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[[Image:jfloyd.jpg|left|thumb|250px|]]FLOYD, John H. (Nelson Co., KY, Mar. 4, 1800--Sept. 16, 1885). Floyd, one of the earliest and wealthiest settlers in Dubuque County, came to this area in 1833. He farmed six hundred acres, obtained the appointment of postmaster, and | [[Image:jfloyd.jpg|left|thumb|250px|]]FLOYD, John H. (Nelson Co., KY, Mar. 4, 1800--Sept. 16, 1885). During the War of 1812, Floyd escorted British officers from Lake Erie to Chillicothe, Ohio. He moved to Illinois in 1814 and then Wisconsin in 1828. | ||
Floyd, one of the earliest and wealthiest settlers in Dubuque County, came to this area prior to legal settlement in 1833 and was probably driven out by the United States military. He returned after the [[BLACK HAWK WAR]] of 1832. Floyd assisted in obtaining the logs for the construction of Dubuque's [[BELL TAVERN]], once a popular meeting place where the [[HOTEL JULIEN DUBUQUE]] was later located. | |||
He left the city again and farmed six hundred acres, obtained the appointment of postmaster, and built a cabin similar to the dog-trot cabin at [[Ham House]]. The first winter, the cabin had no doors. Floyd, assisting in the burial of [[ANDERSON, Kentuck|Kentuck ANDERSON]], used planking intended for doors in the construction of a casket for the outlaw. | |||
Improved the second year, the cabin became known at the "Pin Oak" for the variety of trees growing in the area. Located on the principal route to the northwest, the building became a home and inn until 1849 when a larger structure was constructed. The new inn known as the [[WESTERN HOTEL]] had three stories and again no tavern as Floyd was a prohibitionist. Floyd established a post office in one of the pin oaks using shelves in the trunk. His hotel was added to the [[NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES]] in 1976. | |||
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1. Hellert, Susan. "An Inn to Rest In," ''Telegraph Herald'', June 21, 2005, p. 1 | |||
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Family History: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=madagtenet&id=I01662
FLOYD, John H. (Nelson Co., KY, Mar. 4, 1800--Sept. 16, 1885). During the War of 1812, Floyd escorted British officers from Lake Erie to Chillicothe, Ohio. He moved to Illinois in 1814 and then Wisconsin in 1828.
Floyd, one of the earliest and wealthiest settlers in Dubuque County, came to this area prior to legal settlement in 1833 and was probably driven out by the United States military. He returned after the BLACK HAWK WAR of 1832. Floyd assisted in obtaining the logs for the construction of Dubuque's BELL TAVERN, once a popular meeting place where the HOTEL JULIEN DUBUQUE was later located.
He left the city again and farmed six hundred acres, obtained the appointment of postmaster, and built a cabin similar to the dog-trot cabin at Ham House. The first winter, the cabin had no doors. Floyd, assisting in the burial of Kentuck ANDERSON, used planking intended for doors in the construction of a casket for the outlaw.
Improved the second year, the cabin became known at the "Pin Oak" for the variety of trees growing in the area. Located on the principal route to the northwest, the building became a home and inn until 1849 when a larger structure was constructed. The new inn known as the WESTERN HOTEL had three stories and again no tavern as Floyd was a prohibitionist. Floyd established a post office in one of the pin oaks using shelves in the trunk. His hotel was added to the NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES in 1976.
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1. Hellert, Susan. "An Inn to Rest In," Telegraph Herald, June 21, 2005, p. 1