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BURLINGTON CITY RESIDENTS 1879
transcribed by Richard Harrison
SURNAME |
GIVEN NAME |
ADDRESS |
OCCUPATION/BIOGRAPHY/NOTES |
| Raab | Emanuel | 901 N. 5th | |
| Raab | R. M. | 318 Franklin | |
| Raab Bros. | 217 Jefferson | Merch. tailors |
| Rabistein | Louis | 1155 S. 6th | |
| Raesch | John | 835 Jefferson
res. 1429 Osborn | Shoe-shop |
| Ramge | Ferdinand | Burg & Sons
es. Sunny Side | Painter |
| Ramge | George | 800 N. 6th | |
| Ramge | Wm. | 1510 Osborn | Meat market |
| Ramge & Reusch | 806 N. 6th. | Meat mkt. |
| Rand | E. D. | office cor. South & Front | President of the Burlington Lumber Co. Born July 23, 1814, at Watertown, Mass.; moved to Burlington in the fall of 1839; in 1856, was elected to the State Legislature. Married, April, 1837, Sarah A. Pond; have two children now living Geo. D., born February, 1838, and Mary A., born in September, 1840; Mrs. Rand died in June, 1850; Mr. Rand's second marriage occured June, 1852, to Caroline A. Sherfey; have four children Elbridge D., Jr., born August 11, 1853; Charles W., born Feb. 12, 1855; Horace S., born May 11, 1861; Carrie, born March 17, 1867. |
| Rand | E. H. | 630 Jefferson
res. 136 S. 6th | Dlr. in wood and coal |
| Rand & Carson | near railroad bridge,
foot of South | Mfrs. of lumber |
| Rand, E. D., & Co | 846 Jefferson | Mfrs. of lumber |
| Randall | George | 1100 N. Oak | Grocer |
| Rankin | Thos. R. | 107 S. Marietta | |
| Rankin & Dodge | 605 Jefferson | Com. merchants |
| Ransom | H. B. | 425 N. 5th | |
| Ransom, H. B. & J. J. | 215 Jefferson | Physicians and surgeons |
| Raper | Hiram | 1315 Summer | Farmer |
| Raper | T. J. | | Chief of Police. Appointed April 1, 1878; born in Greene Co., Ohio, May 20, 1844; moved to Burlington in 1868. Enlisted in Co. C, 1st Ohio V. I.; served fourteen months; then transferred to an Indiana regiment; promoted to 2d and then to 1st Lieutenant; mustered out, Jan. 27, 1866. Served one year as policeman, and, in 1873, resigned; was elected Constable in the fall of that year, and served two years; re-elected,and served up to the time of present appointment. Married Jan. 21, 1864, to M. E. Shearer of Indianapolis. Republican. |
| Rapp | Jacob | 309 Washington
res. 419 Maple | Locksmith |
| Rappold | George | | Born in Wiescnbach, a small town in the Kingdom of Wurtemberg, Dec. 4, 1826; came to America in 1849, and settled in Waterville, Oncida Co., N.Y., where he was for two years engaged at the cooper business; in 1851, Mr. Rappold spent several months in Connecticut, at the carpenter's trade, and from there went to Georgia, where he worked at his trade of carpenter and joiner until the beginning of the rebellion; during his nineteen years' sojourn in the South, Mr. Kappold was engaged in the grocery and saloon business, working also part of the time at his trade as carpenter; in 1871, he came to Burlington, where he has since been engaged in the saloon business. In 1852, George Rappold and Miss W. Rahner were united in marriage. |
| Rasche | Wm. | 1333 N. 8th | |
| Ray | George O. | cor. 3d & Market | Of Ray & Filley, dealers in farm machinery and seeds. Native of Burlington, educated here : has been engaged in his present business twelve years, and a member of the present firm since 1877. Ray & Filley do an extensive jobbing trade, principally along the lines of the C.B.&Q. R.R.; have a branch house at Red Oak, from which they supply their Southwestern Iowa trade. Mr. Filley has charge .of the Red Oak branch, and resides in that city; the firm occupies about 10,000 feet of floor room in this city; their sales run from $75,000 to $100,000 per annum and are rapidly increasing since the establishment of their new house at Red Oak. |
| Ray | Harvey Jr. | 927 N. 7th | |
| Reed | L. P. | cor. 4th & Division | Reed House |
| Reid | Frank | 206 Jefferson
res. 503 Wood | Shoemaker |
| Reiner | C. | 105 S. Main | Saloon-keeper. Born in Oedendorf, Germany, in 1845; came to Louisa Co., Iowa, in 1869, and to Des Moines Co. in 1873; worked in the Eagle Hotel one year; started present business in 1874. Democrat. |
| Reinert | Daniel | 213 Valley | Saloon |
| Remey | John T. | | Cashier of the National State Bank. Born in Burlington, Iowa, June 4, 1844; Mr. Remey was connected with the Union National Bank of Chicago, from 1863 to 1871; since 1871, he has held the position he now occupies. Married Mary L. Rorer Oct. 30, 1872; she was born in Burlington; they have one child David Rorer, born July 11, 1878. |
| Renshaw | M. R. | 1115 S. 13th | Painter |
| Renshaw | S. J. | res 859 High | |
| Reppert | Christian | res. head of Bodeman | Wine mfr. |
| Reppert | Henry | res. head of Bodeman | Blacksmith |
| Reusch | Frank | 703 6th | Meat market. Born in Europe, Sept. 11, 1847; came to America and to Burlington in 1865. Married November, 1870, to Mena Flead. |
| Reusch | John | 1204 8th | Meat market. Born Sept. 26, 1848, in Germany; came to America and to Burlington in 1869. Married January, 1874, Serena Strotman; they have two children Clara and Wm. F. |
| Reynolds | J. H. | 211 Jefferson
res. 415 S. Marshall | Photographer |
| Rhodes | Jno. W. | 117 Jefferson
res. cor. Madison & Denmark. | Dry goods and groceries |
| Richter | A. | 1319 N. 8th | Druggist. Born in Germany in 1844; came to Burlington in 1870, and engaged in the news-paper work in connection with the Iowa Journal and Iowa Tribune; started present business in 1871. Married Lydia Baucer in 1870; she was born in Germany in 1849; they have three children Mary, Johanna, Frederick. Members of the Latter Day Saints Church; Liberal. |
| Riepe | Caspar | | Constable. Born in Germany Sept. 27, 1834; came to America in 1853, and to Burlington in 1 855; in Benton Tp. he was elected, and served two terms, as Road Supervisor; in 1863, he was elected Constable in the same township, and served three terms; in 1878, was elected Constable in Burlington Tp. He married in 1854 Hannah Bonne; she died in 1857, and he married, second time, Louisa Pogge- moaller, 1858; they have seven children Anna L., August H., Mary, Matilda, Frank A., Louisa and Arthur. They are members of the Evangelical Church; he is Superintendent of the Sabbath school; Democrat. |
| Riepe & Hulsebus | 323 Jefferson | Grocers |
| Rinker | Andrew | 904 Maple
res. 808 S. 10th. | Shoe-shop |
| Ripley | I. N. | 408 S. 9th | Accountant |
| Ritzman | J. B. | | Dealer in groceries, provisions, crockery and glassware. Born March 12, 1834, in Switzerland; came to America in 1854, to Burlington in 1856. Enlisted in Co. P, 5th I.V.O., September 1861; served over three years; was in several battles; mustered out October, 1864. Married September, 1861, Mary A. Michler; they have six children Rosalia, Adalheit, Clara, J. W., Matilda, Mary. He has been engaged in business siuce 1865. |
| Robb | R. L., M.D. | 302 N. Main | Born in Logan Co., Ohio, in 1840; came to Burlington in 1875; is a graduate of the St. Louis Homeopathic Medical College. In 1872, married Miss Sarah L. Miller; she was born in Orange, N. J.; Mrs. Robb is a graduate of the Hahnemann Medical College, Chicago; they have four children Henry, Nettie, Emma and Lizzie. Members of the Presbyterian Church; Republican. |
| Robertson | George | | Attorney at law. Born in Jessamine Co., Ky., May 9, 1831; he graduated from the law department of Transylvania University, in Kentucky, in the spring of 1 854; came to Burlington in the fall of 1854. Mr. Robertson was Mayor of Burlington in 1872 and 1873; was Chairman of the Board of Supervisors in 1874. |
| Robinson | S. | res. 307 S. Augusta | Commercial agent |
| Roesch | John | 835 Jefferson
res. 1429 Osborn | Shoe shop |
| Roesener | Ernst | 1121, corner of South & 9th | Meat market. Born Jan. 23, 1848, in Germany, and moved to America and to Burlington Oct. 28, 1873. Married March 31, 1875, Louisa Muenzenmeyer. |
| Roesner, Muenzenmeyer & Bro. | 1120 Angular & corner 9th & South | Meat market |
| Rohde | Frederick | | Attorney at law. Born in Holstein. Germany, May 9, 1852; he came to Iowa City in 1871; he was educated at St. Joseph's Institute and Iowa State University, until 1876, when he attended Cornell University for one year, after which he was graduated from the Law Department of the Michigan University in 1878; he has been engaged in the practice of his profession in Burlington since May 1, 1878. |
| Rolfsmeyer | E. H. | 1210 N. 9th | Clerk |
| Rollins | J. H. | 412 Jefferson | Sewing machines |
| Ronaldson | M. | 315 Jefferson
res. 214 S. Pond | Merchant tailor |
| Root | Col. Richard | | Deputy U.S. Marshal for the Southern District of Iowa. Born in Carroll Co., Md., February 21, 1836; located in Leavenworth, Kan., in 1859, where he resided until the breaking-out of the rebellion, when ho entered the army as Ensign of Co. E, 1st Kan. V.I., serving six months in that regiment; he then c-une to Mt. Pleasant and organized Co. K, 19th I.V.I., of which he was elected 1st Lieutenant; soon after, he was promoted to the captaincy of Co. E, 8th I.V.C., and then made Major of his regiment; subsequently, he was commissioned to organize scattering regiments of Sherman's army; after organizing the 35th, 36th and 37th U. S. Regulars, he was commissioned Colonel of the 36ih. After leaving the service, he returned to Mt. Pleasant, and there resided until 1877. He has served as U. S. Marshal eight years; he was first appointed in March, 1871. |
| Root | R. T. | | Book publisher. Born in Ontario, Sept. 21, 1848; he came to Chicago in 1866, and for three years engaged in book canvassing in 1869, he came to Burlington, where he started in the publishing business. Among his list of works produced are "The Life of Christ," and "Foot-Prints of Time," copyrighted and issued in 1874. This specialty has proven a great success; through agents, he has canvassed many sections of the country and sold a very large number of copies; in addition to these, he has also published several religious works. He was married to Miss Anna F. Pine, a native of Philadelphia, Nov. 24, 1870, by whom he has three children Richard Willis, Nellie May and Florence Anna. Mr. and Mrs. Root are members of the M. E. Church. |
| Rorer | Hon. David | | Native of Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; born there in 1806; came to Burlington March 27, 1836, about two years after the city received its name; has been constantly engaged in practicing law since coming to this city; for the past twenty-five years, has been the attorney of the C.B.&Q. R.R.; is author of a work on Judicial Sales, which has already passed into a second edition, and has now reedy for publication a work on railroad law of two large volumes, which will be issued from the press very shortly; has also in course of preparation an exhaustive history of the Northwest, and in course of publication by Callahan & Co., of Chicago, a work on American Inter-State Law. Judge Rorer was one of the founders of the Historical Society, founded here in 1843, the records of which were afterward burned; his colleagues in this work were Greenleaf Nealy and Dr. Hoyt; Judge Rorer is also a member of the Historical Societies of Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, and has a most valuable historical library, comprising some exceedingly rare and ancient volumes; Judge Rorer wrote the original Articles of Incorporation of the city (then town), and has been intimately identified with all its history. |
| Rossell | W. M. | 831 N. 7th | Contractor and builder |
| Roth | Jos. | Madison Av. | Farmer |
| Roth | Theo. | 1149 Franklin | Carpenter |
| Rothe | William | 108 S. 3d St. | Manufacturer, wholesale and retail dealer in willow and rattan ware. Born Aug. 27, 1844, in Germany; moved to Americain 1860, and to Burlington April, 1875; enlisted in Co. K, 2d Ohio I.V.I., April 17, 1861; served three months, was mustered out; re-enlisted Aug. 22, 1861, in Co. A, 17th Mo. I.V.I., 15th Army Corps; served for over three years; mustered out Sept. 25, 1864; was in all of the battles of hia regiment. Married October 17, 1871, Christina Ender; they have two children Minnie M. and John N. Republican. |
| Rothenberger | L. H. | res. 1124 Agency | |
| Rothenberger | Ph. P. | 1122 Agency | Proprietor of the City Brewery. Born Nov. 4, 1838, in Germany; came to Burlington May 28, 1857; he married in 1860 Christina Wage; they have four children living Ann, born April 12, 1861; Mary, October, 1863; Ida, 1868; Henry, July, 1870. His children have all been baptized. He is Independent. |
| Ruff | Hubert | res. 212 S. 9th | Mason |
| Rundorff | Emil | 617 N. 7th | |
| Rundorff | Theodore | 406 North | |
| Rundorff & Brenner | 320 Jefferson | Hardware |
| Rundorff & Brother | 701 N. 6th | Dry goods and groceries |
| Runge | Ed. P. | 220 Jefferson
res. 806 3d, cor. Arch | Confectionery and restaurant |
| Runyan | L. M. | Polk, n. side Prospect Hill | |
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