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BURLINGTON CITY RESIDENTS 1879
transcribed by Richard Harrison
SURNAME |
GIVEN NAME |
ADDRESS |
OCCUPATION/BIOGRAPHY/NOTES |
| Haag | John | 1227 Caroline | Carpenter |
| Hackmann | H. | 901 Locust, cor. Boundary | Wagon-rnaker |
| Hafaer | George | res; 1001 9th | |
| Hagarty | James | 212 Columbia
res. 825 N. Boundary | Horse-shoeing shop |
| Hagemann | E. | res. cor. Starr & West | Farmer |
| Hagemeier | Florence | 1501 Osborn
res. 1500 Thul | Grocer |
| Hagemeier | Henry | 1127 Doemland | |
| Haight | M. J. | 917 Market | Salesman |
| Hall | Hon. B. J. | | Born at Mt. Vernon, Knox Co., Ohio, Jan. 13, 1835. He graduated at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, in June, 1855, and came with his father to Iowa in 1839, which has since been his residence. He studied law in his father's office and has been continuously in practice since 1857. Mr. Hall was a member of the Thirteenth General Assembly, which convened in 1872, and by which the laws were revised, and the code of 1873 enacted. He was married to Miss Louise Webb, of La Fayette, in 1857. |
| Hall | H. W. | res. 600 Washington | Business manager Hawk-Eye office |
| Hammack | D. M. | | Born in Mercer Co., Ill, Jan. 31, 1848, where he spent his boyhood days; in 1865 he entered college at Monmouth, Ill., and graduated there in 1869; the same year, he studied law with Stewart & Phelps there. In June, 1873, Mr. Hammack was married to Miss Belle Stewart, daughter of his preceptor. In 1872, he came to Burlington and began the practice of law; from 1875-79, Mr. Hammack was a member of the law firm of Blake & Hammack. He served as Township Clerk of Burlington Tp. from 1874-76, and is now Chairman of the Democratic Central Committee of Des Moines Co.; Mr. Hammack is associated with Mr. Howard in the law business, the firm being styled Hammack & Howard, and has a one-third interest in the Burlington Gazette. From January 1, 1875 to January 1, 1879, he served as Deputy District Attorney. |
| Hammes | John | cor. 8th & Elm | Keeps saloon. Born in Germany, on the Rhine; came to America and to Iowa in 1855; moved to Burlington in 1862. Married May 28, 1866, Geneva Mott; she was born in Baden, Germany, they have four children Augusta, Amelia, Rosa and Christina. |
| Hammes | M. | cor. Main & Division | Proprietor of the Grand Central Hotel. Born in Prussia in 1835; came to Burlington in 1856; started present business in 1874. Married Mary Litzenburger in 1864; she was born in Bavaria, Germany, in 1847; they have three children
Constantine, Lena, Barbara. Mr. Hammes is a member of the Turner Society; Republican. |
| Hanchett | E. H. | 1330 Summer | Professor of music |
| Hanna | B. M. | res. 629 S. 4th | |
| Hanne | Christ | 1316 N. 8th | Tailor |
| Hanraham | Daniel | res. 1108 Agency | Foreman C.B.&Q. yard |
| Happ | Henry | 205 S. Adams | Machinist |
| Hard | Charles | | First assistant engineer of the Water Works. Born June 17, 1849, in Seneca Co., N. Y.; came to Burlington in 1873; was engineer in the Fire Department, also some of the time was engaged at the machine-shop of the C.B.&Q.R.R. Co., and he assisted in the erection of the Water Works, and has been constantly engaged by the Company ever since. |
| Harper | W. W. | res. 828 N. 4th | |
| Harrington | Hon. Judge C. B. | | Born in Clarendon, Rutland Co., Vt., Dec. 23, 1812; remained on his father's farm until 1828; he entered Middlebury College in 1829, and graduated in 1833; he commenced studying law with Royce & Hodges in Rutland, and was admitted to the bar in 1836; he served four consecutive terms in the Vermont State Legislature; was also elected State Attorney in 1853. He came to Burlington in 1857. The Judge was married to Susan Stoudert, of Middletown, Vt, in 1838. He was appointed sole Commissioner of the Vermont Insane Asylum in 1846, which office gave him entire jurisdiction of the institution. |
| Harris | H. S. | | Proprietor of the Harris House, and engaged in the wood trade. Born March 13, 1832, in Floyd Co., Ky.; came to Burlington in April, 1846. He married July 3, 1856, Lizzie Marshall; they have three children David K., Birdie and Junia. Democrat. |
| Harris | Z. X. | | Foreman of Hose Station No. 2, Fire Department. Was appointed policeman September, 1876; then Deputy Marshal; served several months; resigned, and was appointed driver of one of the hose-carts; served up to the summer of 1878, when he received the appointment of Foreman. Born April 13, 1842, in Union Tp., Des Moines Co. Married March, 1865, A. E. Harris; she was born July 26, 1840; they have four children Laura C., Ella N., Leona P. and Zoe M. |
| Harrison | Henry | 100 N. Main | Grain-dealer |
| Hartman | C. | 1515 Mt. Pleasant | Painter |
| Harvey | George | Sunnyside | Portrait-painter |
| Haskell | Daniel | Mason Av | Farmer |
| Hassel | Dominick | 803 Jefferson | |
| Hassel | John | Agency cor. Curran, Hibernia | Grocer |
| Hastings | J. H. | res. 10th cor. Maple | Yardmaster C.B.&Q. R.R. |
| Hatton | Frank | Central Block
res. 1119 Vine cor. Summer | Editor-in-chief Burlington Hawk-Eye, |
| Hauber | George | 616 Jefferson
res. cor. Amelia & Gertrude | Locksmith |
| Haubold | Emil | 1107 S. 3d | Clerk |
| Haul | Henry | 1210 Osborn | Carpenter |
| Hauser | Frank | 1508 Mt. Pleasant | Carpenter |
| Hauser | Peter | 902 Jefferson | Carpenter |
| Hauser | Stephen | 621 Prospect | Sawyer |
| Hausknecht | Edward | res. Wightman's Addition | Tanner |
| Hawkins | John | 306� N. 3d
res. 210 S. Boundary | Tailor |
| Hawkins | S. S. | 201 Jefferson
res. 5358 10th | Dealer in hats and caps |
| Hawksworth | L. | 210 S. 7th | |
| Hay | A. T. | 115 Columbia St. | Proprietor of Hay's Steel Works. Native of Montgomery Co., Penn.; came , to Iowa in 1851, in the interests of the Ill. & Miss. Telegraph Company, with headquarters at Burlington; left that business in 1854, and went to Minneapolis as agent of the U.S. Land Office, returning to Burlington in 1857, when he opened a real estate and law office, which business was conducted until 1866, and relinquished on account of ill-health; since then, has been engaged as an inventor and manufacturer, specifically in scientific and metallurgic investigations, which have resulted in what is now known as the Hay Steel Process. Mr. Hay is self-educated; his early education, until he became of age, having been extremely limited; during this time, he wasfcred to his father's trade a blacksmith; since attaining majority, he has given himself a thorough scientific and legal education. His wife is a native of Iowa, born at Burlington in 1835, and is the oldest native lowan. |
| Hayden | William F. | 417 Valley St. | Carpenter and contractor. Also carries on the business of plumbing and gas-fitting at 306 N. Main St. Born Nov. 5, 1836, near Cincinnati, Ohio, and moved to Burlington with his parents in 1840; learned his trade here, and has continued the business since; he was elected Alderman from the 4th Ward for the years of 1878 and 1879. He married Dec. 6, 1858, Susan Jackson; they have six children Leota P., born Oct. 8, 1859; Jessie L., Dec. 24, 1861; Maggie E., Aug. 10, 1865; Sadie M., Sept. 19, 1867; Edward J., June, 2, 1870; Nellie B., Dec. 19, 1876. Members of the M. E. Church; Republican. |
| Hearne | L. D. | 1113 S. 10th | Carpenter |
| Hedge | Thomas | 607 N. 5th | |
| Hedge | Thomas Jr. | | Attorney at law. Born in Burlington June 24, 1844; educated at Andover Academy, Yale College, and Columbia College law school; engaged in practice of law in Burlington since 1869. Mr. Hedge enlisted in Co. E, 106th I.V.I., Oct. 10, 1864; was made 2d Lieutenant of Co. G, same regiment: served until July, 1865. |
| Heffner | George | 1421 N. 7th | Printer |
| Heffner | H. C. | res. 1421 N. 7th | Foreman Gazette office |
| Heid | George | 218 S. 9th | Engineer |
| Heider | Daniel | 905 Washington | |
| Heider | John J. | Main cor. Valley | General insurance and real estate broker |
| Heil | Casper | 863 Jefferson
res. 905 Jefferson | Brewer |
| Heimbeck | George | 218 Washington
res. 614 Jefferson | Gunsmith |
| Hein | John | 312 N. 3d
res. 616 Maple | Saloon |
| Heinz | Frederick | 209 S. Wood | Mason |
| Heinz | J. H. | 620 Jefferson
res. 1211 Linden | Painter |
| Heisey | J. W. | 620 Cedar | Book-keeper |
| Hellmuth | H. | Sunny Side | Proprietor Hellmuth's Brick-yard. Born in Germany in 1831; came to America in 1855, and located at New Orleans; engaged in blacksmithing for one year; came to Burlington in 1856; engaged in the saloon business on 3d st. for fourteen years; in 1878, he started present business. Married Mary Seyeng in 1863; she was born in Germany in 1841 . They have four children Mamie, Louisa, Ada, Herman. Mr. H. owns ten acres of land, valued at $10,000. Republican. |
| Hemphill | Austin | 1405 Agency | Carpenter |
| Henneberg | Fred | 915 S. 10th | |
| Henneberg | J. F. | | Of the firm of Beard, Mahlinger & Co., wholesale liquor merchants; born in Prussia; came to Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1856; remained there only a few weeks; then went to Frankfort, Ky.; there two years; then removed to Canton, Ohio; lived there one year; from 1859 to 1865, he resided in Natchez; in 1855, went to Europe with his family; remained there until 1868, when he came to Burlington; engaged in farming in this township until 1876; since then in present business. |
| Henry | Elias | 317 N. 6th | Mason |
| Henry | George C. | 423 N. 3d | |
| Henry | G. R., M.D. | 321 N. 3d | Native of Kentucky; graduated in medicine at the University of Louisville, Class of 1849; commenced practice in this city the following year; has been a resident since removal with his father to this place in 1845; became President of the Hay Metallurgic Co. in 1876; retains the position still; the directors of the company are: Hon. John H. Gear, M. S. and John G. Foote, Geo. C. and G. R. Henry, incorporated with a capital stock of 650,000, for the purpose of carrying on the process of purifying iron and manufacturing steel by what is known as the Hay process. |
| Henry & McDill | 319� N. 3d | Physicians & surgeons |
| Herberth | M. | res. cor. Basett and 6th | Saloon |
| Hermann | Henry | 203 Jefferson
res. 403 S. 5th | Shoe store |
| Henninghaus | Hugh | res. 815 High | Dlr. leaf tobacco |
| Herron | Rev. J. C. | | Pastor U. P. Church |
| Hertel | John M. | res. 1115 14th | Miller |
| Hertzler | John | 1102 N. 6th | |
| Hess | H. G. | 700 Jefferson
res. 1113 Agency | Commercial merchant and dealer in groceries |
| Heyer | C. | 107 N. Main | Restaurant. Born in Bavaria, Germany, in 1841; came to Burlington in 1866. Married Emma Casper in 1866; she was born in Pella, Iowa, in 1848; they have one child by adoption Clara. Mr. Heyer enlisted in 1864 in the 3d N. J. C.; was in the battles of Charleston, White's Landing and numerous others; was taken prisoner and confined in Libby Prison for a short time; mustered out in 1865. Is a member of the Druid Society. Members of the Lutheran Church. Democrat. |
| Higbee | Geo. H. | res. 603 Summer | Sec. and Treas. Murray Iowa Works |
| Hill | George | | Born in England Dec. 2, 1840; came to Genesee Co., N. Y., where he lived three years. In September, 1862, he enlisted in the 1st Mo. Eng. Reg., and served until the close of the rebellion. Came to Burlington in 1865; in present business ever since. |
| Hilem | Frank | 209 Washington
res. 722 Lynn | Coppersmith |
| Hilleary | Alexander | | Native of Virginia; born in 1 809; in 1827, removed with his parents to Harrison Co., Ky.; thence to Quincy, Ill., in 1831; during the Black Hawk war, in 1832, he entered the service and served during the greater part of that war; in 1833, he left Illinois and came to seek his fortune in the new country of Des Moines Co.; after traveling about, located in Burlington Tp., his present home. Dec. 2, 1834, Mr. Hilleary and Sarah Morgan daughter of the late Judge Morgan, were joined in marriage under circumstances similar to those which marked the first wedding in this section, that of W. R. Ross and Mrs. Hilleary's sister, Matilda. The laws of the Territory of Michigan had not been fully enforced here when Mr. H. wished to marry, and to avoid future trouble, he secured the services of a Monmouth official; obtained a marriage license at that place, and arranged to take his expectant bride and the wedding party across the Mississippi on a flat-boat. On the day above named, the ceremony was duly solemnized under a tree on the Illinois shore, and the happy couple returned to Burlington. Have had twelve children; eight living Martha Ann (married S. A. Flanders, of Union Tp., who served in the war of the rebellion), Mary J. (married A. Parsons, of Burlington), William C., (married Miss Mary F. Robison; reside in this township), Matilda (married J. B. Martelle, of Burlington), Louis N., at present attending school at the Medical University of the City of New York), Ida, Emma, Frances and Clara H.; children deceased are Elizabeth, John (who served in the 1st Iowa C. during the war of the rebellion, was wounded near Cainden, Ark., and died from the effects of the wound April 26, 1864, aged 23 years), Sarah, Alice and Eliza Jane. Mr. Hilleary is one of the pioneers of Burlington Tp.; he well remembers the hardships and trials of the early pioneers. Acts with the Republican party; is a member the Christian Church. He started in life poor, and all his property, which he is now enjoying in peace and comfort, was acquired by his own exertions. |
| Hillbouse | H. R. | res. 610 N. Main | |
| Hillhouse | A. J. | 119 N. Marshall | Collector and special agent |
| Hillhouse | Capt. Wm. | 610 N. Main | Riverman |
| Himelrich | Samuel | 211 Jefferson
res. 904 Washington | Clothing and gents' furnishing goods, etc. |
| Hinkle | Henry | 717 Valley | Grocery |
| Hipsch | Henry | 602 Boundary | |
| Hirsch | L. | 123 S. Main | Clothing, etc. |
| Hitchens | J. E. | 113 Columbia St. | Blacksmith & horse-shoeing. Born in Chillicothe, Ross Co., Ohio. Dec. 22, 1833, and came to Burlington in 1865. Married Feb. 20, 1858, Sarah A. Ray. He is a Democrat. |
| Hoag | J. B. | res. 1517 N. Boundary | Baggage-master B.C.R.&N. |
| Hodapp | S. | 317 N. Front | Shoe-shop |
| Hoerr | Geo. | 213 Washington | Bakery |
| Hoerr | W. G. | 102 S. 6th | |
| Hoerr | Philipp | 207 N. 5th
res. 131 S. 6th | Steam bakery and confectionery |
| Holiday | J. W. | cor. 3d and Jefferson
res. 322 High | Physician and surgeon |
| Holly | Ira A. | | Superintendent Water Company. Born at Seneca Falls, N. Y., March 27, 1842; in 1859, he went to Lockport, N. Y.; was connected with the Holly Manufacturing Co. for three years, then returned to Seneca Falls, where he remained until March, 1868, when he went to Sparta, Wis.; he started machine-shops there which he conducted until his shops were destroyed by fire in June, 1868; went to La Crosse, Wis., soon after the fire, and took charge of the machine-shops of Geo. M. Leach; remained there only a short time; in July, 1868, he came to Burlington, and entered the shops of the National Iron Works; afterward became superintendent of the iron works of Charles Sowden; continued in that position until 1874. Mr. Holly was engineer of the Fire Department of Burlington from 1869 to November, 1875; he then went to Evanston. Ill., as Superintendent of the Water Works of that city; remained in that position until Feb. 15, 1878, when he returned to Burlington and erected the Holly Water Works for the Burlington Water Co., after completion of the works, in June, 1878, he was appointed Superintendent thereof. Mr. H. served his apprenticeship with Downs & Co., manufacturer of pumps, Seneca Falls; afterward, he was engaged in woolen manufacturing business. |
| Holtkamp | Rev. Charles | res. 713 N. 8th | Pastor First German M. E. Church |
| Hook | Jos. | res. 1410 Madison | |
| Hopkins | Frank | res. 320 Pine | Yardmaster C.B.&Q. |
| Hopkirk | W. H. | res. 505 Summer | Professor of Natural Science in the high school. Has held his present chair for six years; is a graduate of the Iowa Wesleyan University Class of 1872, and is building up for himself a fine reputation as a scientist. Has recently married. |
| Horner | William | res. 863 High | Book-keeper |
| Hornung | Paul | 916 Locust | Meat market |
| Hosford | R. F. | res. 421 Columbia | Supt. stock-yards East Burlington |
| Houseworth | Wm. McD. | W. Jefferson | Carpenter and builder. Born in Ross Co., Ohio, July 11, 1832; moved to Burlington in September, 1845; learned his trade with Richard Howard. Has served as Township Trustee; held office as Member of the Board of Education for the last ten years. Married March 19, 1853, Mary A. Beck; she was born in Vermont; they have five children George F., Walter S., Minuie S., William J. and Marion J. |
| Howes | Dr. Josiah | bds. Barret House | |
| Howland | T. S. | res. 510 Columbia | Secretary C. E. Perkins |
| Howser | Stephen | | Foreman |
| Hoyt | F. W. | res. 1104 S. 14th | Fontractor |
| Hubner | A. | 205 S. Main
res. 1100 Division | Restaurant and saloon |
| Hubner | F. G. | res. 1219 N. 7th | |
| Hudson | Silas A. | res. 501 N. 5th | Retired |
| Huffman | Leon | 412 N. Main
res. 842 Franklin | Undertaker and furniture dealer |
| Hughes | Luke | 418 S. 3d | Contractor |
| Hulsebus | B. | res. 1103 Garden | |
| Hummell | Wm. | res. 1200 Summer | Principal of South Boundary School. Has been connected with the city schools ten years.; received his education at Howe's Seminary and Training School in Mt. Pleasant, of which city he is a native, born there May 19, 1844. Entered the U. S. Army in September, 1861, as a private of G, 11th Iowa Infantry; was mustered out July, 1855; was taken prisoner in the battle belore Atlanta, July 22, and taken to Andersonville; escaped while being transferred to prison in South Carolina; was recaptured and taken to Charleston, thence to Florence, S.C., where he was paroled the following December. August 1, 1868, married Mary J. Button, born in Mt. Pleasant, Nov. 6, 1848; they have four children Orlando, born Jan. 8, 1871; Wilfred, Jan. 5, 1873; Georgia Mary, 1875; and Stella, 1878. Republican. Owns city property to the amount of $3,000. |
| Hunger | Hermann | 1402 S. 10th | Salesman |
| Hungerford | H. J. | res. 516 Washington | Cashier American and U. S. Express Cos. |
| Hunt | H. H. | res.; 627 S. Main | |
| Hunt | H. E. | 117 N. Main
res. 627 S. Main | Grocer |
| Hunter | N. R. | 123 N. MainMbr>res. 905 Spruce | Cigars |
| Huppert | Matthias | res. 1128 Franklin | Ice-dealer |
| Hupprich | A. | 1413 Thul | Machinist |
| Hurd | J. L. | cor. Columbia & Main | Dealer in wood and coal, also general commission merchant. Born in Rutland Co., Vt., Jan. 16, 1822; come to Iowa in 1854, and to Burlington, December, 1877. Married April, 1842, to Nancy Green; she was born in Muskingum Co., Ohio; they have five children Orra W., Sarah L., Mary S., Chloe E. and Lelia A. Mrs. Hurd is a member of the Presbyterian Church; a Republican. |
| Hurd | Rev. J. C. | res. 920 College | Pastor First Baptist Church |
| Huston | E. S. | cor. Main and Jefferson
res. 305 Spruce | Attorney |
| Hutchinson | A. C. | | County Treasurer. Born in Haddam, Conn., Nov. 1, 1836, and came to Keokuk, Iowa, in 1856; after a residence there of two years, he removed to Tennessee, where he lived until 1861, when he came to Burlington, and engaged in the dry goods business, first as salesman, then as proprietor, until he was elected Treasurer in 1875; he was re-elected in 1877; was Secretary of Independent School District for four years, from 1871 to 1875. |
| Hynes | Findley | res. 1112 S. 15th | Laborer |
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