1875 A. T. Andreas Atlas
1880 Dubuque County History
Honorable William B. Allison
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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Joseph Simones
John F. Sloan
Charles F. Smyth
Johanna (Baker) Specht
Ralph Spensley
Daniel Stallard
J. Peter Stendebach
Honorable William W. Stewart
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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Ezra Gregory, a retired farmer, who now makes his home in Dubuque, has through well directed efforts and good business ability in former years acquired the competency which now enables him to live in a comfortable and easy way without engaging in any labor. He was born in Vigo County, Ind., on the 23d of September, 1836, and is a son of C. R. Gregory, a native of New York, who became one of the early settlers of Vigo County. On leaving the Empire State, however, he removed to Ohio, and thence went to Indiana. His last days were spent in this city, where his death occurred in February, 1850. His wife bore the maiden name of Rachel Barnett and was a native of Kentucky. She too passed away in Dubuque, her death occurring in 1862.

It was during the boyhood of Ezra Gregory that he was brought by his family to the Hawkeye State. The parents located upon a farm in Dubuque County, and there his early life was passed. He attended the public schools, but his privileges were somewhat limited owing to various circumstances. The father died when Ezra was only twelve years of age, and as he was the oldest son in the family of four children much of the farm work devolved upon his young shoulders, but he faithfully performed the tasks which fell to him, true to every duty. In 1858 he began farming in his own interest and was successfully engaged in that business for four years, when, on the 23d of August, 1862, he abandoned the plow for the musket. Prompted by patriotic impulse he responded to the country's call for troops and joined the boys in blue of Company H, Twenty-first Iowa Infantry, under command of Colonel Merrill, of Clayton County. The troops were sent to Missouri and there did service for six months, on the expiration of which period they participated in the siege of Vicksburg under General Grant. Mr. Gregory also took part in the battles of Hartville, Port Gibson, Champion Hills, Black River Bridge, Spanish Fort, Mobile and the siege and capture of Ft. Blakely. When the war was over and the country no longer needed his services he was mustered out at Baton Rouge, La., on the 15th of July, 1865, and was soon afterwards discharged at Clinton, Iowa.

Mr. Gregory then returned to his home and again resumed farming, to which work he devoted his time and energies until 1890, when he retired. He is now engaged in no business, save that he superintends his property interests, for as the years have passed and his financial resources have been increased he has made judicious investments in real estate and is now the owner of considerable property.

In the autumn of 1858, Mr. Gregory was joined in wedlock with Miss Elizabeth J. Sloan, daughter of James and Rhoda (Gilbert) Sloan. In their family were the following children: William C., now of Dubuque; Carmine, Luella, Frank; Nellie, now deceased; James and Florence. The parents and their family reside at No. 220 Nevada Street. They are highly respected people, and their many: Excellencies of character and well spent lives have gained them a large circle of friends. In his political views, Mr. Gregory is a pronounced Republican and takes an Active interest in the growth and success of his party.