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KNOERSCHILD, John G.
KNOERSCHILD, John G. (Germany--Dubuque, IA, Feb. 12, 1874). Knoerschild came to Dubuque in 1854 and worked for Joseph GEHRIG at the JEFFERSON HOUSE as a clerk and table waiter.
In 1872 he leased the Kaufmann House and renamed it the NEW JEFFERSON HOUSE. He purchased the property shortly before his death.
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Source:
"Death of a Well Known Hotel Proprietor," Dubuque Herald, February 13, 1874, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18740213&printsec=frontpage&hl=en