came to Cedar Rapids in 1870. Married Elizabeth Gann Feb. 7, 1868; she was born in Lycoming Co., Penn.; they have one son living-Edgar, born June 30, 1872; lost one son-Louis; he died at the age of 2 years. Mr. Buser enlisted in Aug., 1862, in Co. K, 96th Ill. V. I.; was mustered out in July, 1865. Bushnell, C. C., carpenter. Bushnell, E. K., carpenter. Bushnell, Geo. S., cooper. Butler, Green, drayman. Buttolph, Edwin, printer. ALDER, JOHN, teamster. CALDE CALDER, CHAS. E., of the firm of Calder & Garrison, proprietors of meat market, corner S. Washington and Eagle sts.; residence 195 S. Washington st.; born in Cherry Valley, Otsego Co. N. Y., July 5, 1840; came to Cedar Rapids in 1861; engaged in the butchering business here since 1863. Mar ried Alcinda A. Roberts in Oct., 1862 ; she was born in Cumberland, Md., in 1841; they have six children-Mary E., Edith M., Charles A., Ada E., Louis B. and Cornelia B. Mrs. Calder is a member of the Lutheran Church. Calder, Jos. I., butcher. Callaghan, Samuel, laborer. Camp, Henry S., Treasurer Star Wagon Co. CANFIELD, J. M., proprietor of the Cedar Rapids Steam Dyc Works, 50 S. Commercial st.; residence on W. S. River st., third door South of Pearl st.; born in Charlton, Saratoga Co., N. Y., July 22, 1834; came to Van Buren Co., Iowa, in the Fall of 1853; came to Cedar Rapids in 1864; he was for several years Superintendent of the Woolen Factory here; established his dye works in 1869. Married Miss Mollie Mills April 30, 1863; she was born in Indiana; they have five children livingWilliam P., John M., Katie, Stacy P. and one infant son. Mr. and Mrs. C. are members of the Baptist Church. Cantelo, James, railroad man. Carmach, John, laborer. Carnicle, Isaac, carpenter. CARPENTER, GABRIEL, capitalist, Sec. 27 (adjoining city limits); P. O. Cedar Rapids; born in Earl Tp., Lancaster Co., Penn., Sept. 11, 1801; removed with his parents to Bern Tp., Fairfield Co., Ohio, in May, 1802; lived in Fairfield Co. until he came to Cedar Rapids, April 16, 1852; engaged in farming and dealing in real estate ever since he came here; he now resides where he first located, in 1852; he built a brick block (known as Carpenter's block), corner of S. Commercial and Eagle sts., in 1855; Jan. 12, 1876, it was destroyed by fire; he rebuilt in 1876; Mr. Carpenter has been a Director of the First National Bank of Cedar Rapids since its organization; he is a stockholder in the Cedar Rapids Water Co. and is President of the Marshalltown Gas Light Co. His first wife was Catherine Pierce, of Pennsylvania; they were married at Lancaster, Ohio, Feb. 8, 1822; she died in July, 1849; they had eight children; one died at the age of 3 years and two died in infancy; the living are Seymour David (now a resident of Ottumwa, Iowa), Rebecca, Mary S. (now Mrs. George Weare, of Sioux City), Emanuel Bruff (now living in Kansas) and Susan. Mr. Carpenter's present wife was Maria Clifton; married in Oct., 1853; she was born in Ross Co., Ohio; they have had five children; one died at the age of 2 years; the living are Delia Diana, John Fremont, Taylor and George Pierce. Mrs. Carpenter's children by former marriage are Anna Wiley and Harriet (now Mrs. Julius Henry Reed of Boone, Iowa). Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter are members of the Episcopal Church. Carpenter, Geo. P., physician. Charipi, Wencel, laborer. Charles, James F., merchant. 29, and 31 N. Commercial street; residence 40 Linn street; born in Schenectady, N. Y., July 11, 1842; came to Freeport, Ill., in 1864; engaged in farming near there until 1869, when he came to Cedar Rapids; he has been engaged in the present business ever since he came here. Mr. C. enlisted in 1862 in Co. A, 18th Indiana Vol. Inf.; he raised the company and went out as First Lieutenant; the company was afterward consolidated and he was made Orderly Sergeant; mustered out in 1863. Ae has been connected with the fire department at Cedar Rapids ever since he located here; he is now Second Assistant Chief Engineer of the department. He married S. Ada Tisdel in October, 1864; she was born in Harlem Tp., Stephenson Co., Ill.; they had seven children, one son died in infancy; the living are Peres S., Frederick P., William, Nora Pearl, Edith G. and Georgie. Christle, Frank, laborer. Christle, Jos., Sr., dealer in lime and stone. Christle, Jos., Jr., lime and wood. CHURCHILL, A. C., of the firm of A. C. Churchill & Son, dealers in hardware, stoves and tinware, 25 S. Commercial street, residence, 40 Eagle street; was born in Broadalbin, Fulton Co., N. Y., July 3. 1813; came to Freeport, Ill., in 1856; came to Cedar Rapids in 1860. Married Lucy A. Cornwall; she was born in Broadalbin, N. Y.; they have three childrenJulia A., (now Mrs. John C. Holton, of Omaha, Neb.); Henry N., associated with his father in business, and Emma F. Mr. C. was Alderman of the First Ward several years, also President and Treasurer of the School Board. He and his family are members of the Baptist Church. Churchill, Henry N., hardware. and 9 Carpenter's Block, corner Com- tenant of Co. I, same regiment, April 1, 1863; served one year; re-enlisted in the 26th New York Vol. Inf., Jan. 1, 1865; was mustered out as First Lieutenant in June, 1865. Mr. Clark rcsided in Vermont until 1867, when he came to Belle Plaine, Benton Co., Iowa; practiced law there until he came here in November, 1876, he was a member of the 14th General Assembly (1872 and 1873), from Benton Co. District. Mr. C. resides on Daniels street, between Washington and Adams. Clark, Chas H., Register Iowa Railroad Land Company. Clark, Warren, carpenter. Coe, O. B., dealer in cigars and tobaccos. Cogswell, Geo. E., homoeopathic physician. COLLIER, A. D., attorney at law, Mansfield Block, corner S. Washington and Eagle streets; residence northeast corner Third and Pearl streets; born in Wyoming, Muscatine Co., Iowa. Mr. C. enlisted April 19, 1861, in Co. K, 1st I. V. I.; re-enlisted in Co. D, 44th I. V. I., in the Spring of 1864; mustered out in September, 1864; he was engaged in the recruiting service in Linn and Johnson Counties most of the time during the war, except when he was out with his regiments mentioned above. He commenced reading law in 1866; admitted to the bar in 1867; practiced law and attended College at Western from 1867 to 1871, when he graduated; first attended College at Western previous to entering the U. S. service; after he graduated he came to Cedar Rapids, and has been engaged in the practice of law here ever since; was City Attorney in 1874, and has been U. S. Commissioner since Dec. 29, 1874. Married Jennie H. Perry; she was born in Stark Co., Ill.; they have four children-Katie J., Libbie A., Wm. S. and Alfred D., Jr Collman, John, gunsmith. Colton, F. B., dealer in pianos and organs. Consigney, Geo. J., boots and shoes. Co., N. Y., April 9, 1828; came to Cedar Rapids in July, 1857; commenced wholesale grocery business in Aug. 1857. He married Vealssa L. Burnell, daughter of Madison Burnell, of Jamestown, N. Y.; they have four daughters-Isabel A., Ella, Maggie B. and Sarah. Mr. Cook is a member of the First Presbyterian Church. Cook, James V., policeman. Cook, Thomas, cooper. Cook, Thomas Z., crockery. COOK, WILLIAM, Taxpaying Agent for Iowa Railroad Land Co., Iowa Falls and Sioux City Ry. Co., Missouri Valley Land Co., Blairstown Lot and Land Co., Sioux City and Iowa Falls Lot and Land Co., Sioux City and Pacific Ry. Co., Moingona Coal Co., etc.; office in residence on Sec. 7, Marion Tp,, where he owns 144 acres. Mr. Cook was born in Chester Co., Penn., May 23, 1824; removed to Jasper Co., Iowa, in 1851; resided there about eighteen months, then came to Marion; resided in Marion village and township ever since; in 1853 and 1854, he was Deputy County Recorder and Treasurer; in 1859 he was elected Recorder and Treasurer of Linn Co. and served in that capacity from Jan. 1, 1860, to Jan. 1, 1864; from Jan. 1, 1864, to April, 1870, he was engaged in farming; he has held his present position since April, 1870. Married Mary C. Swayne, Feb. 17, 1848; she was born Feb. 5, 1828; they have had six children, two died in infancy; the living are Mary Elizabeth, Eva, Emma and Charles Henry. Mrs. Cook is a member of the Society of Friends. Cooper, Samuel, merchant. Coulter, J. P., physician. Coulter, Nathaniel, laborer. Crafts, Enoch, lawyer. Craft, G. D., (firm of Craft & Bowman). Croghan, Thomas, policeman. Cumer, Delano, carpenter. Curless, John M., laborer. ALE, GEORGE, mason. DA Dale, John, mason. DANIELS, LAWSON, dealer in dry goods and notions, No. 2 N. Commercial st., corner Iowa av., residence southeast corner Eagle and Monroe sts.; born in N. Brookfield, Mass., Oct. 4,1828; removed to Oakham, Mass., in 1837; resided there four years, then went to Springfield, Mass., where he attended school, and for a short time clerked for the publishers of Webster's Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam; was in Springfield about two years, then returned to North Brookfield, and remained until the Fall of 1848, when he came to Cedar Rapids and engaged in mercantile business; continued in same business ever since. Mr. Daniels was Secretary of Cedar Rapids Bridge Co. and Secretary of Cedar Rapids Transportation Co. during its existence; from 1849 to 1853 he was Postmaster of Cedar Rapids; he is now a director and also Secretary and Treasurer of the Oak Hill Cemetery Co. Davidson, Wm., blacksmith. Dawley, Darius, compositor. Dawson, L. B., grain merchant. DAWSON, L. L., grain dealer; elevator and office on C. & N. W. Ry. track, corner Benton st.; residence 135 Greene st.; born in Manchester, Ontario Co., N. Y., Dec. 30, 1837; came to Cedar Rapids Aug. 31, 1865; engaged in present business ever since he came here. He married Eliza A. Stone Nov. 5, 1862; she was born in Monroe Co., N. Y.; they have had five children; one died in infancy; the living are May, Frederick S., Jessie and Adah. Deacon, Chas. J., attorney. Dean, Geo. W., mechanic. DEAN, JOHN F., cashier of the First National Bank; residence N. E. corner King and Second sts.; born in Raynham, Bristol Co., Mass., June 24, 1817; removed to Norwich, Chenango Co., N. Y., in 1832; lived there twentytwo years, and in July, 1854, came to Cedar Rapids. Mr. Dean has been connected with the First National Bank of Cedar Rapids since its organization in 1864. He married Charlotte Tay Sept. 8, 1859; she was born in Salem, Mass., in Nov., 1833; they have one SouFrank P., born Feb. 18, 1862. Mr. and Mrs. Dean are members of the First Presbyterian Church. De Geare, D. H., engineer. Dennis, A. B., surgeon dentist. Derby, E. R., dealer in books, stationery,etc. DEVENDORF & MANN, dealers in dry goods, carpets, etc., 29 S. Commercial st. Thos. Devendorf was born in Frankfort, Herkimer Co., N. Y., Aug. 25, 1837; came to Cedar Rapids in the Fall of 1867; he has been a member of the Board of Education five years; engaged in mercantile business ever since he came to this place. He married Rebecca Crosby, of Frankfort, N. Y., May 14, 1861; they have two childrenElla and Nella. Mr. Devendorf's residence is at 140 Franklin avenue. Dilchman, John. Dobrosky, Wenzel, laborer. Donahue, Michael, laborer. DOUGLAS, GEORGE,of the firm of Stuart & Douglas, proprietors of the North Star Oat Meal Mills, corner Johnson and Adams sts.; Mr. D. was born in the County of Caithness, Scotland, April 17, 1817; came to Rochester, N. Y., in 1848; from 1848 to 1852, he was actively engaged in the construction of railroads, canals, etc., in Monroe, Livingston, Wyoming and Cattaraugus Cos., N. Y.; in 1852, he came to Chicago; the same year he took a contract for doing stone and mason work for the Illinois Central Railroad Co. at Dixon and in that vicinity; continued there until 1855; he then took contract on the Dubuque & Pacific road, which he completed in about one year; in Jan., 1857, he took a contract for bridging and grading the Dubuque & Sioux City road at and near Waterloo, Iowa; went to Austin, Minn., in the Fall of 1858, and took a contract for grading and masonry work of a portion of what was known as the Cedar Valley & Indian apolis Road; other contracts for building railroads, etc., by him are as follows: In 1859, masonry work on part of W. U. Ry. in the vicinity of Davis Station, Ill.; some work at Coffin's Grove, same year; in 1860, engaged in doing a portion of the work on the Webster County court house, at Ft. Dodge; grading and masonry work on the Cedar Rapids & Missouri River Ry., ten miles, in 1861; in 1862 and 1863, engaged in building road from Cedar Rapids to Marion and from Marshalltown to State Center; grading, ironing, etc., Nevada & Des Moines River road in 1864 and 1865; in 1866, he did the grading and masonry work from Des Moines River to Missouri River, a distance of 153 miles; did the same work on 103 miles of the Sioux City & Pacific Ry. in 1867 and 1868; also built fifty miles from Iowa Falls to Ft. Dodge in 1868; 130 miles of work from Ft. Dodge to Sioux City in 1869 and part of 1870; fifty miles of the Elkhorn Valley Road in 1870; went to Texas in Dec., 1870, and was engaged in building 155 miles of road for the International Ry.; built the road, laid · the rails, built depots, etc., the entire distance; after finishing this work, he returned to Cedar Rapids and for one year was not engaged in active business; in 1874, he engaged in present business; be is a Director of the Oak Hill Cemetery Association. He married Margaret Boyd Nov. 6, 1855; she was born in the North of Ireland; they have three children-George Bruce, born Sept. 21, 1857; Walter D., born April 21, 1861, and William Wallace, born in Aug., 1864. Mrs. Douglas is a member of the First Presbyterian Church. Dorwart, David, insurance agent. Dorwart, Samuel S., clerk. Dostol, Michael, laborer. Dow, Alphonso, carpenter. Dowd, Peter, laborer. Dows, Stephen L., railroad contractor and real estate dealer. DRAPER, EDWARD C., manufacturer and dealer in organs, and dealer in pianos of popular manufacturers, 21 S. Commercial street; residence 97 Daniels street. Dudeycha, John, grocer. Dudley, Thomas J., Jr., lawyer. Dusill, Joseph, wagon maker. DVORAK, FRANK, manufacturer and dealer in boots and shoes, 45 S. Commercial street; residence on Carpenter street, between Adams and Washington; born in Bohemia July 28, 1838; came to Racine, Wis., in 1854; lived there until 1860, when he came to Cedar Rapids. Married Rosa Kucera in December, 1862; she was born in Bohemia; they have three childrenFrank, Jr., Annie and Charles. Dvorak, Philip, Sr., harness maker. Earl, E. R., carpenter. Eastman, A. V., lawyer and insurance agt. EATON, CYRUS W., of the firm of Jones & Eaton, wholesale and retail hardware dealers, 48 Iowa avenue; residence 222 Iowa avenue; born in Brownington, Orleans Co., Vt., Sept. 21, 1837; went to St. Paul, Minn., in 1856; lived there until 1858, when he went to Canada; located near Ottawa. and was for five years Superintendent of the Buckingham Lumber Mills; at the expiration of that time, he returned to Vermont and spent a few months; he then went to Columbus, Ohio, and was for five years einployed as traveling salesman for a wholesale grocery house of Columbus; in February, 1869, he came to Cedar Rapids, and has been engaged in the hardware business ever since; he has been Superintendent of the Fire Department for the last two years. He married Lydia Taylor, of Marysville, Union Co., Ohio; they have had one son, Cyrus F., who died in September, 1869, aged about 1 year. Eaton, F. T., foreman Premium Marble Works. Eaton, Mortimer O., teamster. EDES, J. W., M. D., No. 19 North Washington st.; born July 17, 1815, in Peterboro, N. H.; received his early education at Hillsboro, N. H.; clerked in Boston, Mass., from 1830 to 1833, when he went to Andover, Mass., attending school at the Andover Acade my three years; in 1836, went to Richmond, Va., and entered Richmond College, remaining two years; in 1839, went to Fredericksburg, Va., and studied medicine with Win. F. Browne; took first course of lectures at Yale College, New Haven, Conn., in 1843, and second course in Hampden, Sidney Co., Va.; in 1844, he went to Western, Platt Co., Mo., practicing medicine eleven years; he came to Cedar Rapids in 1856, since which time he has been actively engaged in his profession. He married Mrs. Ann Cunningham in Fredericksburg, Va., in 1840; had two children-Ann E. and Edward W. In 1856, married Mrs. Agnes P. Wood, of Indianapolis, Ind.; one child-William J.; married Fannie L. Black, of Blairstown, Iowa, Jan. 11, 1877; one child-Edward B. Egermayer, J. J., harness and saddlery. ELY, JOHN F., DR., Vice President of the Union Bank, residence 153 Eagle st.; born in Rochester, N. Y., June 25, 1821; removed to Stockbridge, Mass., in 1833; resided there three years, then went to Michigan, where he lived five years; returned to Rochester, N. Y., and remained three years; came to Michigan again, and lived there two or three years; came to Cedar Rapids and engaged in the practice of medicine here until he entered the United States service as Surgeon of the 24th I. V. I.; he was Medical Director of Fiske's Division, also Acting Director of Hovey's Division. The Doctor is one of the Directors of the Union Bank and of the First National Bank of Cedar Rapids; he was for several years Treasurer of the B., C. R. & N. R. R. Co.; for a long time he was one of the Directors of the C., R. & Mo. River R. R. Co., and has always taken an active interest in the railroad and other enterprises which had a tendency to benefit Cedar Rapids, being a stockholder in nearly every company that has been organized which would be likely to advance the public interests here. He married Mary A. Ely in January, 1853; she was born in Vermont; they have two children—John S. and Mary D. The Doctor, his wife and daughter are members of the First Presbyterian Church. Emerson, C. P., bookkeeper. EMERSON, J. EMERSON, J. WEBSTER, dealer in agricultural implements, seeds, etc., No. 27 North Commercial st.; boards on Iowa av. at H. L. Palmer's; born in Youngstown, Niagara Co., N. Y., Dec. 4, 1841; removed to Wyoming Co., N. Y., in 1852; lived there until 1859, then went to Allegany Co., N. Y., where he remained until 1866, when he came to Mitchell, Mitchell Co., Iowa; in 1873, he went to Ely, Iowa, and was engaged in the lumber business at that point until January, 1877; he then came here and engaged in his present business. He married Mary A. Beam; she died Feb. 1, 1878; one |