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CHRISTMAN, Charles
CHRISTMAN, Charles. (Tamaqua, PA, Oct. 2, 1835--Dubuque, IA, Oct. 9, 1922). Christman remained on the home farm until the age of fourteen and then came to Dubuque in 1849. He began working for the hardware firm of FARLEY & CHRISTMAN, in which his brother, Jacob, was the junior partner. (1)
In 1860 Charles Christman became a member of the firm of WALLER AND CHRISTMAN, another hardware business. This business lasted until 1872 when Christman sold his interest to Jacob CHRISTMAN. The company was renamed J. & C. CHRISTMAN. This business lasted three years when they sold out to HEALEY BROTHERS. In two years when Edward T. HEALEY died, Charles bought his interest and the firm of CHRISTMAN & HEALEY was formed. This operated until at least 1894. (2)
Charles was a stockholder and director of the PIONEER SAVINGS BANK AND TRUST COMPANY. (3)
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Source:
1. Portrait and Biographical Record of Dubuque, Jones and Clayton Counties, Iowa. Chapman Publishing Company, 1894, p. 317
2. Goodspeed, Weston Arthur. History of Dubuque County, Iowa. Chicago: Goodspeed Historical Association, 1911, p. 630
3. "Dubuque County Pioneer is Dead," Dubuque Telegraph-Herald, October 10, 1922, p. 8
