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BURLINGTON CITY RESIDENTS 1879
transcribed by Richard Harrison
SURNAME |
GIVEN NAME |
ADDRESS |
OCCUPATION/BIOGRAPHY/NOTES |
| Daab | John | 856 Washington | Baker & confectioner.Born Feb. 18, 1833, in Germany, came to America in 1852, to Burlington, May 1, 1857. Married in 1860, Caroline Rustberg; has two children Mary and John; Mrs. Daab died in 1863. Mr. Daab married the second time April 30, 1871, Catharine B. Boeck. |
| Daley | John | rea. 420 Locust | Boiler-maker |
| Daley | Wm. | 1114 Agency | Laborer |
| Dalgleish | Walter | 309 S. Adams | Carpenter |
| Dalhoff, L. H. & Co. | 112 Main | Gents furnishing goods, etc. |
| Damon | Eugene | 1223 N. 6th | Bdg.-house |
| Dana | D. E. | 906 Angular | Conductor |
| Danforth | M. | 1000 10th | Painter |
| Daniels | A. L. | 801 Warren | Plasterer |
| Danner | W. T. | 401 Pond | |
| Darling | John | 702 Elm cor. 7th | |
| Darling & Donahue | 323 8th, cor. Maple | General merchandise |
| Dasher | John S. | res. 231 S. 4th | Engineer |
| David | B. T. | 813 S. 9th | Constable |
| David | John S. | office 108 N. Main
res. 207 N. Gunnison | |
| Davies | Fred. | 612 S. 9th | |
| Davis | A. E. | 508 S. Boundary | |
| Davis | C. A. | 508 S. Boundary | Collector |
| Davis | D. W. | Agency Av | Butcher |
| Davis | Dr. W. H. | | Born in Livingston Co., N. Y., March 26, 1824; attended Dansville, N. Y., Academy several years, then read medicine for six years with his father and attended to office practice; after two courses of lectures at the Eclectic Medical Institute at Cincinnati, Ohio, he graduated there in the spring of 1847; returning to Dansville, he practiced alternately medicine and dentistry having acquired the latter profession in 1844; leaving York State in 1850, he traveled through various sections of the West, and finally settled in Burlington toward the last of the year 1851; since that time, the Doctor has practiced uninterruptedly as an Eclectic. |
| Davison | George | res. 1713 Smith | Teamster |
| Decker | H. | 1618 Osborn St. | Grocery & saloon. Born in Germany, in 1824; came to Burlington in 1856. Married Mary Roth in 1850; she was born in Germany in 1826; they have three children Lizzie (now Mrs. Swartz), Mary (now Mrs. Duzhultz), Henry. Mr. and Mrs. D. are members of the Lutheran Church; Liberal. |
| Decklotz | N. | 1605 Mt. Pleasant | Stone-mason |
| Dee | Warren | 403 S. Main | Retired farmer & capitalist. Born in Georgia, Franklin Co., Vt., March 26, 1805; he lived there until 1832, when he removed to St. Armans, Lower Canada, where he lived five years; in 1838, he came to Des Moines Co. and settled in Augusta Tp., where he remained for twelve years; in 1851, he came to Burlington, where he has since lived. He has filled various township offices. Mr. Dee married Nov. 3, 1832, Eliza M. Blakesley, who was a native of Georgia, Vt. Both Mr. and Mrs. Dee are members of the M. E. Church. |
| De Haas | Chas. P. | res. 1107 Pleasant | City civil engineer |
| Dehn | George | res. 218 S. 4th | |
| Delahaye & Purdy | 101 Valley | Liquor dealers |
| Demling | John | cor. 6th & Division | Dealer in groceries and provisions, feed, etc. Born Feb. 23, 1837, in Germany; came to America in 1849; to Burlington in 1850. Was elected Alderman in 1873; served two years: declined serving a second time. Married Sept. 8, 1857, to Sophia Schuers; they have three children Charles, Louisa and John. Republican; member of the First Lutheran Church. |
| Dewein | Issaac | | Proprietor of Dewein's Vineyard, on the extension of S. Main St.; he and his son-in-law, Mr. Ebner, own 21 acres, 10 acres in vines; the best varieties for wines, they think, are the Concord and Ives' Seedling; they yield per year 500 to 600 gallons per acre; price from 60 cents to $2 per gallon; he has wine from 1 to 8 years old; Mr. Dewein was born on the Rhine, in the kingdom of Bavaria, Aug. 1, 1811; came to New York Aug. 11, 1832; thence to Cincinnati and Burlington in 1840; engaged in the cabinet business till 1848, then commenced raising grapes for wine, which he now carries on extensively; his representations as to the quality of his wine can be depended upon; the vineyard is beautifully situated on the banks of the Mississippi River. He married in Cincinnati, in 1835, Mary A. Reahm; had three children Mary M., Elizabeth and Missouri; the latter died in 1841. Mrs. Dewein died in 1850. He was elected and served one term as Alderman from the 4th Ward. Reublican. |
| Disque, F., & Co. | 206 N. Main | Dealers in saddles, harness, etc. |
| Dodge | Hon. A. C. | res. 829 N. 5th | |
| Dodge | A. V. | res. 823 N. 5th | |
| Dodge | Charles J. | | Of the firm of Dodge & Dodge .Born in Washington, D. C., July 31, 1852; he lived in Spain four years while his father was Minister to that country, after which he lived here continuously until 1867; in that year, he entered Notre Dame and graduated in 1874; he then entered the law department of the State University, and has been engaged in practice here since his admission to the bar in 1875. He married Miss Ella Craig, Jan. 6, 1876; she is a native of Ohio. |
| Doemland | Christian | res. 1129 Doemland street | Carpenter. Born Dec. 23, 1824, in Germany; came to Burlington in 1854. He married Nov. 1 1 , 1849, Mary Gada; they have three children Fred, Rachel and Bertha. Republican. |
| Donahue | W. J. | cor. 8th & Maple | Of the firm of Donahue & Co., dealers in dry goods, groceries and provisions. Born at Pittsburgh, Penn., June 18, 1841; moved to Burlington June 3, 1875. Enlisted in Co. C, 5th Penn. Artillery in July, 1864; had previously served six months in Knapp's Battery; he served till the close of the war; his regiment captured Mosely's Battery in the spring of 1864. He married July 7, 1868, Elizabeth E. Boowes; she was born July 12, 1843, at Pittsburgh, Penn.; had five children Lizzie M., deceased; Clara D., Jennie J., Alice R. and Gertie G. Republican; members of the United Presbyterian Church. |
| Donahue, McCosh & Co. | 101 4th, cor. of Market | Dealers in marble |
| Donahue & McCosh | 100 & 102 3d, cor. Market | Wholesale dealers in Hardware |
| Doran | Michael | res. 618 S. 4th | Carpenter |
| Doran | R. E. | 618 Jefferson St. | Mattress mfr. Born Oct. 15, 1848, in Henry Co., Iowa, and moved to Burlington in 1873. Enlisted in the 1st Kansas Battery in February, 1863, and served till the close of the war; was in all of the battles that his regiment participated in. He married July, 1868, Emma E. Hepburn; they have three children Franklin, Susan and Harriet M. |
| Dorn | Paul | Columbia St., btw Main & Water | Proprietor of new McCutcheon House. Born in Bavaria, Germany, in 1825; came to Burlington in 1838, and engaged at farming; started present business in 1866. Married Miss E. A. Best in 1850; she was born in Ireland in 1823. Democrat. |
| Dorr | Russell R. | 1448 Webb | |
| Douglass | George | 208 N. Main | Manager Dun & Co.'s mercantile agency |
| Drach | Joseph | 309 N. 3d St. ... | Merchant tailor & dyer.Opposite the Barret House. Born February 9, 1837, in Germany; came to America in 1869, and to Burlington October, 1876. He married October, 1877, Caroline Schmitt, widow of Robert Schmitt; she had four children by her first husband Caroline, Oscar, Robert and Amy; and by the present marriage they have one child Arthur. Mr. D. is a Democrat. |
| Drake & Dayton | 113 & 115 N. Main | Wholesale dealers in heavy hardware, cutlery, etc. |
| Dreher | Conrad | 421 Jefferson
res. 521 Maple, cor. of 6th | Teutonia Hall |
| Droegemeier & Schaefer | 209 Jefferson | Dealers in boots and shoes, etc. |
| Dryden | Carlton | 712 Warren | |
| Duermeyer | F. J. | 1123 Spiegel | Shipping clerk |
| Duffey | M. B. | 605J Jefferson | Real estate agt. |
| Dunbar | J. B. | res. 201 S. Main | Proprietor Passenger Depot Dining-Hall |
| Duncan | George A. | | Of the firm of George A. Duncan & Co., general insurance agents. Born in Indiana Co., Penn., Sept. 5, 1851, and came to Burlington with his parents in 1858. In 1862, he entered the State Normal School at Millersville, Penn., remained three years, then entered Washington College, Washington, Penn., from which he graduated in 1868; in 1873, he commenced his present business as successor of F. E. Hoffman & Co. |
| Duncan | Thomas | 720 N. 4th | |
| Dunham | F. R. | 722 N. 6th | Postal clerk |
| Dunham & Jordan | 307 Jefferson | Architects |
| Dunn | Moses | 513 Jefferson
res. 612 N. 3d | Grocer |
| Dupuis | Louis | | Miller at the City Mills. Born April 19, 1841, in Germany; came to America and to Burlington in 1865. He married, 1864, Mary Schultz; they have five children Fred, Othelia, Louis, Anna and George. Republican |
| Duttwiler | J. | 1423 N. 8th | Saloon-keeper. Born in Germany in 1814. Married Catharine Durst in 1859; she was born in Germany in 1832; they have one child, Julia, now Mrs. Sterzing. Members of the Lutheran Church; Liberal. |
| Dustman | J. H. | 1200 N. 8th, cor. North | Firm of Dustman & Bro., dealers in groceries, provisions, crockery and furniture. Born June 24, 1848, in Germany; came to America in 1852, and to Burlington in 1855. Married, Oct. 14, 1875, to Pauline Paule; she was born in 1853; they have two children Ida C. and Philip H. |
| Dustman Bros | 1200 N. 8th | Grocers |
| Dustman | Peter | 819 Sycamore | |
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