J. J. Eichar

EICHAR, SEICHTG, FISHER, DOLLISON, VINCENT, WILHELM, WAMSLEY

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Date: 2/24/2002 at 19:49:36

J. J. Eichar, mayor of Clarksville, Iowa, as before stated, was a pioneer of 1854. He is a native of Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, born October 28, 1829. His parents, Henry and Catherine (Seichtg) Eichar, were both natives of said State. He received an academic education, and subsequently read law for two years.
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In the fall of 1852 he came to Anamosa, Jones county, Iowa, and engaged as book-keeper for the firm of J. H. Fisher & Son, general merchandise and flouring mills. He held this position until May, 1854, when with G. Dollison he came to Clarksville and engaged in the mercantile business under the name of Eichar & Dollison. The goods had to be drawn in wagons from Dubuque and Muscatine, and the roads many seasons of the year were almost impassable; it sometimes took two weeks to make the trip from Dubuque to Clarksville Often they were obliged to leave goods by the way, the teams being unable to get through. This firm closed out in 1860.
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Mr. Eichar then dealt in real estate, also followed farming until 1870. He has acted as justice of the peace, land agent, insurance; has been city mayor for several years, and held other local offices. Mr. Eichar, in January, 1855, married Miss H. E. Vincent, daughter of J. M. Vincent; she died in October, 1876. They had seven children, five now living – May, now Mrs. John Wilhelm; Kate, now Mrs. W. C. Wamsley; Stella, now Mrs. J. Belden; Ada and Frank.
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Source: History of Butler and Bremer Counties, Iowa
Union Publishing Co., Springfield, IL, 1883
Page 502