1875 A. T. Andreas Atlas
1880 Dubuque County History
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Eugene Anderson
Sanford A. Atherton
Honorable Isaac W. Baldwin
Dickson Beatty
F. E. Behrens
Henry Bockenstedt
John Bomacke
General Caleb Hoskins Booth
Nicholas Bray, M. D.
William Bray, M. D.
Edward Brown
John D. Bush
Edward Butler
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Dr. Rodolphus Clark
Bernhard Claus, Jr.
Frank W. Coates
Honorable Dennis Nelson Cooley
Reverend Mark Cooney
Hugh Corrance
Patrick F. Cunningham
Mell H. Cushing
Peter Dawson
John Driscoll
Charles Henry Eighmey
Jesse P. Farley
George Fengler
Mrs. Catherine Fries
Albert Gasser
Henry Gehrig
A. P. Gibbs
Theodor Goerdt
John R. Goldthorp
Honorable Julius Graves
Charles H. Gregoire
Ezra Gregory
Daniel Hallahan
Nicholas Hansen
Honorable Thomas Hardie
Henry Henkels
Rev. James Hill
Nancy R. Hill, M. D.
Asa Horr, M. D.
James Howie
Edward R. Jackson, M. D.
Francis Jaeger
Henry J. Jecklin
Reverend Clement Johannes
Evan E. Jones
General George Wallace Jones
John Kantlehner
Joseph K. Kaufmann
James Kelly
John Kleinschmidt
F. H. Klostermann
A. R. Knight
Honorable Frederick M. Knoll
Paul Lattner
Honorable Wendelin Lattner
Thomas Lochner
Christian Loetscher
Norton J. Loomis
Delos E. Lyon
J. E. Maguire, M. D.
W. A. Manhart
George Marshall
M. H. Martin
Honorable James McCann
Benjamin McCluer, M. D.
Susan Ann McCraney
A. S. McDermott
James and Martha McGee
James McGrath
M. F. McNamara
Jacob Michel
Charles Miller
Adam Mink
George Mollart
William J. Morgans
James Mullin
Dorrance Dixon Myers
Nicholas P. Nicks
Frederick R. Nitzsche, M. D.
J. J. E. Norman
Honorable Peter Olinger
Bernard J. O'Neill
John P. Page
Frank Paley
John Palmer
Rev. Frederick William Pape
Thomas Phillips
Joseph Platz
Andrew Rahe
Honorable James Rowan
Reverend Roger Ryan
George Salot
Colonel C. J. W. Saunders
John Sauser, Jr.
Joseph Schemmel
George Schmitt
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John F. Sloan
Charles F. Smyth
Johanna (Baker) Specht
Ralph Spensley
Daniel Stallard
J. Peter Stendebach
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Oren Stuart, M. D.
James Sweeney
John Tibey
Paul Traut
Matthew Tschirgi
Hon. Christian Anton Voelker
Chester H. Walker
William Watson, M. D.
F. W. Wieland
Louis Witter
Jacob Zollicoffer

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ANDREW P. GIBBS, is an attorney-at-law of Dubuque. An eminent writer has said that the history of a place is best told in the lives of its people. This is especially true if the lives recorded are of such men as the gentleman whose name heads this record, one prominent in public affairs and who has taken a leading part in promoting the best interests of the community.

Mr. Gibbs was born in Jackson County, Iowa, on the 25th of October 1863, and is the eldest in a family of four children, three sons and a daughter. Their parents were Thomas and Catherine (Morris) Gibbs. The father was a native of Ireland, born in Queens County, of the Emerald Isle, and was of English and Irish extraction. When a young man he carne to the United States. He engaged in merchandising in Pittsburg, Pa., but later in life carried on a farm. He became a resident of Jackson County in 1859 and from that time devoted his energies to agricultural pursuits. He was well known, possessed many excellencies of character and gained a large circle of friends in Jackson County. His death occurred on the 19th of January 1892. His wife, a most estimable lady, still survives him and is yet living on the old homestead in Jackson County.

We now take up the personal history of Andrew P. Gibbs, in whom the citizens of Dubuque County are most especially interested. He spent his boyhood and youth on his father's farm, no event of special importance occurring during that time. He early became familiar with farm work in all its departments, and during the winter months attended the district schools, while in the summer season he aided in the labors of the field. His education was further acquired by his attendance at St. Joseph's College, of Dubuque, and on leaving that institution he pursued a commercial course in Bayless Business College of this city. Later he attended Watertown College, of Wisconsin, and then became a student in Notre Dame University, of Indiana, from which he was graduated in the English and law course on the 22d of June, 1888. Thus, by an excellent education, he was well equipped for the active and responsible duties of life.

After his graduation Mr. Gibbs came to Dubuque and did clerical work in the law office of J. C. LonguevilIe, a prominent attorney of this city. In the fall of 1888 he was admitted to the Bar of Iowa by the Supreme Court at Des Moines; he opened a law office and entered upon the practice of his chosen profession. He has already gained distinction at tile Bar and has won a reputation for skill and ability which many an older practitioner might well envy. In January 1894, he was elected Secretary of tile Dubuque Board of Trade and is now serving in that capacity.

In October 1892, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Gibbs and Miss Rachel G. Mulkern, the youngest daughter of the late Hon. M. B. Mulkern. They are both prominent young people of this community who in social circles hold an enviable position. Their friends are many, and all who know them esteem them highly. In his political views Mr. Gibbs is a Democrat but he has never aspired to public office, preferring to give his entire time and attention to his professional business.