1875 A. T. Andreas Atlas
1880 Dubuque County History
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Eugene Anderson
Sanford A. Atherton
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Dickson Beatty
F. E. Behrens
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William Bray, M. D.
Edward Brown
John D. Bush
Edward Butler
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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
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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
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
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Thomas Lochner
Christian Loetscher
Norton J. Loomis
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W. A. Manhart
George Marshall
M. H. Martin
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Benjamin McCluer, M. D.
Susan Ann McCraney
A. S. McDermott
James and Martha McGee
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Jacob Michel
Charles Miller
Adam Mink
George Mollart
William J. Morgans
James Mullin
Dorrance Dixon Myers
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J. J. E. Norman
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Bernard J. O'Neill
John P. Page
Frank Paley
John Palmer
Rev. Frederick William Pape
Thomas Phillips
Joseph Platz
Andrew Rahe
Honorable James Rowan
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George Salot
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Joseph Schemmel
George Schmitt
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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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J . PETER STENDEBACH, a real-estate, loan and insurance agent, doing business at the northeast corner of Thirteenth and Clay Streets, is one of the worthy German citizens of Dubuque, and as he is widely and favorably known in this community, we take great pleasure in presenting to our readers this record of his life, knowing that it will prove of interest to many. He was born in Nassau, Germany, in 1850, and is a son of John and Eva (Trumm) Stendebach. The father was a cooper by trade and followed that business in early life but afterward engaged in farming. In the family were six children.

Our subject, who is the, youngest, was educated in the common schools of his native land, there pursuing his studies until his sixteenth year. On leaving school he engaged for three years as a traveling salesman and thus visited many different points in Germany. In 1869 he sailed for the United States, landing in New York on the 13th of May. From that place he went to Milwaukee, Wis., and then visited various points in the zinc mines of that state. For six months he was employed in a zinc manufactory, after which he left the Badger State and came to Iowa, settling first in Belleville, Jackson County, where he carried on general farming for a time. In the autumn of 1871, he came to Dubuque, where he spent two years, and in 1873 he went to Galena, III, where he engaged in the manufacture and sale of tombstones, there carrying on a marble yard until 1876.

While at that place Mr. Stendebach was united in marriage with Miss Lissetta, daughter of J. A. Burrichtter, of Galena. After their marriage they removed to Burlington, Iowa, where Mr. Stendebach made his home until 1882, when he began operating in the quarries of Louisa County, Iowa, becoming part owner of the Morning Sun Quarry. To that work he devoted his time and attention for about five years, and carried on a successful business, in the spring of 1887, he came to Dubuque and has since been engaged in the real-estate, loan and insurance business. He handles city and farm property and western lands. He represents a number of fire insurance companies and is engaged in loaning local capital.

In 1886 Mr. Stendebach lost his wife and two children, all dying within six weeks. For his second wife he chose Miss Mary Jaeger, daughter of Adam Jaeger, one of the prominent citizens of Dubuque. Two children of the first marriage are yet living, namely: John H. and William Dodge.

Mr. Stendebach keeps well informed on the issues of the day, both political and otherwise. He exercises his right of franchise in support of the Democracy, and is a warm advocate of its principles, although he has never had time or inclination for public office. He has recently erected on a slightly spot a beautiful frame residence two stories in height, which is now his home. He is a self-made man, who by well directed efforts has steadily worked his way upward and the success which has come to him is richly deserved. He is now doing a good business and derives there from a comfortable income.