DEWEIN, ISAAC

DEWEIN, EBNER, REAHM

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 5/11/2025 at 10:03:08

BURLINGTON CITY.
(P. O. BURLINGTON)

DEWEIN, ISAAC, proprietor of Dewein's Vineyard, on the1/2 extension of S. Main st.; he and his son-in-law, Mr. Ebner, own 21 acres, 10 1/2 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; thcnce 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.p Reublican (sp. Ward Republican)

Source: BIOGRAPHICAL DIRECTORY
HISTORY OF DES MOINES COUNTY IOWA
CHICAGO: WESTERN HISTORICAL COMPANY, 1879

Transcription typed/proofed as article was originally published in 1879