Encyclopedia Dubuque
"Encyclopedia Dubuque is the online authority for all things Dubuque, written by the people who know the city best.”
Marshall Cohen—researcher and producer, CNN
Affiliated with the Local History Network of the State Historical Society of Iowa, and the Iowa Museum Association.
HABLUETZEL, Adrean
HABLUETZEL, Adrean, (Switzerland, Apr. 27, 1829--Unknown). Habluetzel came the the United States and 1852 and Dubuque in 1854. He began working in a butcher shop with his father and grandfather.
In 1857, Habluetzel began business for himself and was said to have sold the first pound of meat in Central Market. In 1857, he married Miss Eliza Voht, a native of Germany; they had eight children.
Note: Addresses later given for ANDREW HABLUETZEL are the same. The name Adrean appears to have been changed to Andrew.
---
Source:
Oldt, Franklin. The History of Dubuque County, Iowa. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1880, p. 798-799