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
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Edward Butler
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Hugh Corrance
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Mell H. Cushing
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John Driscoll
Charles Henry Eighmey
Jesse P. Farley
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Henry Gehrig
A. P. Gibbs
Theodor Goerdt
John R. Goldthorp
Honorable Julius Graves
Charles H. Gregoire
Ezra Gregory
Daniel Hallahan
Nicholas Hansen
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Henry Henkels
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Norton J. Loomis
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W. A. Manhart
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A. S. McDermott
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Adam Mink
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J. J. E. Norman
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John P. Page
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John Palmer
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Joseph Schemmel
George Schmitt
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Daniel Stallard
J. Peter Stendebach
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Oren Stuart, M. D.
James Sweeney
John Tibey
Paul Traut
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F. W. Wieland
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DR. RODOLPHUS CLARK, who was successfully engaged in the practice of dentistry in Dubuque, claims Massachusetts as the state of his nativity. He was born in Conway, Franklin County, on the 16th of February, 1815, and is a son of Ebenezer Clark, who was born May 28, 1781, made farming his life occupation, and died in 1832. The grandfather, Deacon Ebenezer Clark, was of English descent. The mother of our subject bore the maiden name of Sally Griffith and was born in Chatham, Conn., October 16, 1785. They were married April 15, 1808.

Dr. Rodolphus Clark is the fourth in order of birth in the family of six children who reached mature years. The district and private schools of his native place afforded him his educational privileges. In the usual manner of farmer lads the days of his boyhood and youth were passed, and on the death of his father he took charge of the old farm, which he successfully operated until 1844.

The Doctor was married November 28, 1839, the lady of his choice being Miss Clarissa D. Rogers, daughter of John Rogers, of Conway, Mass. By their union were born six children, four of whom reached mature years. Sarah G. died in her twenty-fourth year; Aurora B. is now the wife of Charles H. Arms, of Chicago; Clara E. died at the age of seventeen; Ada M. is the wife of William P. Bingham, of Dubuque. Mrs. Clark, mother or the above children, died In Conway, Mass., October 19, 1867, and the Doctor never married again.

Dr. Clark fitted himself for the practice of dentistry by study in an office in Conway, and he there engaged in practice for the long period of a quarter of a century. In 1870 he came to Dubuque, where he commenced practice in company with his brother, E. L. Clark. This connection was continued until 1889, when he withdrew from the firm. Since that time he has lived retired, enjoying the rest he has so truly earned and richly deserves. While in active practice he always kept abreast with the times in everything connected with his profession, and his skill and ability were such as to win him a large business. As his financial resources have increased he has made judicious in vestments of his capital. He is now a Director of the Dubuque National Bank and also in the Beaver Valley Bank of Parkerburg, Iowa. In his political views he is a Republican, but has had neither time nor inclination for public office, preferring to devote his energies entirely to his business interests. He holds membership with the First Congregational Church, of which his wife was also a member in Massachusetts, in which he has served as a Deacon and Trustee for several years. He takes an active part in church and benevolent work, is a friend to the poor and needy and delights in doing well. All who know him esteem him highly for his sterling worth and the many Excellencies of his character, and his honorable, upright life is one well worthy or emulation.