Was your ancestor in business in 1875???? Check this "Business Directory" for Decatur County, extracted from "Andreas' Atlas of Iowa" published in 1875 and maybe you'll find they WERE!
LEON BUSINESS LISTING John W. Harvey Attorney at Law Warner & Bullock Attorneys at Law E.W. Curry Attorney at Law W. P. Wood Agricultural Implrments John Clark President First National Bank L.P. Singler Cashier First National Bank L.W. Sanger Boots and Shoes Robt. K. Burns Druggist Richards & Close General Merchandise A.S. Ward & Son Hotel Read & Newlin Hardware, Carriage Material, Farm Implements Q. M. Lindsay Livery and Feed Stable I. N. Clark Livery and Feed Stable Warren Cole, Jr. Lumber Dealer James Little Miller W. T. Robinson Publisher B.F. Knapp Publisher I.F. Hildreth Physician G.W. Genree Painter, House, Sign, Wagon PaintingGARDEN GROVE BUSINESS LISTING
J.J. Evans
Blacksmith
Robt. McKinney
Cheese Manufacturer
D & A.B. Stearns
General Merchandise
A. C. Northrup
Grain Dealer
James M. Vail
Hotel and Livery
Peter Jensen
Lumber Dealer
R.D. Kellogg
Real Estate
S.D. Vail
Saw Mill
DAVIS CITY BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Bowman & Warnock
Dry Goods, Groceries
Clark & Son
Millers, Manufacturers, Meal, etc
WESTERVILLE BUSINESS DIRECTORY
T. Westervelt
General Merchandise
I. P. Lamp
Hotel, "Westerville"
Richard Roberts
Miller
John K. Winchell Saw
Mill
PLEASANTON BUSINESS DIRECTORY
W. E. Peters
Drugs, Groceries, Paint
J.B.Girdner
General Merchandise Royal Richardson Hotel
DECATUR BUSINESS DIRECTORY
C. W. Stanley
Druggist
J.S. Tullis
Merchant
NEW BUDA DIRECTORY
A. J. Simmons
Merchant
CEDAR TOWNSHIP BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Samuel Norton
Carpenter (Sec. 2)
J.B. Lunbeck
Nursery and Fruit Farm
G. W. Baker
Physician (Sec. 21)
C.B. Rowell
Saw Mill (Sec 30)
HIGH POINT TOWNSHIP BUSINESS DIRECTORY
James Hitchcock Nursery
and Fruit Farm
EDEN TOWNSHIP BUSINESS DIRECTORY
John C. La Forge Saw Mill
(Sec 7)
MORGAN TOWNSHIP BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Jesse D. Petty Saw Mill (Sec. 12)
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