of Dubuque County, Iowa · from Hockenheim, Grand Duchy of Baden, Germany · documented from the public record
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John Heim 1839 – 1890
John Heim⚭ Catherine Voelker, Agatha Schirmer
childrenJohn L. Heim
Source: History of Dubuque County, Iowa
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What the record says
Born Hockenheim, Baden, Germany, 1839.
Immigrated to the US via New York 1865, settled Dubuque 1866.
Brick manufacturer.
Founded the brick company bearing his name in 1868.
Died April 3, 1890, aged 51.
Buried Mount Calvary cemetery, Dubuque.
Four children by first marriage (to Catherine Voelker).
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