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BURLINGTON CITY RESIDENTS 1879
transcribed by Richard Harrison
SURNAME |
GIVEN NAME |
ADDRESS |
OCCUPATION/BIOGRAPHY/NOTES |
| Wachsmuth, | Charles | res. Ill S. Marietta | Geologist |
| Wagner | Charles | 704 Summer | |
| Wagner | Charles | 413 & 415 Valley | Proprietor of the Valley Street House. Born Jan. 25, 1823, in Germany; came to America in 1846, and to Burlington in 1848. Oct. 23, 1861, he enlisted in Co. G, 57th Ill. V.I.; served till July, 1863; was discharged on account of disability. He marriel Oct. 1846, W. Smith; they have three children Caroline, Charles and Edward. All members of St. John's Church. |
| Wagner, F. L. & C. F. | 501 Boundary, cor. Vine | Grocers |
| Wagner | George Sr | 704 Summer | |
| Wagner | John | | Brewer at the City Brewery. Born Nov. 6, 1849, in Germany; came to Burlington Sept. 7, 1871. Married April 28, 1874, Mary H. Wagner; they had one child John A.; Mrs. Jager died March 27, 1876; second marriage, April 14, 1877, to Caroline Jager; they had one child Edward, now deceased. Mrs. Wagner is a member of the Lutheran Church; Democrat. |
| Wahn | Charles | 418 Main | Proprietor and owner of the Pacific House. Born in Germany Feb. 2, 1848; came to America and to Burlington Jan. 5, 1869. Married Dec. 20, 1875, Mary Paule; she has two children by her former husband Chas. Paule and Julius Paule. |
| Wahrer | M. | 118 & 120 Market | Physician and surgeon |
| Waite | J. L. | res. 1102 Jefferson | Managing editor Hawk-Eye |
| Waldhoff | John | 208 N. 4th | Meat market |
| Waldin | Charles | 315 Jefferson
res. 613 N. 3d | Jeweler |
| Waldin | G. H. | 216 Jefferson
res. 514 N. 3d | Jeweler |
| Waldin | Henry, | | Jeweler, 612 N. 3d |
| Walkenhauer | Charles | | Owns a vineyard, orchard and vegetable garden on the extension of South Main street; he has fourteen and a quarter acres, a very nice place, good house, and outbuildings. Born April 19, 1822, in Germany; came to America and to Burlington in 1853. Married Jan. 24, 1847, Henrietta Kook; she was born July 8, 1823, in Germany; they had two children Charles C. (the oldest died Nov. 5, 1857) and Henry C. Mr. and Mrs. Walkenhauer are members of the Evangelical Church; he is a Democrat. |
| Walker | Henry | 822 Linden | |
| Walker | R. C., M.D. | | President Des Moines County Historical Society; commenced the practice of medicine in this county in 1862, having attended two courses of medical lectures at the Michigan University; graduated from the medical department of the University in 1864, and immediately entered the army as a contract surgeon; was soon commissioned Assistant Surgeon of the USth.TJ. S. Col. Inf.; served until 1866, when he was mustered out, and located for practice in this city; has been County Physician five years of that time, and, on the 20th of November, 1878, was elected President of the County Medical Society; is also Commissioner of Insanity for the county, and a member of the Board of Examiners for United States pensions. Is a married man, and owns about $7,000 worth of city property. |
| Wallace | Rev. L. S. | res. 103 8. Marietta | Pastor Olivet Church |
| Walton | H. H. | res. 1226 S. 10th | |
| Warden | W. H. | 307 Jefferson
res. cor. Oak & Amelia | Ins. agent |
| Warth | C. G. | 837 Court | |
| Warth, C. G., & Co. | 831 Court
off. 108 Osborn | Mineral-water factory |
| Washburn | R. M. | 207 Jefferson
res. 217 Elm | Hats and caps |
| Waters | O. P. | | Secretary of the Centennial Mutual Life Association. Born in Delaware Co., N.Y., March 23, 1830; came to Iowa in September, 1848; located at Bloomiogton (now Muscatine) ; that was his home until January, 1874; he then removed to Mt. Pleasant, where he remained until his removal to Burlington; while at Muscatiue he was engaged in mercantile business most of the time; he carried on the flouring-mill business there for two years, and part of three years he he devoted to soliciting life insurance; was in woolen-mills at Mt. Pleasant. |
| Weber | Henry | Agency Av | |
| Weber | Jacob | 1200 Locust | Shoe-shop |
| Weber | John | res. 501 S. 3d | |
| Weber | Otto | 416 Gertrude | Meat market |
| Wedertz | A. | 1800 Mark | Blacksmith and wagon shop. Born in Germany in 1836; came to Burlington in 1860; has since been engaged in the wagon and blacksmith business. Married Hermena Pratzh in 1863; she was born in Germany in 1840; they have nine children Bertha, Clara, August, Otto, Alexander, Albert, Hedwick, Meta, Earnest. Democrat. |
| Wedertz | Charles | res. 521 Vine | |
| Wedertz | C. P. | res. 521 Vine | Carriage-maker |
| Wedertz, Charles, & Co. | 201 S. Main | Gen. com. merchs. |
| Wegner | N. | Osborn St. | Saloon-keeper. Born in Prussia in 1825; came to Burlington in 1853. Married Mary Yager in 1850; she was born in Prussia in 1831. Have three children Jacob, John, Clara. Mr. Wegner intends changing his business to groceries, etc. Owns twenty acres of land valued at $5,000. Members of the Catholic Church. |
| Wehmeier | C. H. | 409 & 411 Jefferson | Dealer in staple and fancy groceries. Also wholesale dealer in flour; born in Prussia; moved to America in 1856, to Burlington in 1857. Married in Oct., 1864, Sophia Lincking; they have five children Charles F., Christian H., Anna M., Lydia L., Ida S. H. Members of the German Evangelical Zion Church; Mr. Wehmeier is one of its Trustees ; Republican. |
| Wehmeier | F. J. | 215 S. Wood | |
| Wehmeier & Brother | 41 Jefferson | Grocers |
| Weider | Jacob | 510 N. 3d | Coroner |
| Weider | J. S. | 729 N. 8th | Agent |
| Weil | Frank | 601 S. Boundary | |
| Weil & Hirsch | 615 Jefferson | Hides and pelts |
| Weinrich | Hermann | 814 8. 13th | Mfr. of vinegar |
| Weinrich & Co. | 115 N. Front | Mfrs. of vinegar |
| Werthmueller | Alfred | | One of the proprietors of the Union Brewery, Mt. Pleasant st., No. 1307; established 1852. He was born Sept. 22, 1835, in Germany, and came to America 1851, to Burlington 1852, and, in the spring of 1875, was elected Alderman from the 1st Ward He married in 1864 Charlotte Van Ende; they have two children Nanny and Dorotha. Republican. |
| Werthmueller | Geo. | 218 Washington
res. 1217 N. 9th | Druggist |
| Wesner | Wm. M. | res. 701 S. 4th | |
| Wheeler | Jno. T. | Gazette office | Job printer |
| Whipple | Geo. | 258 S. Boundary | |
| Whipple & Allen | 319 N. 3d | Sewing machine agents |
| White Bros. | 318 Jefferson | Stoves and hardware |
| White | J. W. | 913 S. 4th | Retired |
| Whiteley | T. C | 9 Starr House
res. Zenobia, cor. of South | Attorney at law, |
| Whittaker | George | res. 1013 S. 5th | |
| Whittaker | James | 223 Angular | Novelty works |
| Wickman | N. P. | 319 N. Front | Saloon |
| Widick | Samuel G. | 1227 S. 10th | Millwright |
| Wigert | C. R. | 213 Jefferson | Apothecary |
| Wightman | W. W. | 518 High | |
| Wightman & Co. | 223 S. Main | Coal, wood |
| Wigren | Peter | 1230 N. 6th | Dealer in ice |
| Wilcox | Franklin | res. Starr, cor. Spray | |
| Wiley | R. F. | 105 N. Main | Dealer in ice |
| Wilkins | Albert | 214 Jefferson
res. 509 N. 3d | Boots and shoes |
| Willet | Adam | res. 719 Lewis | |
| Willner | B. | res. 303 S. 10th | Retired |
| Willner | Chas. | 302 N. Main
res. 303 S. 10th | Attorney |
| Wilson | I. P. | 317 N. 4th | Surgeon and dentist |
| Winter | Danl. | 852 Osborn | |
| Winter, D , & Co. | 815 Osborn | Planing-mill |
| Wissner | John | res. 123 N. Pond | Carpenter |
| Woellhaf | Henry | 121 S. Main | Whole sale and retail bakery. Born in Wurteinberg, Germany, in 1834; came to Burliugton in 1854; since been engaged in the bakery business. Married Augusta Brach in 1874; she was born in Prussia, 1851; Mr. W. has six children by former marriage Henry, Chas., Louisa, John, Albert and Bismarck; has two children by present wife Clara and Frank. Mr. W. is a member of the Druids' Society, and of the A.O.U.W.; holds the office of Reciever in the latter. Members of the Lutheran Church; Democrat. |
| Woellhaff & Mason | 218 N. Main | Merchant tailors |
| Woepkin | Henry | res. 1014 N. 10th | Laborer |
| Woepking | Wm. | 1200 N. Oak | Of the firm of Jorden & Woepking, hardware and tinware. Born in Germany in 1851; came to Burlington in 1857; started in present business in 1874. Married Christine Wolbrand in 1876; she was born in Burlington in 1853. Members of the German Evangelical Church; Republican. |
| Wolbers, Fred, res. 314 S. 6th | | | |
| Wolf, H. & Ita | Osborn St | Wholesale manufacturers of furniture |
| Wolf & Lorenz | 215 N. Main | Manufacturers of cigars |
| Wolverton | William | 1712 Ripley | |
| Woodhead | Thos. | res. 613 Warren | |
| Woodward | W. E. | | Justice of the Peace. Born May 14, 1820, in Essex Co., N. Y.; moved to Iowa in 1845, and to Burlington in 1848. and followed his trade of printer until 1852, when he bought an interest in the Gazette, and was foreman of the printing department; in 1854, he sold his interest in the Gazette, and took the position of foreman on the Hawk- Eye; served in that capacity for twelve years, then, in 1866, was appointed Agent for the Merchants' Union Express Co.; served there till 1868; that year was elected Alderman from the 6th Ward, served one term, then commenced work at his trade; in 1877, was elected to fill vacancy as Mayor, and, in the fall of 1878, was elected to the office he now holds Justice of the Peace. He married, in 1840, Jane Frazier, who died in 1816, and Mr. Woodward married, the second time, Mary E. Buchannan, in 1851, and they have one child James B. Wortman, L. E., Prof. Collegiate Institute. |
| Wright | E. G. | | Attorney and dealer in real estate. Born near Dodgeville, Des Moines Co., Feb. 1, 1842; in 1865, he came to Burlington, having graduated at the law school in Albany, N. Y., and had been admitted to thebar; he was City Attorney in 1868. |
| Wyman | J. H. | | Wholesale and retail dealer in carpets, wall paper and curtains. Born in Lancaster, Mass.; came to Burlington in 1852; he hwbeen in the carpet business ever since he came here; he was with the old firm of J. S. Kimball& Co., who established the business here in 1837; Mr. Wyman has been engaged in the jobbing trade since 1 863; present business established in 1869; his sales are principally in Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, Minnesota and Kansas; annual sales are about 875,000. |
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