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Name	Birthyear & Location Other locations	Occupation(s)	Page
ALBRIGHT, W. G.	1855 - Fort Madison, IA	merchant, real estate developer	98
ALEXANDER, Wm. H.	CT Quincey, IL	merchant, newsman, real estate	105
BAILEY, Francis A.	1833 - England Cleveland, OH	manufacturer, contractor	105
BALCOMBE, Saint A. D.	1829 - Utica, NY Battlecreek, MI Elgin, IL Winona, MN	merchant, Indian agent, newspaper, politician	82
BECHEL, Wm. F.	1841 - Canton, OH Akron, OH Chicago, IL Sacramento, CA	military, business man	105
BEDFORD, Jefferson W.	1845 - Lafayette Co., MO Lexington & Joplin, MO Pittsburg, KS	merchant, real estate	105
BERKA, Louis	1855 - Bohemia Genesee county, MI Flint & Pontiac, MI	marble cutter, lawyer	103
BOYD, James E.	1841 - County Tyrone, Ireland Belmont Co., OH Zanesville, OH	stock-raiser (Kearney & Ogallala, NE; Ft. Fetterman, WY), businessman, politician	12
BOYD, John F.	1846 - North Brookfield, MA	contractor, business manager	107
BRIGGS, Clinton	1828 - Washtenaw county, MI Auburn, NY	lawyer, politician	18
BROATCH, W. J	1841 - Middletown, CT Yankton Indian Agency	military, merchant, public service	102
BROWN, Charles H.	abt 1838 - Stephentown, Rensselaer, NY	lawyer, politician	14
BURNHAM, Leavitt	1844 - Essex, Essex, MA	lawyer, land commissioner	107
CHASE, Champion S.	abt 1820 - Cornish, NH Amsterdam & Buffalo, NY Racine, WI	lawyer, politician, military, public service	20
CHENEY, Charles	1850 - Northfield, VT Indiana; Galesburg, Ill	machinists, public servent	107
CLARKE, Henry T.	1834 - Greenwich, Washington, NY Bellevue, Sarpy, NE	contractor, real estate, politician	88
COFFMAN, Dr. Victor H.	1839 - Zanesville, Ohio Piatt Co., IL Indianola, Iowa	medicine, military	44
CONNELL, William J.	1846 - Cowansville, Quebec, Canada	lawyer, politician	60
COUNSMAN, Jacob M.	1837 - Blair Co., PA	contractor, builder	105
COWIN, John C.	1846 - Warrensville, Ohio	military, lawyer, politician	58
CREIGHTON, Edward	1830 - Belmont Co., OH	construction, contractor	117
CREIGHTON, James	1822 - Guernsey Co., OH	construction, contractor	119
CREIGHTON, John A.	1831 - Licking Co., OH Missouri	construction, freighting	118
DAVIS, Oscar F.	1827 - Onondaga Co., NY Dubuque, IA	surveyor, engineer, public servant	52
DENISE, Dr. Jacob C.	1838 - Montgomery Co., OH Dayton, OH	medicine, military	70
DICKEY, J. J.	1839 - Rushville, IL	telegrapher, bookkeeper, telephone businessman	46
DICKINSON, Edward	1850 - Cumberland, MD	UPRR gen'l supt.	114
DINSMOOR, Dr. Charles McKenzie	1828 - Windsor Co., VT	medicine	122
DEWEY, Charles H.	Kennebec, ME OH & CO	merchant	76
ESTABROOK, Gen. Experience	1813 - Lebanon, Grafton, NH near Buffalo, NY Geneva Lake, WI	lawyer, military, "Father of Nebraska law"	68
FORD, Patrick	1847 - Sligo Co., Ireland OH, PA, MD	public servent	107
FRIED, Carl A.	1844 - Beckaby, Sweden Andover, IL Glenwood Springs, CO	military, merchant	74
GILBERT, George Ingersoll	abt 1830 - Pittsford, Rutland, VT Louisiana Chicago, IL	lawyer, businessman	26
GOODRICH, C. S.	1842 - Warren, Warren, PA	merchant, newspaper	102
HAMILTON, Charles W.	1831 - Chenango Co., NY	merchant, banking	50
HASCALL, Isaac S.	1831 - Erie Co., NY Fort Riley & Atchinson, KS Idaho City, ID	lawyer, politician	107
HEIMROD, Louis	1847 - northern Prussia Laramie City, WY Shreveport, LA	merchant	84
ILER, Peter E.	1840 - Wooster, OH	merchant, distiller	72
KASPAR, F. J.	1857 - Bohemia Cedar Rapids, IA	public service, newspaper	108
KIERSTEAD, William I.	1857 - Ann Arbor, MI	merchant, real estate, politician	108
KIMBALL, Thomas Lord	1831 - Buxton, York, ME Western Reserve, OH Cincinnati, OH	UPRR asst to vp	112-3
KITCHEN, Albert M.	1862 - Dresden, Canada	merchant, business owner	108
KOUNTZE Brothers    Augustus, Herman, Luther &    Charles B.	1826 plus - Osnaburg, Stark, OH Muscatine & Sioux City, IA Denver, CO & NY City, NY	real estate, bankers	28-9
LEE, Michael	1849 - Limerick Co., Ireland Mobile, AL	shoemaker, merchant, real estate, politician	108
LININGER, George W.	1834 - Chambersburg, Franklin, PA Peru, IL Council Bluffs, IA	business man,	62
LOMAX, E. L.	1852 - Fredricksburg, VA Keokuk, IA Burlington & Marshalltown, IA Chicago, IL	UPRR Asst gen'l passenger agt.	113
LOWE, Jesse	1814 - Raleigh, Rowan, NC Bloomington, Monroe, IN Kanesville (Council Bluffs, IA	law, public service, banking	8
LOWRY, Thomas J.	1847 - Wales Muscatine, IA	merchant	107

MANDERSON, Charles F.	1837 - Philadelphia, PA Canton, OH	lawyer, military, politician	40-1
MANVILLE, F. W.	1833 - Genesee Co., NY Genesee, IL	contractor	107
MAYNE, Clifton E.	1855 - IA	telegrapher, real estate developer	86
McCAGUE, John L.	1855 - Cairo, Egypt Iowa Nebraska City, NE	real estate, banker, appraiser	94
McCONNELL, J. H.	(no data)	UPRR shop foreman	15
McCREARY, John	1832 - Morrow Co, OH Illinois, and Mississippi Springfield, OH Page Co., IA Wyoming	contractor, manufacturer, rancher	92
McSHANE, John A.	1850 - New Lexington, Perry, OH Wyoming	livestock, investor, businessman, politician	30-1
MERCER, Dr. Samuel D.	1842 - Marion Co., IL	medicine, military, educator, public servent	90
MEYER, Max	1838 - Prussia NY City, NY	merchant	80
MILLARD, Ezra	1834 - Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Iowa	banker	66
MILLARD, Joseph H.	1836 - Hamilton, Canada New Jersey & Iowa	real estate, banking	48
MILLER, Dr. George	1831 - Boonville, Oneida, NY St Joseph, MO	medicine, politics, newspaper	2
MUNROE, John A.	1853 - Bradford, MA Green Bay, WI	UPRR gen'l freight agt	114
POPPLETON, Andrew J.	1830 - Troy, Oakland, MI Detroit, MI	lawyer,politician	34
POTTER, Thomas J.	1840 - Carroll Co., OH Albia & Creston, IA Chicago, IL	UPRR vp & general manager	112
RALPH, Dr. John B.	1841 - Wilmington, Delaware Mendota, IL	medicine, military	103
REDICK, John I.	1828 - Wooster, Ohio Lansing, MI Los Angeles, CA	lawyer, politician, investor	16
REED, Byron	1829 - Darien, Genesee, NY KS	news reporter, real estate, public service, collector	5
RICHARDSON, Lyman	1834 - MI Little Rock, Arkansas	lawyer, military	54
RICHARDSON, Origen D.	1796 - VT Michigan	lawyer, politician	32
ROGERS, Milton	1822 - Harford Co., MD New Lisbon, OH	merchant	10
ROSEWATER, Edward	1841 - Bohemia Cleveland, OH	newspaper editor	120
SAUNDERS, Alvin	1817 - Fleming CO, KY Springfield, IL Mt. Pleasant, IA	politics (IA Senator, NE Territorial Gov)	3
SEYMOUR. Dr. James H.	1825 - New Hartford, CT Ashtabula Co., OH Cincinnati & New Lisbon, OH	medicine, military	24
SNYDER, Adam	1843 - Baltimore, MD	business man	109
STRANG, A. L.	(no data)	merchant	75
TEBBETS, J. S.	1858 - Medford, MA East Albany, NY	UPRR gen'l passenger mngr	113
THURSTON, John M.	1847 - Montpelier, VT Madison & Beaver Dam, WI	lawyer, politician	36
TILLSON, George W.	1852 - Thomaston, ME Memphis, TN	engineer	103
UPTON, M. A.	1847 - Brooklyn, NY Council Bluffs, IA	real estate	100
VAN CAMP, Charles L.	1847 - Canada	contractor	108
WAKELEY, Eleazer	1822 - Homer, Cortlandt, NY Erie Co, NY Elyria, OH Whitewater, WI	lawyer, politician, judge	56
WHEELER, Daniel H.	1834 - Flowerfield, St. Joseph, MI Plattsmouth, Cass, NE	merchant, real estate, lawyer, politician	78
WOOLWORTH, James W.	1829 - Onondaga Valley, Onondaga, NY	lawyer, politician, investor	38

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