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BEWER, MATTHIAS - Dubuque County, Iowa

MATTHIAS BEWER

Mount Calvary Cemetery
Dubuque County, Iowa
Uploaded 8/28/2013 by
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MATTHIAS
6-18-1823
1-25-1895

MARGARET
1826
4-30-1891

Visitor Contributed Post-ems Notes...


Posted on Dec-29-2013 by CHERYL MOONEN
Dealer in dry goods and notions, corner Iowa and Twelfth streets, Dub; is a native of Germany, and was born in Prussia 6-18-1823; he emigrated to America in 1848, and came the same year to Dub.; arrived here June 18; he began working at his trade of stone-mason, & continued until 1857; he entered the dry-goods house of John Bell & Co. in 1859, and was with that firm firm fourteen years; Con't

Posted on Dec-29-2013 by CHERYL MOONEN
then engaged in his present business. He belongs to the Pius Society and was one of its founders; he also belongs to the Mutual Life Insurance Company, and has been Treasurer of it since it started-for 14 yrs. He married Margaretta Eeffes, from Luxemburg, Germany; they have five children- Mary, Paul, John, Katie and Peter. The History of Dubuque Co. http://members.tripod.com/~Doreen_3/DBBIOAB.htm