from where Dunleith
is, in a canoe, his horse swimming at its side, and landed first on an
island, which was the foundation of the present Jonas street levee; the
ground upon which the business and largest portion of Dubuque now
is, was a prairie, with not a sign on human habitation upon it; he first
crossed the prairies to the Maquoketa, at which place the village of Cascade
has grown up, he followed the river down its valley, and then turning north,
explored a great portion of the agricultural lands for a week or two; then
back to Galena. But two years previous to this, Mr. Langworthy turned
his friendly relations with the Indians to good account for the Government,
as, in the autumn of 1827, he was employed by the Government to visit the
different bands of Winnebago, Sac and Fox Indians, for the purpose
of moving them West, at the Portage, near the Wisconsin River, to form
a treaty with the United States. He was accompanied by Gen.
Henry Dodge, who afterward represented Wisconsin in the Senate.
The Indians assembled, and a treaty was made which secured to the Government
all Northwestern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin. The region of the
Dubuque lead mines was then neutral ground between the Sac, Fox and Sioux
Indians, and was border by Indian warfare. The Government was, at the time,
anxious to obtain possession of all the lead mines in this region, and
had consummated a treaty with the Black Hawk, Keokuk and other Sac and
Fox chiefs, by this the Indians agreed to transfer the title to all the
lands south of the Wisconsin, and, east of the Mississippi River.
In June, 1830, Mr. James L. Langworthy and his brother Lucius, with some
others, came to this section and commenced mining; the first act resembling
civil legislation within the limits of Iowa was done at Dubuque, at the
time Mr. Langworthy crossed the river with a company of his fellow-miners,
and, by permission of the Indians, was allowed to dig for mineral; a Government
agent was, at the time, enforcing some necessary regulations in reference
to the mines o the east side of the river; the necessity for some rules
was apparent to the Government, explorers at Dubuque; the miners accordingly
met by the side of a cottonwood drift-log stranded on the shore, to prepare
such regulations as might be deemed expedient. The original of the
following document is still preserved; it was written by Mr. Langworthy,
upon a sheet of coarse, unruled paper, laid upon the old log around which
were assembled the voters, who at that time little thought that in twenty-five
years the before them would be occupied by a city of 15,000 inhabitants;
DUBUQUE MINES, June 17, 1830.
We, a committee, having been chosen
to draft certain rules and regulations, by which we, as miners, will be
governed; and , having duly considered the subject, do unanimously agree
that we will be governed by the regulations on the east side of the Mississippi
River, with the following exceptions, to wit:
ARTICLE I.- That each and every man
shall hold two hundred years of ground by working said ground one day in
six.
ART. II.- We further agree, that there
shall be chosen by the majority of the miners present, a person who shall
hold this article, and who shall grant letters of arbitration, on application
being made, and that said letter arbitration shall by obligatory on the
parties concerned so applying.
To the above, we the undersigned subscribe.
J.L. Langworthy,
H.F. Lander.
James McPheeters.
Samuel H. Scoles.
E.M. Urn.
There was great excitement at this time in regard
to securing the best claims on mineral lands. Mr. L. showed his usual
good sense and keen foresight by taking possession, with his brother Lucius,
of what is known as Langworthy Hollow. He erected his cabin a few
hours in advance of all others. In a few months, the two brothers obtained
300,000 pounds of lead. The Indian treaty was not confirmed, and the Government
gave order to remove the miners from their claims. Mr. Langworthy removed
to an island near the west shore of the Mississippi River, and spent the
winter in a tent beside his piles of lead. The next year, the encroachments
of the whites near Rock Island, led to the Black Hawk war, which
culminated in 1832. The Indians drove the whites away from the mining operations
hereabouts, and Mr. Langworthy joined the volunteer force under command
of Gen. Dodge, and rendered valuable service as a scout. He
servier through the whole campaign and participated in the battles of Bad
Axe, which terminated the war. Black Hawk became a prisoner of war,
and was taken by Mr. Langworthy to Rock Island to arrange a new treaty.
Mr. Langworthy was retained in the public service for some six weeks by
Gen. Winfield Scott, after most of the volunteers had been disbanded.
His intimate knowledge of the country made his services in making up a
history of the campaign and in furnishing a knowledge of the condition
and resources of the country very valuable.
After the Black Hawk war, in June, 1833, all Eastern
Iowa was thrown open to settlement, and Mr. Langworthy again took possession
of his claim. In October of the same year, Mr. Langworthy assisted to build
the first schoolhouse erected in Iowa. In 1836, Mr. Langworthy built the
second brick house erected in Dubuque. It was on the corner of Iowa
and Twelfth streets. It was looked upon at that time as a palatial
residence, and was considered a great ornament to the village. In 1840,
Mr. Langworthy married Agnes Milne, a native of Edinburgh, Scotland;
he lived in "the big brick house" until about 1850, when he removed on
the bluff at the head of Third street. About thirty years ago his remaining
brothers, Edward and Solon, came to Dubuque, and the four brothers entered
into a copartnership, which consisted in mining, mercantile banking and
real-estate business until all retired from business in 1862, James being
always considered "the head of the family." By energy and perseverance,
Mr. Langworthy amassed a large fortune, and was for a long time head of
the wealthiest firms in Iowa. As recently as 1855-56, the firm of
E.L. Langworthy & Bros. paid one-twelfth of the entire tax of Dubuque.
In 1846, he made a voyage to Europe with his family and
spent six months in visiting different parts of Great Britain and adjacent
islands. Mr. Langworthy aided in founding Dubuque before there was a mile
of railroad in New York. He saw the first steamer on the Mississippi,
and lived to see Dubuque, the first settlement, become the metropolis of
a State. His death occurred suddenly, at Monticello, where he had
gone to visit, on the 14th of March, 1865, in the 65th year of his age.
He left a wife, one son, three daughters, three orphan nieces and one nephew,
belonging to his wife, whom had raised with the same kindness and advantages
as his own children had received. His biography, from his early manhood
to the day of his death, is the history of our city, and a sketch of his
life is of interest to every citizen of Dubuque. One trait in Mr.
Langworthy's character was worthy of all commendation, his word was as
good as his bond. When he made an engagement of any kind he met it
as fully as though he stood pledged over his own signature. He was
extremely frank and outspoken, and seldom took pains to conceal his opinion
on any subject. Always patriotic, always identified with any movement that
was designed to advance the interest of out city and State, yet he never
took an active position in politics, although always calling himself a
strong "free-trade Democrat." Under a contract with the United States
Agent, he laid out and made the military road running from Dubuque to Iowa
City, a work of the greatest importance to both Dubuque and the country
through which it runs. He was most essentially the architect of his own
fortune. He explored more mineral lands and probably raised more minerals
than any other man in the Northwest. pg.830-31
LUCIUS HART LANGWORTHY, VERY LONG- contact me if
you want. pg.831-832
LUCIUS H. LANGWORTHY, VERY LONG- contact me if
you want. pg.832
STEPHEN LANGWORTHY, M.D. VERY LONG- contact me
if you want. pg.832-
MARTIN J.G. LA NICCA, druggist and apothecary, No.1245
Iowa street, Dubuque; was born in Holland May 24, 1828; he grew up to manhood
in Switzerland, and learned his business there; he emigrated to America
in 1849, and came to Dubuque and engaged in business here Jan. 1, 1857,
and has engaged in the business here most of the time since then there
are only three drug houses in the business here now that were here when
he came here. In 1856, he was united in marriage to Miss Maria
U. Marks, a native of Switzerland; they have two daughters- Annie and
Maria; they have lost one son- Lucius. pg.836
A. LASHER, farmer, Sec. 19; P.O. Worthington; born April
19, 1826, in Greene Co., N.Y.; in 1848 he came to Milwaukee and engaged
in the mercantile business till the fall of 1850, when he removed to Dubuque
Co., where he has since resided,; he owns about 350 acres of land.
Is Justice of the Peace; has held this office since 1853; he was two years
a member of the Board of Superbisors, and has held about all the township
offices. Married Matilda Kebby in 1853; she was born in 1827
in Michigan; died in 1865; have three children; then was married to Eva
A. McCune in 1867; she was born in Pennsylvania; have five children-
Fred, Burt, James H., Fannie M. and Jessie C. Republican
pg.956
HON. W. LATTNER, general merchandise, Worthington;
he was born Nov. 20, 1835, in Baden, Germany; in 1847, he came with his
parents to New York and engaged in the railroad business till 1856, when
he with others of his family removed to Dubuque Co., and settled in Lattnerville,
which place was laid out by himself and brothers. He represented
this county in the Legislature during the Fifteenth General Assembly; in
1874, he came to Worthington and commenced his present business; he is
also proprietor of the Worthington Creamery. Married Miss Magdalena
Smidt in 1864; she was born in Alsace, France; at about the age of
4 years, she came to America with her parents; they have seven children-
Mary, Emma, Lucy, Josephine, Anna, Clara and Frank. Democrat.
pg.956
F.J. LAUDE, farmer, Sec. 36; P.O. Rockdale; born in France
Jan. 2, 1823; came to America in 1834; settled in Oswego Co., N.Y., and
remained there twelve years, removing to Dubuque Co., Iowa in June 1846;
has a nicely located farm of 530 acres, with commodious and substantial
barns, etc. and a residence, in the construction of which thorough good
taste, convenience and comfort have all been consulted. Mr. Laude
has held school offices continuously since 1848. He is an active
member of the Presbyterian Church; politics, Republican; consulting the
best interests of his township and county by voting for the best men irrespective
of party lines. He was married Nov. 26, 1842, to Miss Louise
LeClere, who, at the age of 6, came with her parents from France to
Oswego Co., N.Y.; nine children living- Elise C. (now Mrs. Blank),
James F., Rosine S. (now Mrs. Tisserand), Susanne
J., Emelie C. (now Mrs. Martin), Eugene P., Henry W., Louise and
Ida May; four children deceased- Louise (Mrs. Houser), Alexander
and two who died in infancy. pg.925-926
CHAUNCEY G. LAWRENCE (deceased) was a native of New York
State, and grew up mostly in Ohio; he came West to Iowa when it was a Territory,
and located in Dubuque; when he came, there were only three brick houses
in Dubuque; he engaged in building. In 1858, her married Miss Frances
B. Partridge, a native of Massachusetts. Mr. Lawrence was successfully
engaged in contracting the building until his death, which occurred in
1868. They had three children- Chauncey G., Frances B. and Olive
H. Mrs. Lawrence with her family reside at 980 Main street.
pg.836
WILLIAM LAWTHER (deceased) was a native of County Down,
Ireland; he emigrated to America in 1825; he lived in Baltimore and Virginia;
he went to St. Louis at a very early day, and lived in Fulton and Springfield,
Mo; he was clerk on a steamboat in 1835; he came to Dubuque in 1836 and
was on the the early settlers; he was
clerk in a store, and afterward engaged in the general mercantile business;
was one of the largest merchants here, and had branch stores at several
other places in 1854, he retired from active business; in 1863, he again
engaged in mercantile business with his nephews, who compose the present
firm of Lawther & Sturgeon; he continued in business until his death,
which occurred in 1866; he was a old and honored citizen, and one of the
enterprising men of Dubuque. He married Lucy Foulk, from Missouri;
she died in 1857. Mr. Lawther built the first three-story brick building
in Dubuque. pg.836-837
WILLIAM LAWTHER, of the firm of Lawther & Sturgeon,
dealers in dry goods, clothing and gents' furnishing goods, 145 Main street,
Dubuque; is a native of County Down, Ireland, and was born June 29, 1847;
he came to America in 1862 and came to Dubuque the same year; the following
year, he entered the store of his uncle, Wm. Lawther, as clerk, and, upon
the death of his uncle, he and Mr. Sturgeon succeeded him in business;
they have built up a large trade. He was united in marriage to Miss
Libbie
Bell, daughter of John Bell, Esq., of this city, in 1869; they have
four children- Mary, Anna Bell, William and Evaline; they have lost on
son, John. pg.837
C. LECKIE, attorney at law, corner Main and Fifth streets,
Dubuque; is a native of Scotland, and was born on Christmas morning, 1828;
he grew up to manhood there, and emigrated to America in 1849, and came
to Iowa and located in Dubuque in 1856; he engaged in the mercantile business.
He was in the Government service during the war, and served in the Quartermaster's
Department; after the war, he returned and was elected Justice of
the Peace, and held that office for six years; he now holds the office
of Alderman of the Fourth Ward of this city. He is one of the charter
members of the St. Andrew's Society, and was chosen its President for many
years, and is now Secretary of the Society. He was united in marriage
to Miss Jane Monroe, a native of Scotland, Sept. 9, 1852; they have
two children- Charles F. and Maggie Jane, both born in Dubuque.
pg.837
NICHOLAS LEFFERT, farmer, Sec. 36; P.O. Zwingle;
was born in Prussia, and emigrated with his parent to Pennsylvania when
about 3 years of age; lived there about thirteen years; came to Iowa
April 18,1848. Was married Jan. 20, 1876, to Sarah Kemerer;
has two children-Minerva M., was born Nov. 16, 1877, and Daniel W., born
Dec. 6,1878. Has been Trustee, Road Supervisor and School Director;
Mr. L. owns 215 acres of land. Is a Democrat, and belongs to the
Reformed Church. pg.922-923
PETER LEHNHOFF, farmer, Sec. 4; P.O. Worthington; born
in Germany Dec. 12, 1832; came to Dubuque Co. in November, 1853; for a
time followed the occupation of brickmason, and later that of shoemaking
in Dubuque and in Cascade; has been farming at his present place for the
past ten years; has 160 acres of land in Sec. 4, Cascade Township, and
Secs. 33 and 4, Dodge Township, and 54 acres of timber land in Secs. 6
and 18, Cascade Township. Religion,Catholic; politics, Democratic.
He was married in 1860, to Miss Mary Kramer, also a native of Germany;
they have ten children living-Nicholas, Peter, Susan, Katie, Mary, Annie
M., Jacob, Margaret O., Lena and Mary Elizabeth; tow children died in infancy.
pg.914 @917
JOHN LEIBRAND, farmer, Sec. 21; P.O. Sageville;
born May 10, 1820, in Wurtemberg, Germany; in 1852, he came to New Orleans,
the following year removed to Dubuque Co.; he owns 100 acres of land which
he has transformed from a rugged wilderness to a well-improved farm.
Married Henrietta Leibrand in 1843; she was born in Wurtemberg,
Germany, in 1821; they had eight children, seven living-John, Hannah,
George, Mary, Lizzie, August and Augustine are twins; lost Paulina in 1878,
aged 17 years. Attend the Presbyterian Church; Republican in politics.
pg.974-975
CONRAD LEIK, firm of Leik & Banwarth, millers,
Durango; he was born July 30, 1845, in Germany;when about nine years old,
he came with his parents to Pennsylvania; in 1865, he came to Dubuque Co.;
he is now running th Durango Mills, owned by Mr. Gandelfo. He married
Emeline
Shafer, in March 1871; they had five children, three living- Charles
H., Anna E. and Emma P. They attend the Lutheran Church.
pg.975
HENRY LEMBECK, City Assessor's Office, City Hall, Dubuque;
is a native of Prussia, and was born Nov. 7, 1827; he emigrated to America
in June 1847, and came to Iowa and located in Dubuque June 28, 1853; he
engaged in manufacturing sash, doors and blinds, and had a planing-mill;
he carried on the business for twenty-five years (until 1878), a longer
time than any one in the same business in Dubuque. He was elected
Alderman of the Third Ward in 1864 and 1865. In 1857, he married
Kathrine
Arenbeck, from Prussia; they have five children- Barney, Mena, Annie,
Fanny and Clara; they have lost nine children. pg.837
CHARLES LEMIER, dealer in groceries and provisions, corner
of White and Fourteenth streets, Dubuque; was born in Prussia, Germany,
Feb. 9, 1842; grew up to manhood there. He served , in 1866, in the was
with Austria, and, 1870 and 1871, in the Franco-Prussian war. He
came to the United States in 1872, and came to Dubuque the same year; he
engaged in his present business in 1874. He married Miss Anna
Klauer, a native of Prussia, Sept. 15, 1875; she came to Dubuque in
1861. Mr. Lemier belongs to the St. Alphonsus Society.
pg.837
D.J. LENEHAN, attorney at law, corner Main and Sixth
streets, Dubuque; is a native of the city of New York, and, when very young,
his parents came West to Dubuque, in 1850; he grew up and attended school
here, and completed his literary education at St. John's College, in the
State of Wisconsin; he studied law in Dubuque, and was admitted to the
bar in 1872, and since then he has practiced his profession here.
He was elected County Attorney in 1876, and since then has held that office.
pg.837
JOHN M. LENIHAN, proprietor of the Key City Lime Works,
is a native of England, and was born in the city of London June 18, 1834;
he came to the United States in 1846, and he came West to Iowa, and located
in Dubuque Co. in 1850, and began making farm; he carried on farming in
Prairie Creek Township for twenty-five years, then came in the city and
engaged in his present business of manufacturing lime, he still owns
his farm of 200 acres. He has held the office of Justice of the Peace,
Town Trustee and School offices. Mr. Lenihan was united in marriage
to Miss Elizabeth Cox, a native of Virginia, Feb. 8, 1860; they
have eleven children- Catharine, Frances M., Maria, Elizabeth, Theresa,
Daniel J. and Dennis W. pg.837-838
C.M. LEONARD, farmer, Sec. 15; PO Sherrill's Mount; he
was born Feb. 5, 1815 in Onondaga Co., N.Y.; in 1838, he came to La Salle
Co., Ill., thence to Du Page Co.; in 1843, he removed to Galena, Ill.,
and was engaged there in mining for five years, meeting with good success;
in 1848, he came to his present farm, and has always been engaged in mining
as well as farming, he now owns 480 acres land, but devotes a greater portion
of his time to mining, and has always been very successful; he has been
Justice of the Peace, Treasurer of the School Board, etc. Married
Miss Susan M. Davis, March 17, 1847, in Galena, Ill., she was born
in New York. Congregational Church . pg.950
S. LESSER, physician and surgeon, No. 1283 Iowa Street,
Dubuque is a native of Prussia, Germany; he grew up and received his education
there, and then studied medicine and graduated in 1866, at Greifswalde;
he came to America in 1869, and came to Iowa, and located at Fort Madison,
Lee Co., and remained there until 1876, when he came to Dubuque, and since
then has practiced his profession here. He married Miss Henrietta
Zimmerman, from Davenport, Iowa, they have three children-Flora, Monroe
and Pincus. pg.838
JOHN LETICH, blacksmith, Sec. 25; P.O. Cottage Hilll
born April 22, 1820, in Pennsylvania; in 1855, came to Dubuque Co.; he
owns about twenty-nine acres of land and carries on the blacksmith business.
Married Elizabeth McIntosh April 1, 1877; she was born in England;
he has three children by a former marriage- Henry, Nettie and Daniel W.
He enlisted in 1864 in Co. A, 6th I.V.C.; served to the end of the war.
pg.958-959
ALEXANDER LEVI, retired, residence corner of Main
and Twelfth streets, is a native of France, and was born March
13, 1809; he emigrated to America in 1833, and came direct to Iowa, and
arrived in Dubuque Aug. 1, 1833; he engaged in the grocery and provision
business, and continued until 1837; he was also engaged in mining, and
in 1847, he engaged in the mercantile business- dry goods and clothing
with mercantile business and mining for a period of forty-five years.
He was elected Justice of the Peace in 1846, and held that office two years.
Mr. Levi was the first foreigner naturalized in the State of Iowa. He is
a member of the Masonic Order and was the first initiatory member of that
Order in Dubuque; his is Teasurer of Dubuque Lodge No. 3, and is also Treasurer
of Dubuque Chapter No. 3. Mr. Levi, when he began life, had nothing,
and his success is owing to his own efforts; by industry, integrity and
good management he has amassed a fortune, and has one of the finest and
most commodious homes in the city. In 1847, he returned to France,
and was united in marriage to Miss Minette Levi, a native of France;
they have five children- Eliza, Emile, Gustave, Celina and Eugene.
pg.838
HON. E.W. LEWIS, attorney and counselor at law, Farley;
a
native of New York State, and was born in Cooperstown, Otsego Co., Sept.
5, 1821; he grew up to manhood and received his education in that State,
he studied law in Watertown, N.Y., and was admitted to the bar in 1845;
he practiced law there for twenty-five year. He held the position
of Superintendent of Schools, Magistrate, and held the office of County
Judge; in 1857, he was appointed Adjutant General by Gov. Seymour on his
staff, and was inspector of military matters for Northern New York; he
held the same position during the war, and his knowledge and familiarity
with the duties of his position made his services valuable at that time.
Mr. Lewis is a strong Democrat, and for many years was prominently identified
with the interests of his party. On account of his health, he came
West in 1869; he located in Farley, and has since practiced his profession
here. In October, 1853, he was united in marriage to Miss Harriet
Downs, a native of Massachusetts, and a lady of fine literary attainments;
they have two children- one son, Dixon H., living in this county, and one
daughter, Ina E. living in New York. pg.938
GEN. WARNER LEWIS, County Recorder, was born in Goochland
Co., near Richmond, in the year 1805, being a scion if one of the old "F.F.V.'s"
whose pages of family history are full of romance and interesting incident,
but with the member named it is only interesting to deal in this
connection: Warner Lewis emigrated to Missouri with his father in
1818, and settled in St. Louis when that new magnificent city was
but an almost unknown French village; in 1827, he came to the upper lead
mines of what was then known as Wisconsin; he participated in all the eventful
and often bloody scenes of the Black Hawk war in 1832, serving as aid to
Gen. Henry Dodge, a distinguished officer, gallant soldier, and often,
politically and officially honored citizen; at the close of the war, Gen.
Lewis settled in Iowa in the spring of 1833; he took a prominent
and active part in the municipal and political affairs of the city and
State; after the admission of Iowa to the Union, he was three or four times
elected to the State Legislature, serving several terms as Speaker of the
House of Representatives; he was appointed Register of the United States
Land Office under the administration of James K. Polk, and later as surveyor
General of Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota, by Franklin Pierce, and continued
in the same office by James B. Buchanan; Gen. Lewis has held many public
and responsible positions of trust at the hands of the people, and
no citizen of Dubuque or Iowa has been more thoroughly trusted and honored
by all classes of the community and the people at large than he fifteen
years ago, he was elected to the office of Recorder of Dubuque County,
a position which he has filled with perfect satisfaction to the people
of the city and county and the duties of which are well adapted to the
more quiet pursuits and comparatively easy labor which the weight of accumulating
years make necessary. pg.838
G.M. LIEBOLD, farmer, Sec. 26; P.O. Cottage Hill;
born July 1, 1824 in Bavaria, Germany; in 1845, he came to Dubuque Co.;
he owns 199 acres of land; part of which he entered. Married Catharine
Besaneus in 1853; she was born in Prussia; had six children, four living-
Theressa, John, Mathias and Michael; Joseph died May 26, 1878, aged 22
years; they also lost one child in infancy. pg.959
JOHN M. LILLIG, foreman of Ingraham, Kennedy &
Day's lumber yard;was born in Bavaria, Germany, October 15, 1838; he came
to the United States in 1851, and came to Iowa and settled in Dubuque
in 1852; he grew up and learned the trade of carpenter and joiner,
and worked at that business; he has held his present position of foreman
for the past twelve years; he was elected City Alderman and has held that
position for the past four years; he belongs to Harmony Lodge, I.O.O.F.
and to the Encampnet and also to the A.O.U.W. He married Miss Amelia
L. Sieggrist, a native of Switzerland; they have six children-Martha,
John, Fred, George, Ada, Alexander. pg.838-839
MICHAEL LINCK, farmer, Sec. 14; P.O. Luxemburg;
born April 15, 1851, in Liberty Township, and has always lived in Dubuque
Co.; he owns 219 acres of land, bought of his father; part of the land
was entered by his father; is Township Clerk. Married Anna Meyer
Nov. 14, 1871; she was born in October 1850, in Germany; they have two
children-Catharine and John. His father lives with him. Catholic;
Democrat. pg.955
BART E. LINEHAN, Dubuque's most enterprising young
merchant and old settler, was born in this city, June 11, 1853; his education
was received at the Third Ward School, in which he never missed a room,
and also took a course of book-keeping at the Commercial College in this
city. At a very early age, he developed quite a business tact, which
was noticed by W.E. Wellington, who persuaded him to leave school and accept
a clerkship on the wharf-boat of the Packet Company of which Mr. Wellington
was Superintendent. This position, which, for one so young, was quite
responsible, he held, with the exception of a few months, for five years,
when, with his present partner, M.N. Hansen, purchased the business from
their former employer, and have built up one of the largest businesses
in the city, and have the most complete steamboat supply store in the West,
they also do a large grain, coal and bay business, and operate a large
farm in Delaware Co. Mr. Linehan's natural shrewdness and foresight,
together with the indomitable energy of his nature, have kept him with
more business on hand than on of his years ought to care for. He
took hold of institutions which previously were considered unsafe investments,
but which, to-day, are as good stock as we have in the city. We have
reference to the Dunleith & Dubuque Ferry Company, and the Dubuque
Street Railroad Company. Of both corporations he is Secretary and
Treasurer, also a Director in the Dubuque Co. Bank and is the Northwestern
Agricultural & Mechanical Association; and to him is the credit sue
for the fine base-ball park in which the club have won such fame; with
his brother, he purchased the ground and fitted it up in first class style,
and there is no better park outside of Chicago. He has always
taken an active part in anything to further the interests of the city,
and is quite well posted on river transportation and river improvement
being Secretary of the St. Paul Railroad Convention in 1877, a delegate
to the New Orleans Commercial Convention in 1878, and also to Quincy in
1879; and to him in the credit due for the first efforts being made in
having the large sand-bar in front of the harbor dredged up, which at one
time threatened to close up the landing. Socially, Mr. L. is an affable
and courteous gentleman, having as large a circle of acquaintances, as
any young nam in the Mississippi Valley; has traveled considerably; is
possessed of a good mind, and devotes what little leisure time he has to
books and music. He is one of the men whom misfortunes could not
dishearten, and quickly-- new castles on the ashes of old hopes; endowed
with that energy and ability he never fails to achieve the greatest success.
pg.839
EDMOND LINEHAN, deceased; was one among the early settlers,
who came West to open our Iowa prairies; he was born in County Cork, Ireland,
and spent his youth laboring on a farm; he came to Dubuque in 1842, and
traveled to ?Brownsville, Minn., where he entered one-half section of land;
he returned and bought ?? acres of land in Whitewater Township, and also
entered a farm close by where the present monastery now stands; he was
possessed of good education, of temperate habits, and left a named untarnished;
he died May 20, 1860, leaving a wife, one daughter and five sons, two of
whom- the Revs. Thomas M., of Fort Dodge, and Mathia C., of Lyons-are clergymen
in the Catholic Church; D.W., of the firm of Lineham & Pier dealers;
Alderman John J., who has so well represented his ward in the Council for
the past six years, and Bart E., of the firm of Hansen & Linehan, who
is well known throughout the Mississippi Valley. pg.839
JOHN J. LINEHAN, Superintendent of the Dubuque Street
Railway Company, is a native of Ireland, and was born June 24, 1842; his
parents came to America in 1850, and came to Dubuque the same year; he
grew up and received his education here; after reaching manhood, he engaged
in contracting; in January, 1876, he was elected Superintendent of the
Dubuque Street Railway Company, and has since then held that position;
he holds the office of City Alderman. In May, 1871, he was united
in marriage to Miss Margaret O'Hare, a native of Dubuque, and daughter
of Edward O'Hare, one of the early settlers of Dubuque Co., they have five
children-Edward, John , Mary M., Charles and James; they have lost one
son. pg.839
C. LOETSCHER, of the firm of Farley, Loetscher &
Co.; proprietors of the Key City Planing Mills, corner of Eighth and Jackson
streets, Dubuque; is a native of Switzerland, and was born Aug. 2, 1850;
he emigrated to this country in 1869; he spent several years in California,
and came to Dubuque in 1872; in 1875, he associated with Mr. J.P.
Farley, one of Dubuque's oldest and most enterprising citizens, and they
established the Key City Planing Mills; during the year 1879, they built
their present large commodious brick building, which is the largest mill
in the city, and they carry on an extensive business, and they have a capacity
of employing 125 hands. When Mr. Loetscher came to this country,
he only had $40, and by industry he has worked himself up to his present
position. He married Miss Mary Loetscher, a native of Switzerland;
they have four children- John A., Fred W., Emile C. and Lydia C.
pg.840
JOHN B. LONGUEVILLE, farmer, Sec. 17; P.O. Rockdale.
The subject of this sketch was born in Lorraine, France, Nov. 25, 1833;
at the age of 13, with his parents, Paul and Mary E. Longueville, he came
to Dubuque Co., and settled neat his present home; the original farm on
which the settlement was made was then "wild" land, and bought by his parents
directly from the Government; his father, Paul Longueville, died Sept..
16, 1846, a few weeks after arriving here; his mother, Mary E. Longueville,
died Aug. 1, 1875; Mr. Longueville's farm comprises 85 acres and is under
careful cultivation. He has for a long period been prominently connected
with public affairs in his township and county; has been Justice of the
Peace for the last twenty years; was four years County Supervisor and in
the Thirteenth General Assembly a member of the State Legislature.
Religion, Roman Catholic; politics, Democratic. He was married, Nov.
8, 1855, to Miss Teressa Losh, an estimable lady, native of Luxemburg.
pg.946-947
JOHN P. LONGUEVILLE, farmer, Sec. 17; P.O. Rockdale.
The gentleman above named a well-known and highly respected citizen, son
of Paul and Mary E. Longueville, was born in Luxenburg, Germany, Oct. 9,
1842, and came with his parents to Dubuque Co. in 1846; has a farm of 108
acres. Is a member of the Republican party; has held school offices,
and is ever ready to help forward whatever will benefit the community in
which he lives. He was married, Jan. 31, 1870, to Miss Margaret
Welter, also a native of Luxemburg; they have two children living-
Eli and Louis' two deceased- Louis and Victoria. pg.947
N.J. LOOMIS, farmer, Sec 19; P.O. Farley; born in New
York June 23, 1831; removed to Northern Wisconsin in 1842; lived in that
State eight years, and then, after three months' residence in Galena, Ill.,
came into Dubuque Co. on the 4th of July, 1850; for the last twenty years,
he has been engaged in farming and kindred enterprises; previously to that
time was devoted to merchandising and general trading; his landed possessions
are quite extensive, embracing 730 acres, located in Sec. 18 and 19,
Taylor Township, and Secs.13 and 24, Dodge Township; his intelligence,
business ability and unwearied, energetic industry have brought him an
unwonted measure of success, and, he is, in the best sense of the word,
one of the solid men of his community. In religion, Presbyterian
politics, Republican ;has held school and township offices; Mr. Loomis
was married, June 17, 1854, to Miss Ellen Hooper, of Dubuque Co.;
they have eight children living- Amasa N., May Frances, John N., Bennett
E., Elizabeth E., Wellington W., Frank and George; two of their children
died in infancy. pg.938-939
JOHN S. LOONEY, residence 1370 Iowa street; is a native
of Smith Co., Tenn., and was born Aug. 11, 1806; when 12 years of age,
he went to Kaskaskia, Ill., and lived there when Illinois became a State;
he grew up to manhood there; he helped to survey the land where Springfield
and Jacksonville are now located; in October, 1827, he came to the lead
mining region, and passed by where Dubuque now stands, on the steamer Red
Rover; he returned to Kaskaskia in 1835; he again came to Galena, and afterward
came to Dubuque; engaged in mining; in 1859, he went out to the mountains
and returned in 1861; he went to Minnesota and lived there until 1867,
then returned to Dubuque. Mr. Looney is perhaps the only person now
here who passed by this place as early as 1827. In 1828, he married
Miss Margaret White, a native of Randolph Co. Ill.; she died in
October 1874; they had ten children, seven are living- Corrydon, Abraham,
Matilda, Elizabeth V., Margaret, Eliza and Ella.
pg.840
R. LORENZ, merchant tailor, No 255 Fourth street, Dubuque;
was born in Baden, Germany, Aug. 8, 1835; he grew up and learned the tailor's
trade there; he emigrated to America in 1853, and came to Dubuque the same
year, and began working at his trade; in 1860, he engaged in business for
himself, and has continued in the business since then; when he came here,
he had nothing, and has earned what he has by his own efforts, He
married Miss Anna Gaylord, from Belgium, June 4, 1866; they have
eight children- Mary, Tillie, Rosa, Amelia, Louise, August, Otto and Adam.
The father and mother of Mr. Lorenz are both living in this city, and are
72 and 71 years of age. pg.840
D. A. LOVELACE , farmer, Sec. 31; P.O. Worthington; born
Nov. 26, 1812, in Butler Co. Ky.; in 1827, he came to Cass Co., Ill.; remained
there till 1844, when he came to Dodge Township, Dubuque Co., where he
has since resided; he owns about 150 acres of land, which he entered; he
formerly owns the land where Worthington is now situated, and donated a
portion for railroad purposes; he has been Justice of the Peace, and has
held most of the township offices. He enlisted in 1862 in Co. K,
21st I.V.I.; served about two years. He married Miss MaryA. Kibby
Sept. 8, 1835 in Clark Co., Ill.; she was born Aug. 23, 1817, in Nashville,
Tenn.; they have nine children-James T., Eliza J. (now
Mrs. Dr. Danda),
Lucius W., John K., Henry C., Winfield C., David C., Washington D. and
Fannie A. Republican. pg.956
MRS. CATHARINE LUCK, whose maiden name was Bright,
was born in Kentucky Feb. 20, 1808; she was raised there, and in 1825,
married Larkin Luck; he was born in Virginia July 17, 1801.They
came to Dubuque in 1834, and were among the early settlers here.
He was a wagon-maker by trade and made the first wagon ever made in Dubuque;
he afterward engaged in mercantile business; he died July 27, 1855; they
had eleven children, five of whom are living-Eliza, Kittie, Greenbury,
George and John. Mrs. Luck lives with her son on Alta Vista street.
pg.840
GEORGE LUCK, plasterer; residence, Alta Vista street,
is a native of Dubuque Co., and was born in the city of Dubuque May 2,
1836; he grew up to manhood and learned his trade in this city. After the
war broke out, he enlisted in Co. F, 21st I.V.I.; he was in the siege of
Vicksburg, and was taken prisoner at Jackson, and was in Libby Prison six
weeks; was at the taking of Mobile, and in other battles; he served three
years. After his return from the war, Mr. Luck was united in marriage,
June 13, 1863, to Miss Sarah Harris, a native of the city of Glasgow,
Scotland; they have one son-Charles B., who was born April 15, 1867.
Mr. Luck was a member of Julien Lodge, No. 12, I.O.O.F., and also belongs
to the A.O.U.W., and to the Order of Foresters. Mr. Luck is one of the
oldest native-born citizens of Dubuque Co. now living here.
pg.840
ANTHONY LUGER, dealer in wines, liquors and cigars, 456
and 438 Seventh street, was born in Tyrol, Austria, Aug. 16, 1848; he came
to America in 1854, and came to Dubuque the same year, and grew up ere.
He has been engaged in his present business for the past twelve years;
he belongs to Schiller Lodge, No. 11, I.O.O.F. He married Miss Mary
F. Flynn, from this city, Oct. 31, 1871; they have three children-
Evelin, Mary and Helen M. pg.840
EDWARD A. LULL, cashier of the Dubuque County Bank,
No. 625 Main street, Dubuque; is a native of Windsor Co., Vt. and was born
Aug. 24, 1816, he grew up and attended school there, and spent several
years in Boston; after reaching manhood, he came West to Dubuque
in 1838; he remained here only a short time and went to Potosi, Wis., in
the mining region,and remained until 1843, when he returned to this county
and engaged in business at Cascade several years, and at Canton, Jackson
Co., until 1851, when he located permanently in Dubuque and engaged in
mercantile business and mining; in 1862, he was appointed Assistant Assessor
of Internal Revenue, and held that office until 1873, when that office
was abolished; he was elected cashier of the Dubuque County Bank upon its
organization in 1875, and since then has occupied that position.
In 1839, Mr. Lull was united in marriage to Miss Harriet Ward, a
native of New York. pg.841
E. R. LUMBERT, dealer in lumber, corner of Seventh
and White streets, Dubuque; is a native of Bangor, Me.; he grew up to manhood
and engaged in lumbering; in 1850 he went to California and remained there
thirteen years, and, in April, 1864, he came to Dubuque, and since then
has been engaged in the lumber business; he was elected County Supervisor
in 1877 and held that office two years. In 1870, he was united
in marriage to Marcia Holmes, a native of Maine. Col. Lumbert has
two children by a former wife. pg.841
C. W. LUTHER, proprietor of European Hotel and
dealer in wines and liquors, Seventh street, Dubuque; was born in Prussia,
Germany, March 28,1823; he emigrated to America in 1845; came to Chicago;
he came to Dubuque in 1848, but returned to Chicago and lived there until
coming to Dubuque in 1856; he engaged in his present business and continued
it since then; he is also interested in mining, He belongs to the
I.O.O.F. and to the Turner's Society, In 1852, he married Miss Dora
Hagerhurst, a native of Hanover, Germany; they have seven children-
Minnie, Emma, Clara, Augusta, William, Tillie and Frank.
pg.841
E. P. LYMAN, Superintendent of the telegraph lines
of the Chicago, Clinton, Dubuque & Minnesota Railroad; is a native
of Illinois, and was born in Geneseo, Henry Co., Dec. 14, 1848; he grew
up to manhood in that State; he has been connected with railroading, in
the telegraph department, since he was 15 years of age; he came to Dubuque
in June, 1868; in 1872, he was appointed train dispatcher, and, Jan, 1,
1873, was appointed Superintendent of Telegraph Lines of the road, and
since then has held that position. In October, 1878, Mr. Lyman was
united in marriage to Miss Margaret E. Johnson, niece and adopted
daughter of Judge Grant, of Davenport. pg.841
D. E. LYON, attorney at law, firm of Foulke &
Lyon, corner Main and Fifth streeets; is a native of Cattaraugus Co., N.Y.;
he grew up and received his education there; studied law, and was admitted
to the bar in Buffalo in 1857; he came to Iowa and located in Dubuque in
1858, and since then has practiced law here in the office he now occupies.
He has held the office of City Attorney; he holds the office of United
States Collector of the Port of Dubuque. pg.841
JOHN MACDONALD, manager of the house of H.C. Tillinghast
& Co., dealer in hides, tallow, wool and furs, No. 280 Main street
and 281 Iowa street, Dubuque; is a native of Scotland; he came to the United
States in 1865; learned the tanning business in Pennsylvania; came West
to Iowa in 1870, and since then has been connected with the house of H.
C. Tillinghast & Co., of Chicago, and since 1875, when the branch house
was established here, Mr. Macdonald has had the management of the business.
It is the only exclusive house of the kind in Dubuque, and they have a
very large trade, their shipments in 1879 amounting to over 2,5000,000
pounds. Mr. Macdonald, was united in marriage to Miss Eliza G.
Powell, from Galena, Ill.; they have one daughter-Evelyn C.
pg.845
MACKENZIE & HARPER, photograph artists, No.
751 Main street, Dubuque. A.H. Mackenzie is a native ot the city of New
York; he came to Dubuque in 1875 and established their present business;
in 1878, D.W. Harper, who grew up to manhood in this city, became associated
with him, and since then the firm of Mackenzie & Harper have built
up a good business, making good pictures at the most reasonable prices.
pg.845
J. MACLAY, senior member of the firm of J. Maclay
& Co., wholesale dealers in hardware and house-furnishing goods, 768
Main street; is a native of New York City, and was born in 1826; when 7
years of age, he came to Galena with his father in 1833; in August, 1845,
he came to Dubuque, and, after learning the business in 1853, he engaged
in business for himself on the same lot that the firm now occupies;the
firm was Maclay & Green until 1858, when Mr. Green retired, and Mr.
Maclay continued the business until 1875, when the firm became J. Maclay
& Co.; with one exception, it is the oldest hardware and house-furnishing
goods house in the city, and they are doing a large trade; the sales the
present year will amount to $150,000. Mr. Maclay has been actively
identified with the interest and growth of the city, and has aided in building
railroads, street cars, churches, schools, library and other associations;
he has held the office of City Alderman; has served as President of the
Bible Society, and President of the St. Andrew's Society, and Vice President
of the Board of Trade. He is active and consistent member of the
Presbyterian Church, and has served as one of the Ruling Elders for a great
many years. In 1847, he was united in marriage to Miss Ann Alexander,
a native of Scotland; she grew up to womanhood in this country; they have
seven children, four daughters and three sons. pg.846
GILBERT MACOMBER, farmer, Sec. 26; P.O. Cascade;
born in Susquehanna Co., Penn., June 16, 1832; came to Dubuque Co. about
1840; a year later, he went to Illinois, but after a two years' residence
there, returned to Dubuque Co., where he has since remained; is farm comprises
150 acre in Secs. 23 and 26. In politics, he is a Democrat; has been
Township Clerk for several years. His first wife was Margaret
Boyer; she was also a native of Pennsylvania; they were married in
1861, and she died in 1870; he was married again in 1872 to MaryMcBride,
whose native place in Ireland; they have seven children-Charles Henry,
Mary Caroline, George B., Elsie, Jessie, Mabel and Arthur. His father,
Egbert Macomber, was born in Dutchess Co., N.Y., Nov. 15, 1805; lived for
many years in Pennsylvania, and, later, in Illinois before coming here;
he still resides in Iowa with his children, and is a clear-headed, hale
old man; his wife, Charlotte Macomber, died here about 1859, nearly 45
years of age: these parents have seven children living; four reside in
Dubuque Co.- Rufus, Gilbert, Mrs. Martha Swope and Mrs.
Ella Somers; two are in Delaware Co.-Alonzo, and Mrs. Mary Nicholson;
one-Mrs. Lydia Coggeshall-live near Oxford Junction; the
Macomber family, having for about forty years been identified with the
interests of this locality, have had much to do with its settlement and
progress and have been pioneers of the right stamp, worthy to be held in
ever-grateful rememberance. pg.917-918
MICHAEL MALONEY, decesased; was born in the county
of Cork, Ireland, in 1803; he came to America in 1826. Was married
in 1828 to Joanna Murphy; had five children-John, Richard,Margaret,Lawrence
and Mary; deceased lived in Syracuse, N.Y., fron 1826 to 1839. Was a Democrat,
and belonged to the Catholc Church. John M. Maloney, son of Michael
Maloney, was born Oct. 3, 1829; has filled the offices of Trustee and School
Director; is owner of the old homestead of 240 acres in Sec. 26.
In politics is a Greenbacker, and is a member of the Catholic Church; his
post-office address in Melleray. pg.923
JOHN MANGOLD, farmer, Sec. 17; P.O. Sherrill's Mount;
born Dec. 4, 1850 in Jefferson Township; he owns 100 acres land, which
his father entered. Married Mary Datismann in 1872; she was
also born in Jefferson Township; they have three children-Frank W., George
B., and Selina. pg.950
JOHN N. MANNING, Superintendent of the Dubuque Steam
Heating Company; is a native of Illinois, and was born in the city of Chicago
Sept. 5, 1844; he grew up to manhood and received his education there;
he served an apprenticeship and learned his present business there; he
held the position of Superintendent of the steam heating department of
the Crane Brothers Manufacturing Company for five years, and had charge
of the outside construction; he has had a large practical experience in
heating buildings by steam; he came to Dubuque in August, 1879, and since
then assumed the duties of his present responsible position. Mr.
Manning was united in marriage to Miss Carrie Carrico, from Springfield,
Ill., in 1861; they have three children- George G., Maud, Guy.
pg.846
WALTER MANSON, deceased; the subject of this sketch,
an old and well known citizen of Rockdale, was born in Scotland in
1808; about the year 1830, he emigrated to Canada, and shortly after to
Vermont, whence after a year or two he removed to Ohio; agree three or
four years' residence there, he came to Dubuque Co., Iowa, and was thenceforward
closely identified with its best interests; for about a year, he was engaged
in mining enterprises; then in partnership with James Pratt and Thomas
Watters, Sr., he bought the Rockdale Mills; he was connected with the management
of the mills until 1868, when he sold his interest in the business; making
some investments in real estate in Dubuque, he erected several business
houses in the vicinity of the Julien House, and, retiring from active business,
devoted his attention to managing and supervising his property in the city
and elsewhere; he died on the 28th of March, 1879, and was buried in the
cemetery at Rockdale; having long been connected as an earnest, active
and continuous worker in all the educational, church and benevolent enterprises
of his community, Walter Manson will ever be remembered there as a true
philanthropist, and his loss universally regretted. Mr. M. was first
married May 27, 1836, to Mrs. Jane Alderson, of Ohio; she died Jan.
31, 1861; his second wife, who survives him was Miss Elizabeth Nicholson,
who, in 1851, at the age of 12, came to America with her father, Thomas
Nicholson, from her native place in England, she was married to Mr. Manson,
on the 13th day of August, 1861; her son and daughter, John W. and Nettie,
are now students in the excellent schools of Dubuque.
pg.926
J. M. MARSH, (deceased); was a native of Seneca
Co., N.Y.; he grew up to manhood, and came West and engaged in surveying;
he surveyed a large part of the States of Michigan, Wisconsin and Iowa;
he came to Iowa and settled in Dubuque in 1840; he was U.S. Deputy Surveyor;
he ran the State line between Iowa and Minnesota, under the authority of
the Government; he possessed rare ability as a mathematician, and was usually
employed in the more intricate and responsible branches of the service.
In 1845, he was united in marriage to Miss Harriet L. Langworthy,
a sister of the Langworthy brothers; she died in 1854, leaving one son-Frank
M., now living in Sioux City, and is Civil Engineer and Roadmaster on the
Dubuque & Sioux City Railroad. In January, 1856, Mr. Marsh was
united in marriage to Ann J. Stevens, from Seneca Co., N.Y. Mr.
Marsh died Jan. 16, 1858, leaving one son-James E., in the employ of the
Dubuque & Sioux City Railroad. Mr. Marsh was a man of strict
integrity, of great energy, and was actively identified with the interests
of Dubuque; he built the large, attractive home occupied by Mrs. Marsh,
in 1856; at that time, it was the most elegant house in Dubuque.
pg.846
WILLIAM MARSHALL, proprietor of the Eagle Steam
Boiler Works, Washington street, between Ninth and Tenth streets, Dubuque;
is a native of England, and was born in the city of London June 24,
1831; he grew up to manhood here, and served as apprenticeship in the boiler
works; he came to America in 1854, and came to Chicago in July 1855, and
began work for C. Reisig & Co., boiler makers; in 1856, he came to
Dubuque and engaged in business for one year, then returned to Chicago;
in January, 1861, he came to Dubuque and located permanently, and engaged
in his present business; he had a partner until 1865, and since then he
has carried on the business alone. In 1852, he was married to Miss
Sarah
Adams, a native of London; they have nine children,five sons and four
daughters. pg.846
GEORGE MARTIN, engaged in teaming and transferring
freight; residence, 68 Burch street; was born in County Down, Ireland;
he grew up to manhood there and came to the United States in November,
1853, and came to Iowa and settled in Dubuque in December, 1853; he bought
a horse and dray, and began delivering goods; the next summer he bought
a team and since has continued in his present business; he brought the
load of freight after the railroad reached Dunleith; he has been engaged
in the business longer than any person in the city; when he came to Dubuque,
he only had $20, and his success is owing to his own efforts. In
1844, he had married Miss Mary Ann Murdock, a native of County Down,
Ireland; they have had ten children,seven of whom are living-Hugh, James,
William, Moses, George F., Annie and Mary. pg.846-847
HUGH MARTIN, of the firm of Martin & Strane, dealers
in coal and wood, corner of Third and Iowa streets, Dubuque; is a native
of Ireland and was born Aug. 15, 1844; he came to the United States in
1855, and came to Dubuque the same year; after reaching manhood he engaged
in the wood and coal business and has carried it on for the past thirteen
years, and has built up a good trade. Mr. Martin has been twice married;
his first wife was Miss Rachel Strane, from Pittsburgh, Penn.; she
died in 1876, leaving one daughter-Laura. His present wife was Miss
Emily
Laud, a native of Dubuque Co.; they have two daughters-Lulu B. and
an infant not named. pg.847
MRS. JANE MARTIN, proprietress Union House, Cascade,
Iowa; born in Ireland; is widow of Andrew J. Martin, formerly of Ireland,
who died in Cascade in June, 1877; Mrs. Martin and her sons, John and Thomas,
have continued the management of the hotel since Mr. Martins death.
He was a Republican, and was Captain of the Home Guards during the rebellion;
he had one brother in the regular army, and both had military drill while
in Ireland; the Union House was and is strictly a temperance house; the
managers are kind, the beds are clean, and the table substantial; it is
conceded to be the best hotel in Cascade; new railroad facilities demand
enlarged hotel accommodation, but, doubtless, the Union House will continue
to receive its share of patronage. pg.918
SAMUEL MARTIN, firm of Walker & Martin,dairy,
Sec. 12; P.O. Dubuque; born June 22, 1823, in Warren, R.I.; at about the
age of 9 years, he came to Vermont and engaged in farming; afterward, clerked
in a store in Brattleboro, where he remained till 1874, when he removed
to Dubuque; their dairy is the largest in the county. Married Miss
Lucretia
Walker in December, 1853; she was born Sept. 26, 1822 in Dummerston,
Vt.; they have two children-Harry R and Julia E.; her father, Reuben Walker,
now a resident of Dubuque, was born March 26,1798, in Dummerston, Vt.;
he removed to Dubuque in 1869; Mrs. Martin's mother was thrown from a wagon
and killed April 21,1860, aged 64 years. pg.959
CHRISTOPHER MASON, dealer in stoves and tinware, 251
Main street; is a native of Norfolk, Va., and was born Sept. 19, 1812;
he grew up to manhood in that State, and learned his trade in Norfolk;
after reaching manhood, he went to St. Louis and remained several years;
then came to Iowa and located at Dubuque, arriving here Nov. 15, 1842;
the ground was covered with snow, and continued covering until the following
May. Mr. Mason brought his tools with him and engaged in business,
and has carried on the business since then, except a short interruption;
there is not a merchant doing business here now that was here when he came,
thirty-seven years ago, and he has carried on the business longer
than any merchant in Dubuque. In Sept. 1840, he married Miss Susan P.
Smith, from Missouri; they have three children-Christophene, Edward,
Louise; Edward is engaged in business with his father; they have lost five
children-Christopher, Charlie, Fannie, Emma and Lillie.
pg.847
LUTHER MASON, farmer, Sec. 11; P.O. Epworth; born in
Grafton Co., N.H., March 7, 1822; at the age to 21, he removed to Waltham,
Mass., where he remained about seventeen years; in the latter part of August,
1859, he came to Dubuque Co., and is one of the most highly respected
and substantial citizens of Taylor Township. He was one of the leading
members of the Baptist Church in its organization in Epworth, and has ever
given efficient aid to all worthy enterprises in his community. Has a fine
farm of 190 acres, which shows evidence of careful handling and intelligent
management. Mr. Mason was married in 1850 to Miss Angeline S.
Kidder, of Maine, a genial lady, who has illuminated his household
with the constant sunshine of a cheerful disposition; they have six children
living- Lewis K, Charles F., Z.K., William L, Fred and Sarah E., and one
daughter, Eva, deceased. pg.939
F. I. MASSEY, contractor for the Holly System Steam
Supply office, corner Main and First streets, Dubuque; is a native of Lockport,
N.Y. and was born May 31,1842; he grew up to manhood and received his education
there. Upon the breaking-out of the rebellion, he enlisted in Co.
B, 105th N.Y.V.I.; he served in the Army of the Potomac, and was wounded
in the battle of Gettysburg; in November, 1863, he was transferred
to the regular service with rank of First Lieutenant, was on detached duty
and served in the War Department until 1868 when he resigned his position
and came to Iowa, locating in Dubuque. He held the position of Auditor
of the C.,D..& M. Railroad until 1876; he built the Steam Motor Railroad
on the Bluff, and also had chargeof building the works of the Steam Supply
Company, having a large stock interest in both; in January, 1880, he resigned
the management of the Dubuque Steam Supply Company and since then has been
engaged in contracting for the Holly system of steam heating. Mr.
Massey was united in marriage Oct. 3, 1866, to Miss Aleen M. Langworthy,
daughter of the late James Langworthy, one of the earliest and most honored
settlers of Dubuque. pg.847
EDWIN MATTOX, school teacher, Sec. 22; P.O. Sherrill's
Mount; he was born Aug. 13, 1839, in Dubuque County.; he went to Wisconsin,
and attended Prof. Parson's Academy at Tafton, thence to Plattville, and
there attended the normal institute, and , preparing himself as a teacher,
in 1862, he went to Jamestown, Wis., and taught school during that winter;
he then went to Fairplay, Wis., and taught five years; in 1867, he came
to Zwingle, Jackson Co., Iowa and taught three years; in 1870, he
removed to Mill Rock; taught here six months; he has taught at Sageville
and Washington Mills two years; pervious to hiss preparing himself as a
teacher, he had been employed as book-keeper for Randolph and Chaplin,
of Dubuque. He enlisted in 1864, in the 3d Kansas Heavy Artillery;
was discharged in February, 1865, on account of a wound received falling
from a horse, Married Miss Leah Long April 15, 1865; she was
born in Westmoreland Co., Penn., in 1845; they have four children, three
sons and one daughter. Attends German Reformed Church; Republican
in politics. pg.975
MARTIN MATZ, grocer, Sec. 4; P.O. Sherrill's Mount; born
Aug. 4, 1838 in Baden, Germany; in 1855 he came to Pittsburgh, Penn., in
1856 to Galena, Ill., in 1857 to Dayton Co., Iowa; in 1859, went to Missouri;
in 1860, he crossed the Plains to Oregon, engaged in mining till 1866,
when he came to Dubuque Co.; he owns thirty-two acres land with his store
and other buildings. Married Magdalena Ertel in February 1875;
she was born in Germany; have four children-Charles F., Rosena, Margaret
and Matilda. pg.950
HERMAN MAUER, President of the Key City Furniture
Company, Elm street, from Eleventh to Twelfth street, Dubuque; is
a native of Germany, and was born in Hanover July 24, 1834; he came to
the United States in 1851; lived in Chicago two years, and came to Iowa
and settled in Dubuque and worked at cabinet-making; then was engaged in
building for fifteen years; upon the recent organization of the Key City
Furniture Company, he was chosen President of that corporation, In
1860, he married Miss A. Kruse, a native of Prussia, Germany; they
have nine children-Emma, Augusta, Rosa, Herman, Lulu, Henry, Willie, Waldy
and Lilly. Mr. Mauer belongs to the I.O.O.F. and to the Encampment
and to the German Benevolent Society. pg.847
DANIEL McCLEAN, pilot on the Mississippi River;
residence, No. 309 Julien avenue; was born in County Down, Ireland, in
1834; his parents came to America in 1840, and they settled in Dubuque
in 1845; in the fall of 1848, he went on the river, and began piloting
in 1855, and has continued since then- over a quarter of a century; he
has been engaged in steamboating over thirty-two years, and is one of the
oldest now on the river. In 1860, in married Miss Mary Ann McManus,
a native of New York; they have nine children- Emeline, George, Charles,
Mamie, Daniel, Alice Lucy, Willie, Fannie and Frank.
pg.841
BENJAMIN McCLUER, physician and surgeon, southwest corner
of Main and Tenth streets; is a native of Franklinville, Cattaraugus
Co., N.Y., and was born May 8, 1824; he grew up and attended school
there, and entered the Genesee Weslenian Seminary at Lima, Livingston Co.,
N.Y., where he completed his literary course; he commenced reading medicine
with W.C. Dwight, M.D.; attended lectures in Boston during the winter of
1849-50, and, during the winter 1850-51, attended lectures in Cleveland;
in 1851, went to Cambridge, Mass., and the Lawrence Scientific School;
then took a course in the Medical Department, and graduated in the spring
of 1852; he practiced medicine in Middlesex Co., Mass, four years, and
came West of Iowa and located in Dubuque, and engaged in the practice
of his profession here in October, 1856. Upon the breaking-out of the rebellion,
he was commissioned by Gov. Kirkwood as Surgeon of the 9th
I.V.I.; the 3d Iowa Battery, under Col. Wm. Van Dever, was a part of the
command; he held this position until April, 1863, and was honorablly discharged
in April, 1864; he was called into the service again, and ordered to duty
as Surgeon of Volunteers, and was commissioned by President Lincoln
and served as executive officer of the Madison U.S. General Hospital at
Madison, Ind., was promoted Surgeon, and afterward had charge of the hospital
boat Jacob Strader, at Louisville; Feb. 20, 1865, he was ordered to report
to Gen. J.H. Wilson, at headquarters of the Cavalry Corps of the Army of
the Cumberland, March 4, 1865; he was ordered to Gen. Croxton, as Surgeon-in-Chief
of the division; he remained on duty and served as Post Surgeon and Health
Officer at Macon, Ga.; June 30, 1865, he was made Medical Director of the
cavalry corps, and was Medical Director of the District of Columbus, headquarters
at Macon, and had charge of matters pertaining to the Freedmen's Bureau
in that locality until December, 1865; in November 1865, by recommendation
of Gen. John H. Wilson, he was made Lieutenant Colonel by brevet, and in
February, 1866, he was mustered out of the service. He returned to
Dubuque and resumed the practice of medicine, and since then has practiced
his profession. pg.841-842
JOHN McCOY, contracor and builder, is a native
of the city of Cork, Ireland; he came to the United States in 1850, and
learned the trade of carpenter and joiner in Rochester, N.Y.; he came West
to Iowa and located in Dubuque, in 1856, and began working at his trade;
he has been engaged in contracting and building for many years, and is
one of the oldest in the business here; he has erected some of the best
buildings in Dubuque. Mr. McCoy married Miss Margaret Redfern,
a native of Bedford, Penn.; they have five children- James, Mary M., Sarah
E., John and Edward. pg.842
ORLANDO McCRANEY, Deputy Collector Internal Revenue;
is the son of Thomas and Susan McCraney, and was born in Adams Co., Ill.,
Sept. 22,1826; his parents were among the very earliest settlers of Dubuque;
they arrived here Oct. 12, 1832; they were the first family to come here
and locate on the main shore; it was before the settlers were allowed by
the treaty to come here; when the soldiers came to order the settlers off,
Mr. McCraney did not go; they threatened to tear down his shanty, and finally
did so; Mr. McCraney engaged in mining and smelting, and he erected the
first furnace that was built here; he sold the property now embraced between
Eighth and Twelfth streets, and from Main street back on the bluff, to
P. Lorimier for 30,000 pounds of lead; Mr. McCraney was one of the
earliest pioneer miners and was connected with it for a long time; he died
in 1866. Orlando grew up and attended school here; he was a scholar
in the first school ever taught in Iowa, and was present the first day
the school was taught; he afterward entered the office of the Miner'
Express, and learned the printing business; he was connected with the
Iowa
Transcript, and afterward published the Dubuque Telegraph; he
started the Fairfield Ledger, in Jefferson Co., in 1852 now one
of the oldest papers in the State; he was editor of the Rocky Mountain
Herald in Denver City, and was connected with other journals; he lived
in McGregor a number of years, and was engaged in real-estate business,.
and was also extensively engaged in building there; he also laid out and
started several towns elsewhere in this State; he has been connected with
the revenue service since 1862, and has served as Assistant Assessor and
Deputy Collector. Mr. McCraney is a member of the I.O.O.F. and has
been prominently connected with the Order officially; he has served as
Grand Master and Grand Representative of the State. In April 1849
he was united in marriage to Miss Mary E. Hill, a native of Illinois,
and daughter of Dr. Allan Hill; Mr. and Mrs. McCraney have three children,
one daughter and two sons- Ella V. (now Mrs. Wm. H. Lorimier), Henry
A. and Read. pg.842
A.Y. McDONALD, manufacturer of pumps and plumbing
goods, Iowa street, between Fifth and Sixth streets; is a native of Scotland,
and was born in the city of Glasgow Feb. 14,1834; after reaching manhood,
he came to the United States in 1854, and came to Dubuque in 1860. Upon
the breaking out of the rebellion, he enlisted in April, 1861, in the 1st
I.V.I., Co. I; was wounded in the battle of Wilson's Creek; he re-enlisted
in the 21st I.V.I., and was commissioned Lieutenant of Co. E, and had command
of the company much of the time; he was wounded at Black River Bridge;
he served until the close of the war. After his return, he established
his present business, and has built up a large trade. In 1865, Mr.
McDonald was united in marriage to Miss Hannah Masoner, of this
city; they have five children-Mattie E., Andrew Y., John M., Hannah M.,
Nellie Y. pg.845
TERNES McDONELD, farmer, Sec. 31; P.O. Farley; born in
County Longford, Ireland, in 1815; came to New York in 1851; resided in
Orange Co., in that State for five years, removing to Dubuque Co., Iowa
in 1856; has a good farm of 160 acres, and, with driving industry is making
it profitable. Is a member of the Catholic Church, and of the Democratic
party. He was married in 1845, to Mary Slaven, also a native
of Ireland; they have nine children living- Bridget, James Mary,
Ellen, Esther, Thomas, Fannie, Terence and Peter; four are dead-Thomas,
and three who died in infancy. pg.939
WILLIAM MCDOWELL, farmer, Sec. 19; P.O. Worthington;
born April 22, 1816, in Buncombe Co., N.C.; when about 5 years of age,
he came with his parents to Georgia; in 1826 he came to East Tennessee,
thence to Missouri; in 1834, he came to Dubuque Co., and is one of the
first settlers in this county; he owns 200 acres of land; has been Township
Trustee. Married Margaret Flinn Jan. 21, 1841; she was born
April 26, 1823, in Illinois. Democrat. pg.956-957
T. COKE McGEE, M.D., Cascade; was born in Baltimore Co.,
Md., on the 15th of October, 1830; his father was for forty years a member
of the Baltimore Conferencce of the M.E. Church, and the Doctor affiliates
with that denomination, although not a member; he was at home till 18 years
of age, them studied medicine and taught school four years. On the
4th of November, 1852, he was married to Miss Mary E. Long of Frederick
Co., Va., by whom he has had four children- Frances T., Edwin M., Mary
E. and Augusta V. He took a course of private lectures in medical
science, by Prof. Dunbar in 1853 at Baltimore, and in 1855 continued his
study of medicine in Maryland University; his second course of lectures
were taken at Rush Medical College, in Chicago, where he graduated
in 1856; then practiced medicine three years in Dubuque Co., and, in January,
1859, returned to Maryland; in the spring of 1861, he located in Savannah
for practice of his profession. During a visit to Richmond, he was
appointed Surgeon of the 1st Md. V.I., which was organized at that city;
he was soon permanently crippled by an accident, and retired from the service
within a year from date of enrollment. He lived in Baltimore from
1862 to 1873; then spent two years in Dallas, Tex., and in 1875 came to
Dubuque Co., and to Cascade, where he now has a large practice; he has
a pleasant and hospitable home in East Cascade, not far from the railroad
depot of the Narrow Gauge Railroad; he is a member of the Ancient Order
of United Workmen and is a Democrat; his portly form and genial countenance
enable a stranger to easily identify the Doctor; he is a courteous gentleman
and a successful physician. pg.917
CHARLES L. MCGOVERN, general merchandise and Postmaster;
Pin Oak; born March 1, 1852 in Concord Township; Feb. 1, 1875, he commenced
his present business and was then appointed Postmaster; he is Assessor;
has been Township Clerk. Married Miss Mary Lynch in 1875;
she was born in Dubuque; they have two children-Barnard and Mark.
pg.959
REV. J. B. MCGOWAN, Pastor of St. Clement's Roman
Catholic Church; P.O. Tivoli. pg.954
NEIL McGOWAN, blacksmith, corner Delhi and Center
streets, West Dubuque; was born in Ireland, and emigrated to America in
boyhood, and lived in New York twelve years; he came to Dubuque in the
fall of 1848, and began working at his trade; he has been engaged in blacksmithing
and mining for thirty years. In 1838, he married Miss Margaret
Flanagin, a native of Ireland; they have three children- James, Ellen
and Jeremiah. His eldest son was educated for the ministry, and is
Rev. Father McGowan, Pastor of the church at Bankston, in this county.
pg.845
REV. P.J. McGRATH, President of St. Joseph's College,
Fourteenth street, Dubuque; is a native of Ireland, and was born in County
Clare July 7, 1847; he came to America in November, 1868; he received his
classical education at Milwaukee Seminary and pursued his philosophic and
theological studies at Cape Girardeau, Mo., he came to Dubuque and was
ordained by Bishop Hennessy, at the Cathedral, July 26, 1874, and since
then has been connected with the St. Joseph's College, serving as Vice
President until July, 1877, when he was appointed President of the college,
and since then has occupied that position. pg.845
JAMES M. McKENZIE, wagon-maker and blacksmith,
879 Clay street, Dubuque; is a native of Canada, and was born in 1846;
he grew up and learned his trade there; he came to Iowa in 1867 and located
at Dubuque; in 1874, he engaged in business for himself; he has carried
it on since then. In September, 1868, he married Miss Rosa Ortschied,
from Cassville, Wis.; they have three children-Edward, Alexander, and Annette.
pg.845
WILLIAM McKINLAY, carpenter, builder and lumber-dealer,
Epworth;born in Scotland May 28, 1828; came to America in 1849; stopping
in New York till November of that year, he came to Chicago, where he remained
until May, 1851, when he came to Dubuque, and was a resident of that city
for ten years, removing to Epworth in 1861, with which pleasant town he
has been identified ever since. His first wife was Miss Jane Miller,
of Scotland, their marriage taking place Jan. 1, 1849; her death
occurred in 1859; his second wife was Miss Mary Rose Wilkinson,
a native of Williamsport, Penn.; they were married Jan. 22, 1863; six children
are living- Margaret C., Adam D., Effie J., Henry W., Charles C. and Samuel
C.; three are dead-William J., Robert A. and one who died in infancy.
Three of Mr. McK's brothers came to America and Dubuque at about the same
time- James M. (a book-keeper and lawyer came to Dubuque in 184; removed
to New York City in 1868; married Catharine de Lorimier,
born in 1829, died in 1864), David A. ,(came to Dubuque in 1851, now in
St. Paul, Minn; he is a book-keeper; wife nee Margaret Y. Atchison),
and Robert M. (resides in Dubuque since 1849; carpenter and builder; his
first wife was Margaret Miller, second Katie A. Yoar).
pg.939
JOHN McKNIGHT, farmer, Sec. 36; P.O. Dubuque; he was
born Feb. 27, 1840, in Dubuque; he now owns and occupies the farm formerly
owned by his father, consisting of over four hundred acres of land, and
probably the oldest settled farm in the county. Married Miss Eliza
Looney in 1872; she was born in Minnesota; they have three children-
Jessie, Belle and Grace. pg.975
THOMAS McKNIGHT, (deceased); was born in Augusta Co.,
Va., March 10, 1787; his parents removed to that country in 1774; at 16
years of age, his father said to him that he must carve his own fortune;
in 1083, he invested his few hard-earned dollars in a stock of goods, which
he carried from door to door; a few years later, he extended his trade
and travels to Nashville, Tenn., and, in 1809, to St. Louis, Mo.; he formed
a partnership with his brothers James and Robert, and Thomas Brady, with
branches at St. Genevieve and St. Charles; St. Louis then had but 700 inhabitants.
In 1822, he was elected to the City Council, and subsequently was Director
of the first "Bank of Missouri." He had married, in 1844, Miss Fannie
Scott; they had five children, three of whom and their mother died
in 1824-25. Business changes caused him to accept a responsible position
under the Government, collecting the rental of land claims in the Galena
District, and felled the position to the entire satisfaction of miners
and the Administration. After being ten years a widower, he married,
in 1835, Miss Cornelia Hempstead, of St. Louis, Mo.; by this marriage
he has five children. In 1846, he was candidate for Governor of Iowa;
in 1838, he was appointed by President Van Buren, Receiver of the Land
Office at Dubuque, and continued through the next Administration, and was
removed by President Polk in 1845. Upon his administration coming
into power, President Taylor appointed him Register of the same office,
which he held until 1853. The life of Thomas McKnight was a remarkable
one; He was a merchant in St. Louis in 1809, two years before a steamboat
was built on the Western river, eight years before steamboat trade reached
St. Louis, and over twenty years before a railroad was built on the continent,
and thirty years before the telegraph was invented; he was an extensive
merchant; was Assistant Superintendent of the Government of the great lead
mining district of Galena, and, with his partners, he constructed and operated
the first hot-air smelting furnace in the Dubuque mines. He died
Dec. 1, 1865. The Old Settlers' Society held a meeting which was
largely attended, and, although the weather was very inclement, the association
and a large number of citizens accompanied the remains to their burial
place in Linwood Cemetery. pg.975
FRANCIS McLAUGHLIN, Auditor of Dubuque County;
is a native of Ireland, and was born in 1836; his parents came to America
in 1848; they lived in Pittsburgh, Penn., two years, and came to Dubuque
Co. in the spring of 1850; he grew up and lived on a farm for fifteen years;
he was engaged in the grain business for ten years; he was elected Auditor
of Dubuque County in 1873 and was re-elected in 1875 and again in 1877;
he has also held town and school offices. In 1864, he was united
in marriage to Miss Ellen McDaniels, in this county; they have four
children-Edward, Peter, Francis and Johanna. pg.845
GEORGE W. McMELLEN, farmer,
Sec. 26; P.O. Centralia; born in Dubuque Co., in 1851, and has been a continuous
resident of the county; has a farm of 143 acres, with a handsome and convenient
brick house, and all the needed farm conveniences in good shape.
His father, William McMullen, who came here from Illinois at an early date,
is now living in Dakota Territory, not far from Sioux City, and is aged
about 62 years. In 1872, Mr. McMellen married Miss Emma V. Crider,
daughter of James and Rachel Crider, who are elsewhere mentioned as among
the earliest settlers in Dubuque Co. Politics, Republican.
pg.959
THOMAS MCQUILLAN, farmer, Sec. 16; P.O. Pin Oak; he was
born in 1835 in Ireland; in about 1841 he came with his parents to Dubuque
Co.; in 1852 he went to California; there he engaged in mining till 1855,
when he returned to Dubuque Co., he owns 200 acres of land, which was entered
by his gather; has been Township Treasurer and School Director. Married
Emma
F. Quigley in 1855; she was born in Pennsylvania; have eight children-William
F., Daniel, Joseph, Maria, Cyrus, Anna, Katie and John. Catholic.
pg.959
ROBERT J. MCVAY, merchant, Cascade; born Sept. 24, 1836,
in Lawrence Co. Penn.; came to Maquoketa in 1854, and taught winter school
in Shade Burleson's district, and the next winter taught in the Presbyterian
Church in Scotch Grove, After some mercantile experience, he came
to Cascade in 1859, and clerked for G.G. Baughart, whose daughter
, Carrie A., he married March 5, 1861; they have two children- Ada
L. and Burd W..; from 1861 to 1864, was a dealer in live stock and did
general brokerage business; he was neatly two years in the oil regions
of Pennsylvania, and was interested in several wells, one of which was
the most expensive sunk at that date; it proved a "dry well;" agree his
oil experience, he was in the employ of W.B. Lovejoy & Co., wholesale
clothiers, Chicago; then, until 1872, was in partnership with W.J. Baughart
in a general store, and then, until 1876, engaged in general speculation
i real estate and commercial paper; from 1876 to the spring of 1879,
he was in the grain trade at Grundy Center, Iowa; in September, 1879, he
resumed the dry-goods and notions business, at Cascade; he sells for cash
exclusively. His daughter Ada L., is a graduate of Prof. Jones' Musical
Conservatory at Dubuque. Mr. McVay is a Republican and a Mason, but
not a church member; was Deputy Sheriff awhile under C.J. Cummings,
but soon resigned in disgust with official duties; he is energetic, wiry,
and speculative. pg.917
H.H. MEAD, dealer in groceries and provisions,
522 Julien avenue, Dubuque; is a native of Delaware Co., Ohio, and was
born in 1839; he came West to Dubuque in 1856; during the war he enlisted
in Co. L, 1st I.V.C., and was in many fights and skirmishes; he was in
the service three years; since the war, he has been engaged in business
here. He belongs to the I.O.O.F. He married Miss Virginia Mace
Sept.
12, 1864; they have three children-Walter C., Hilan H. and LeRoy R.
pg.847-848
GEORGE MEHL, retired, Seventh and White streets,
Dubuque; was born in Alsace, France, Jan 17, 1819; he emigrated to America
in 1832, and came to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he lived nineteen years, and
came to Dubuque June 13, 1851, and engaged in the furniture business with
Mr. Herancourt for three years; then engaged in the grocery business
on the corner of Seventh and White streets; he erected the building in
1856. He belongs to the Schiller Lodge, I.O.O.F. In 1842, Mr.
Mehl married Miss Elizabeth Herancourt, and native of Bavaria; they
have two children- Elizabeth, now Mrs. Charles P. Belz and Charles,
engaged in business with Mr. Belz; Charles was in the army; he enlisted
in Co. G, 16th I.V.I., under Capt. Ruehl; he was in twenty battles and
engagements-Shiloh, Corinth,Iuka, siege of Vicksburg,Atlanta and with Sherman
to the sea. pg.848
N. MELMER, proprietor of billiard parlor, No. 530
Main street, Dubuque; is a native of Germany, and was born in Luxemburg
Dec. 16, 1856; he came to America in 1872, and came the same year to Dubuque;
he went away in 1875, and returned in 1878 and engaged in his present business.
pg.848
F.M. MENGIS, wholesale and retail dealer in millinery
goods of all kinds and fancy dress costumes, No. 738 Main street; is a
native of Switzerland, and was born March 7, 1837; he came to the United
States in 1852; he learned the drug trade and was engaged in the drug business
in Indiana. While living there, in 1863, he was united in marriage
to Miss Mary Weber, a native of the city of Luzerne, Switzerland;
her parents came to Dubuque in 1855. Mr. and Mrs. Mengis came to Dubuque
in 1865, and soon after engaged in the millinery business, and since then
have successfully carried on the business, and have built up a large and
leading trade in this city; when they came here, Mr. Mengis says, they
had only one child, a canary bird and 35 cents; through their own efforts
they have the largest business in their line in the city, and carry stock
of $25,000; they have five children-Paula, Irma, Herbert, Walter and Lessing.
pg.848
GILBERT MERRITT, farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Dubuque;
born Jan. 2, 1815, in Pike Co., Penn.; when a child he came with his parents
to Wayne Co.; in 1837, they came to Marion, Ohio; soon after coming here,
his father, died, aged 54 years; in 1846 he came to Dubuque Co.; he owns
140 acres of land. Married Finetta Shippy in 1848; she was
born in Ohio; they have thirteen children- Martha, Mary ( now in Idaho),
Clara, William, Amanda, Lawrence, Elizabeth, George and Bertie are twins,
Charles E., Maude, Glen and Grace. Member of the M.E. Church; Republican.
pg.967-968
NICHOLAS METTEL, owner of the Tivoli Flower Garden,
West Eagle Point avenue; was born in Rhine Prussia, Germany, Feb. 27, 1828;
he came to the United States in 1854, and came to Dubuque in 1856, and
has lived here twenty-four years; he has had a large experience in gardening
and cultivating flowers; engaged in business for himself three years ago;
he has the finest roses in the city, and is building up a nice trade.
He married Mary Greiner, a native of Germany, in 1854; she died
in 1856. He married Margaret Greiner, a native of Germay in
1856; they have four children-John, Mary,Susie and Josephine; have lost
three children. pg.848
JOHN D. METZ, blank-book manufacturer, book-binding
and printer, corner Fifth and Main streets,Dubuque; was born in Holland
March 5,1822; he grew up to manhood and learned his trade there; he emigrated
to America in 1846; he lived in Rochester, NY and worked at his trade there,
and afterward engaged in business for himself; in 1860, he came to Galena
and was there two years; then came to Dubuque; he established his business
here and has continued in the business since then; has built up a good
trade and employs seven men; the character of work turned out by Mr. Metz
bears testimony to his experience and superior ability in his business;
in 1875, he received the only premium for blank books awarded by the American
Institute of New York, and he also received the grand medal of honor and
diploma of highest merit awarded by the Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia,
1876. In 1858, Mr. Metz married Miss Maria Faas, a native
of Holland; they have six children. pg.848
WILLIAM MEUSER, of the firm of William Meuser &
Co., brewers and malsters, Couler avenue, Dubuque; is a native of Nassau,
Germany, and was born Aug. 22, 1834; he emigrated to America in 1856; he
came West to Wisconsin.When the war broke out, he enlisted in the 2d Wis.
V.I., Co. I, and was in the first battle of Bull Run, Gettysburg, and in
all the battles of the Wilderness and many others; he was wounded at Gainesville;
in the battle of Gettysburg, of 550 men of his regiment who were in that
engagement, only forty answered roll-call the following morning; he was
in the service over three years. After the war, he engaged in brewing business
at Mineral Point, Wis.; he came to Dubuque in 1875 and engaged in his present
business and is building up a large trade. In 1864, he married Miss
Margaret
Eulberg, a native of Nassau, Germany; they have four children- Joseph,Margaret,
Lizzie and Willie. pg.848-849
AUGUST MEYER, farmer, Sec. 1; P.O. Waupaton; born Nov.
19, 1817, in Holstein, Germany; in 1850, he came to Dubuque Co., he owns
380 acres of land, and is largely engaged in the manufacture of grape wine;
has been President of the School Board. Married Sophia Krokow
in January 1852; she was born in Germany Feb. 5, 1823; have six children-Anna,
Bertha, Clara, Dora, Emma and Francisca. Lutheran
pg.959
F.G. MEYER, proprietor Spring Valley Mills, Sec.
26,; P.O. Cascade; born in Prussia, Germany, Aug. 17, 1833; came to America
in 1854, settling in Jo Daviess Co., ILL., where he remained the thirteen
years; while there, he carried on at different times and with unqualified
success, the occupations of miller, merchant and lumber dealer; in 1867,
he removed to Dubuque Co., and has carried on milling since, at his present
location with like success; the fact that he is, financially, one of the
the most solid men of his locality, is due solely to his persistent and
unconquerable business energy; he came to America with his fortune all
yet to be made, and has acquired a handsome competence by the good use
of his fine business abilities. In politics, he is a Democrat, varying
this, however, to vote for "the best men", regardless of party. He
was married, in 1858, to Miss Babbett Musselman, a native of Bavaria;
they have five children-Augustus, Frank G., Chtistian, Edward and Joseph.
pg.918
HENRY MEYER, dealer in groceries and provisions,
choice teas and crockery, 241 Main street, Dubuque; is a native of Hanover,
Germany, and was born April 17, 1820; he emigrated to America in 1848;
he came to Iowa and located at Dubuque in April 1852; engaged in
tobacco and cigar business for two years, and then engaged in the grocery
trade and has carried on the business since then, a period of over twenty-five
years, a longer time than any retail grocer in the city.In 1852, he married
Miss Charlotte Quade; she is a native of
Hanover, Germany. pg.849
JOHN P. MEYERS, stonecutter and contractor, corner
Seventh and Jackson streets, Dubuque; was born in Rhine Province, Prussia,
in 1834; he grew up and learned his trade there; emigrated to America in
1853, and came to Dubuque in May 1857, and began working at his trade,
and since then has continued in the business and is one of the oldest stonecutters
in Dubuque. In 1857, married Margaret Mares for Prussia; they
have had three children; none of them are living. pg.849
PETER MIHM, stonemason; residence 500 West Eagle
Point avenue; was born in Bavaria, Germany, Aug. 16,1827; he grew up and
learned his trade there; came to this country in August 1852; lived in
Pennsylvania and came to Iowa and settled in Dubuque in 1855, and began
working at his trade; he has worked at his trade here twenty-five years
and is one of the oldest stonemasons in Dubuque. In 1853, he married
Mary
B. Albenger, a native of Germany; they have had ten children, eight
of them are now living-Annie M., Katie M., John J., Peter E. Amelia, Frank,
Bertha and Lizzie. They have lived on this place twenty-five years
Mr. Mihm belongs to the Pius Society. pg.849
J.R. MILLER, farmer, Sec.4; P.O. Dubuque; born in Switzerland
Jan 10, 1842; his parents emigrated to America in 1851, stopping in Mineral
Point, Wis., for about a year, they then removed to Dubuque County in 1853;
his father, John Miller, died in 1857; his mother, Anna Miller, resides
with her son, J.R. In the civil war, Mr. M. was a member of Co. A,
46th I.V.I., and did effective work during his term of service; his brother,
John W., was killed in the charge on Vicksburg, May 22, 1863, and had been
previously wounded in the battle of Hartsville, Mo. Mr. Miller has
been engaged in both the enterprises of mining and farming; has a farm
of 187 acres in Sections 3,4 and 8; is a member of the Republican party.
He was married in 1866, to Miss Frances Ruth Lockey; they have six
children- Eleanora, William, Henry, Annie, Catharine, George Franklin,
Maude Lily and John Rudolph. pg.926
LOUIS MILLER, proprietor of the Sherman House, Farley;
is a native of Germany; and was born in Prussia June 29, 1836;he came
with his parents to the United States in 1850, and came to Iowa the same
year; they located in Dubuque Co., on a farm in Jefferson Township;
he continued on the farm until 1863, when he came to Farley and bought
the hotel, and has conducted it since then; the building burned down in
1871, but was rebuilt. Mr. Miller has been several times elected
a member of the Board of Supervisors of Dubuque Co.; has held the office
of Justice of the Peace, and school offices. He has been connected
with school interests since he was 21 years old. In 1858, he was united
in marriage to Miss Lizzetti Barry, from Wheeling, W. Va.,
they have nine children- two sons and seven daughters.
pg.939
C.M. MILLS, attorney at law and Justice of the Peace,
corner Sixth and Main streets, Dubuque; is a native of Washington
Co., Penn., and was born Oct. 20, 1847; his parents came to Dubuque in
1855, when he was only 8 years of age; his father, Wm. Mills, was one of
the leading attorneys of this section of the State for many years; he died
May 18, 1879. C.M. grew up to manhood and received his education in this
State; studied law with Mills & Graham, and was admitted to the bar
in 1869, and engaged in the practice of law. He holds the office
of Justice of the Peace-was appointed in 1876, elected in 1877, and reelected
in 1879. In November, 1878, he was united in marriage to Miss Nellie
Lee, and native of New York. pg.849
GEORGE MINGES, M.D., physician and surgeon, 989
Clay street, Dubuque; is a native of Dubuque Co., and was born in the city
of Dubuque July 8, 1855; he grew up and attended school here and graduated
from the high school; he went to Europe and completed his education
there, mostly in Vienna; he studied medicine and graduated at the Buffalo
Hospital College; he completed his medical education in Europe; after completing
his studies, he engaged in the practice of his profession in this city
in September, 1879; he is a member of the Dubuque Medical Society.
His father, Dr. Minges, a physician and surgeon, was a native of Bavaria,
and was born on the Rhine in 1825; he received his literary and medical
education there, taking his diploma in Wurzburg, Bavaria; he came to Dubuque
in 1854, and engaged in the practice of medicine. He married Miss
Laura
Hillgaertner, a native of Bavaria. Dr. Minges continued in the
practice of medicine until his death, which occurred in March 1870; he
left two sons and three daughters; Mrs. Minges is still living in this
city. pg.849
C.W. MITCHELL, Vice President of the Norwegian
Plow Company, Dubuque; is a native of Racine Co., Wis., and was born Dec.
2,1842; he grew up and received his education in Green Co., that State;
after reaching manhood, he engaged in the mercantile business; in 1874,
he associated with H.H. Sater and engaged in manufacturing the "Norwegian
Plow ", at Brodhead, Wis.; they continued until 1879, when the Norwegian
Plow Company was organized and the business removed to Dubuque, where
they have erected large works and engaged in manufacturing on an extensive
scale, Mr. Mitchell being elected Vice President of the Company.
Mr. Mitchell, while living in Wisconsin, served on the County Board of
Supervisors and held town and school offices. In 1864, he was united
in marriage to Miss Emma Jelliff, a native of Newark, N.J.; they
have two children- Ora and Eddie. pg.849-850
MAJ. RICHARD MOBLEY, Main street; is a native of
Wellsburg, Brooke Co., West Va., and was born Aug. 29, 1800; when 18 years
of age, he went to Shelbyville, Ky., and in 1819, came to Illinois and
settled in Jonesboro; in 1821, he went to Vandalia, then the new seat of
government, and the first session of the Legislature was held there in
that winter; in July 1823, he went to Springfield ,and, a land office being
opened there, he cried the first sale of public lands there; in the winter
of 1826-27, he represented Sangamon Co. in the State Legislature; when
Tazewell Co. was first organized, he was Clerk of the County Commissioners
Court, Clerk of the Circuit Court, Recorder and Judge of Probate and Postmaster;
in the spring of 1844, he came to Iowa and located in Dubuque; he engaged
in banking, and continued until the panic of 1857; in 1849, he was appointed
Receiver of Public Lands, by President Taylor; in 1861, he went to Washington
and was appointed by President Lincoln Chief of Public Lands, and held
that position until November, 1866, when he was appointed Pension Agent,
and held that office two years; was again appointed Chief Clerk in the
Land Department by the President and confirmed by the Senate, and remained
in that position until June 1, 1878, when he resigned the office and returned
to Dubuque to reside with his only daughter, Mrs. Littleton.
In 1824, he was united in marriage to Miss Martha C. Stephenson,
a native of Kentucky; she died July 3, 1873; there are three children living.
Maj. Mobley had five sons in the Union army during the war; he was a personal
friend of President Lincoln, and enjoyed his confidence in a high
degree, and has letters now in his possession written him by Mr. Lincoln
after he was elected President. There are very few men who have been
more prominently identified with the affairs where he has resided for the
past fifty years than Maj. Mobley, and now, nearly 80 years of age, he
looks twenty years younger, and is still an active Christian gentleman.
pg.850
JAMES F. MONTAGUE, proprietor of the Key City Sign Works,
and dealer in ornamental glass, No. 38 Eighth street, Dubuque;is a native
of Massachusetts, and was born in the city of Boston Feb. 22, 1853; he
came to Dubuque in 1870 and learned his trade here; he established his
present business in 1878, and is building up a large trade; he makes a
specialty of painting fine carriages and deals in ornamental glass of all
kinds. pg.850
JAMES MONTGOMERY, farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. Cottage Hill;
born Sept. 8, 1819, in Crawford Co., Penn.; in 1836, he came to Dubuque
Co., being one of the earliest settlers of the country; he owns 143 acres
of land, which he entered; has been a Constable, and has held other minor
offices. Married Sarah Glew Nov. 1, 1840; she was born in
1825 in Pennsylvania; they had eleven children, seven living- Amanda, Wright
A., W.S., Sarah F., Martha E., Ella May, James R.,; his son Joseph G. enlisted
in 1861, in Co. K, 9th I.V.I.; died, October 1864 at Memphis, Tenn., of
disease contracted in the army; they lost three children in infancy.
Congregational Church. pg.959
JOHN M. MOORE, farmer, Sec. 5; P.O. Centralia;
born in Missouri Feb. 16, 1809; came to Dubuque Co., in 1833 to his present
location, where he has made a fine farm of 200 acres, 120 of which is under
cultivation. Mr. Moore is a member of the Democratic party; was in
the State Legislature 1854-57, and has held other public offices, as member
Board of Supervisors , Justice of the Peace, etc. His first wife
was Nancy Brady, the marriage taking place March 26, 1837; his second
wife was Catharine Anderson, to whom he was married Dec. 31, 1866;
Mr. Moore has ten children living- Daniel B., John F., C.P.., Mary (now
Mrs.
Brant), Lucy A., Benjamin F., Ada, Cora, Jane and Thomas W.,; seven
have died- two of these in Co. H, 21st I.V.I., the death of one being caused
by wounds, of the other, disease. pg.929
M.H. MOORE, President of the Dubuque Lumber Co., Dubuque;
is a native of the town of Dummerston, Windham Co., Vt.; he grew up and
attended school there; after taking a preparatory course, he entered Williams
College and graduated in the class of 1854; after graduating, he came West
to Iowa and located at Waterloo in 1856, and engaged in lumbering and banking;
in 1865, he came to Dubuque, and, in 1866, organized the Dubuque Lumber
Co., and was chosen Vice President, and since then has been actively identified
with the management of the company which is the largest, in the manufacture
of lumber in Dubuque; it has suffered largely from fires three different
times since its organization, involving a loss of from $40,000 to $80,000
each time; but, by the energetic management was immediately rebuilt, with
all the latest improvements, and is now one of most complete mills on the
river. In October, 1856, Mr. Moore was united in marriage to Miss
Matilda
P. Wheeler, a cousin of Vice President Wheeler; she died Aug.
10, 1871, leaving four children. In May 1876 Mr. Moore was united
in marriage to Miss Ella H. Ratcliff, a native of Wheeling, Va.;
they have one son. Mr. Moore is a native of the same town of President
Hayes, and was intimately acquainted with the family.
pg.850
ISAAC A. MORELAND, farmer, Sec.30 ; P.O. Dyersville;born
July 6, 1822, in Fayette County, Penn.; in 1838, came to Dubuque,
thence to Delaware Co. where he remained till 1844, when he returned to
Pennsylvania; here he remained 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 on about one hundred and sixty acres of land. He has been
Justice of the Peace and held other town offices; he also filled the unexpired
term of T. Crawford as County Superintendent. He married Miss
Isabella
P. Jack in 1855; she was born in Fayette County, Penn.; they
have five children- Lizzie, David I., Ida, Samuel and Joseph.
pg.944-945
WILLIAM H. MORHISER, photographic artist, Diamond
House, corner Julian avenue and Hill street, Dubuque; was born in the city
of Dubuque March 28, 1844; grew up and attended school here. After
the war broke out, he enlisted in Co. H, 16th I.V.I.; after serving eighteen
months in that regiment, he served as headquarters scout for the First
Brigade, McCook's Division, in the Army of the Cumberland; he was taken
prisoner July 30, 1864, and was confined in Andersonville a long time.
After the war, he studied photography in St. Louis, and since then has
lived in Springfield, Mo., and in Dubuque. He belongs to the I.O.O.F.
and the Encampment and the the Veteran Corps. In September ,1868,
he was married to Miss Mary Checkham, a native of England; they
have had four children; only one daughter, Amy, survives. Mr. Morhiser's
father, Philip C. Morhiser, is a native of Baltimore, and came West to
Dubuque in 1835; after the war broke out, he enlisted in the 8th I.V.C.,
and was commissioned Captain of Co. G; he served as Inspector General of
the brigade; he was taken prisoner and was in prison several months; after
being released he was acting Provost Marshal and Chief of Military Police
at Nashville until close of the war. Mr. Morhiser married Miss Amelia
Bush, sister of Hon. John D. Bush, Mayor of Dubuque; they have seven
children; Mr. and Mrs. Morhiser are living at Springfield, Mo.
pg.850-851
F.E. MOSER, dealer in groceries and provisions,
corner of 11th and Main streets,Dubuque; is a native of Switzerland, and
was born March 20, 1836; he came to America in 1850, and came to Dubuqe
in 1851; he grew up to manhood here, and entered the grocery store of Bissell
Bros., on the same corner he now occupies and in 1856, he engaged in his
present business, and has continued in the same location for twenty-four
years- a longer time than any retail grocer in the city except one.
In October, 1861, he was untied in marriage to Miss Carrie Lawton,
from New York State; they have three children- Fred W., Alice and Charlie;
they have lost one daughter, Carrie. pg.851
GEORGE G. MOSER, dealer in groceries and provisions,
flour and feel, Clay street, between Seventh and Eighth streets, Dubuque;
is a native of Switzerland and was born Sept. 2, 1837; his
parents emigrated to America in 1848, and they came to Dubuque in 1850,
and grew up to manhood here. After the war broke out, he enlisted in
1862 in Co. I, 21st I.V.I.; he was wounded in the charge on Vicksburg
May 22,1863; he was promoted and commissioned Second Lieutenant of Co.
I; he was in twelve different engagements, and served three years; after
his return from the war, he engaged in business and has continued in trade
since; he holds the position of Junior Vice Commander of the Veteran Reserve
Corps, and is a member of the Order' of Workmen and the Legion of Honor.
Mr. Moser was united in marriage, Oct. 25, 1865, to Miss Sophia M. Weigel,
a sister of Fred Weigel, one of the early settlers of Dubuque; they have
one daughter-Lizzie Ann. pg.851
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 continued to enlarge his business, and now conducts
a first-class hardware, stove, and tinware store. 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
children six living- Lena (now Mrs. Toomer), John C., Henry D.,
Katie, Emma and Carrie; lost Edward, aged 21/2 years.
pg.945
CH. MUELLER, farmer; Sec. 17; P.O. Sherrill's Mount;
born Feb. 17, 1822. in Germany; in 1843, he came to Ohio, and followed
the cooper;s trade, having learned it in Germany; in 1853; he came to Dubuque
Co.; he owns 210 acres of land; soon after coming here he carried on the
brewery business for several years; it was located near Sherrill's Mount.
He has been President of the School Board and Director. Married Mary
Schmidt in August 1847; she was born in Germany Nov. 16, 1876; they
have four children- Rosena, Mary, Anna and John. Lutheran in religion.
pg.975-976
ERNST MUELLER, dealer in confectionery and fancy
goods; was born in Saxony, Germany in 1846; he came to America in 1862,
and came to Dubuque in the spring of 1863; he established his present business
in 1873, and has built up a good trade; he is a member of the Order of
I.O.O.F. and the United Workmen. In 1872, he married Miss Emma
Werft, a native of Saxony, Germany; they have three children-Emile,
Bertha, Carl. During the war, when only 17 years old, Mr. Mueller
enlisted and served in the 46th I.V.I., Co. A. pg.851
CORNELIUS MULLEN, farmer, Sec. 22; P.O. Dubuque;
is a native of Ireland, and was born in County Londonderry; he emigrated
to America in 1844, and came to Dubuque the same year, and engaged in farming
and mining and has carried on that business until within the past few years;
he entered the farm from the Government, where he now lives; also has 160
acres in Center Township. Mr. Mullen is one of the early settlers;
he is unmarried. pg.851-852
DANIEL H. MURPHY, Pastor of the Cathedral,
Dubuque; is a native of Appleton, Wis.; he grew up and attended school
there, then entered the seminary in Milwaukee, where he remained three
years, and completed his studies at the seminary in Montreal, where he
remained three years; he was ordained in 1875; he was Pastor of the church
in Ossian, west of McGregor, over three years; Aug. 5, 1879, he was appointed
Pastor of the church at McGregor, where he remained only a short time,
and, Oct. 5, 1879, he was appointed to his present charge as Pastor of
the Cathedral. pg.852
DENNIS MURPHY, farmer, Sec 33; P.O. Farley; born in Burnford,
Ireland; came to America in 1866; resided two years in Cleveland, Ohio,
and then removed to Dubuque Co., in 1868; has ninety acres of good
land, forty acres of which is located in Taylor Township, and fifty acres
in Whitewater Township. Mr. Murphy is a member of the Catholic Church,
and an industrious, hard-working citizen. He was married, in 1863,
to Miss Margaret Rairdan; they have seven children living-
Daniel, Allen, Patrick, Mary, John, Margaret and Dennis' four children
are dead-Mary, Dennis and two who died in infancy. pg.939
LAWRENCE MURPHY, superintendent of A.A. Cooper's wagon
factory, Dubuque; is a native of Seneca Co. N.Y. and was born March 25,
1837; he came West to Iowa and located in Dubuque in 1850; he grew up and
learned his trade here. After the war broke out, he enlisted in the
21st I.V.I., Co. F, and remained in the service until the end of the war;
he was in seven battles. After the war, he returned here, and since
then has been with Mr. Cooper; in 1870, he was appointed general superintendent
of the manufacturing department, and since then has held that position.
In 1867, Mr. Murphy was united in marriage to Miss Maria Crowley,
a native of Dubuque; they have three children-William, Mary, Albert.
pg.852
TIMOTHY MURPHY, Auditor of Dubuque Co., Dubuque; is a
native of Seneca Co. and was born June 7, 1845; his parents came
to Iowa and located in Dubuque Co. in 1850; he grew up and received his
education here; after reaching manhood, he engaged in farming. In
the fall of 1879, he was elected County Auditor, and took charge of the
office Jan. 6, 1880; he has also held town and school offices, and was
chosen President of the School Board. In June 1875, Mr. Murphy was
united in marriage to Miss Mary E. Morgan; she was a native of Galena,
but grew up in the county; they have three children-Maggie, Patience and
Timothy C. pg.852
PATRICK J. MURRAY, farmer, Sec. 19; P.O, Epworth; born
in Ireland Jan. 6, 1845; came to America in 1853; after stopping in New
York two years, he migrated westward and located in Dubuque Co.; he is
engaged in farming, with a fine success; has a farm of 160 acres in Secs.
19 and 24. Is a member of the Catholic Church, and identified with
the Democratic party. He was married in June, 1878, to Miss Ellen
Hall, of Dubuque Co.; Mr. Murray's father and mother have been associated
with him in his various removals, and are yet members of his pleasant household.
pg.929
MICHAEL MUSCHITSCH, grocery store, 379 High street,
Ham's Addition, Dubuque' is a native of Austria, and was born in August,
1829; he emigrated to America in 1851, and came to Dubuque in the spring
of 1852; he kept store in Liberty Township, and has been engaged in his
present business for the past fifteen years. In 1853, he married
Maggie
Beuchel, a native of Prussia; they have two children-George Y (clerk
in store) and Mary M. pg.852
DIEDRICH MUYGENBURG, brick manufacturer, north
end of Broadway, Dubuque; is a native of Germany, and was born in 1823;
he emigrated to America in 1854, and came to Iowa and settled in Dubuque
in 1855, and began working in a brickyard; in 1876, engaged in making brick;
he manufactures 700,000 yearly; he owns thirteen acres of land. In
1863, he married Miss Frederika Muker, a native of Germany; they
have four children-Otto, Charlie, Gustav, Bertha. pg.852
D.D. MYERS, of the firm of Myers, Tice & Co., manufacturers
of tobacco and wholesale dealers in tobacco, domestic and imported cigars,
322 Main street, Dubuque; is a native of Dubuque Co., and was born
Nov. 3, 1841; he grew up to manhood and has lived in this county over thirty-eight
years; he was Clerk in the County Treasurer and Recorders office, under
W.G. Stewart, and held the position of Deputy Recorder; he was in the office
of the Dubuque & Sioux City Railroad; in 1867, he engaged in business
for himself. The firm of Myers, Tice & Co. have a large wholesale
trade; they have a large factory fronting on Iowa street, where they manufacture
largely chewing, fine cut smoking tobaccos; it is the only one in the city.
Mr. Myers was united in marriage to Miss Matilda Gregoire, of this
city, May 17, 1865; they have five children. pg.851
WILLIAM MYERS, farmer, Sec. 31; P.O. Dubuque; born
in New Madrid, Mo., Aug. 22, 1807; his father had settled there about 1795,
when the territory yet belonged to Spain, and received a patent for his
land from the Spanish Government, and that portion of the Louisiana purchase
was not really occupied by the United States Government until after the
date on which the subject of this sketch was born. A fondness for
pioneer life, fostered by his early associations, led him into vocations
only congenial to a daring spirit, Accordingly, the age of 20 finds
him a salaried employee of the American Fur Company, at the head of which
was John Jacob Astor, of New York. In the employ of this company,
for the six years from 1827 to 1833, he was constantly in traffic with
the leading tribes of Indians on the Western frontier, and the numerous
incidents of that Indian life are vivid pictures of an experience such
as few men could undergo. Having closed his engagement with the above
firm, he came to Dubuque Co. in June,1834, when less than a dozen families
were in Dubuque. He received an appointment as Major from Gov. Lucas, the
first Territorial Governor of Iowa. Opening a store on the corner
of Third and Main streets, he continued in business there until 1842, since
which time he has lived on his present farm of 160 acres, having located
this farm in 1836. He was married, at St. Genevieve, Mo., in 1832,
to Miss Susan L. Shannon, daughter of Wm. Shannon, and old and honored
citizen of Missouri. Maj. and Mrs. Myers are both Catholic in religion,
and as is natural from old association, Southern in sentiment. They
have six children living-S.S. Myers (of Myers, Tice & Co., Dubuque),Mary
J. (now Mrs. Place, of Waterloo),George S. (farming near Alden,
Iowa),Annie (now Mrs. Cox, of Alden, Iowa), Harriet J. (now Mrs.
Cox of Dubuque) and Wm. A.; three deceased- Eliza A., Wm. B. and Susan
S. pg.968