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FUHRMAN, Edward. (St. Louis, MO, Aug. 9, 1852-- | Ancestry: https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/83712727:60525?tid=&pid=&queryId=97e546885996a806234c2e9cd8933a44&_phsrc=gtc7003&_phstart=successSource | ||
FUHRMAN, Edward. (St. Louis, MO, Aug. 9, 1852--Peoria, IL, Mar. 31, 1942). Edward Fuhrman came with his family to Dubuque in 1854. His father was a horse dealer, but later opened a clothing store on Clay Street. Edward left school at sixteen years of age and learned the chair manufacturing business as an employee of [[HERANCOURT & WOODWARD]]. He followed this business outside of Dubuque and then entered the bakery business in St. Louis. He returned to the Dubuque area and tried farming before entering the clothing business. | |||
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Goodspeed, Weston Arthur. '''History of Dubuque County, Iowa'''. Chicago : Goodspeed Historical Association, 1911, p. 720 | Goodspeed, Weston Arthur. '''History of Dubuque County, Iowa'''. Chicago : Goodspeed Historical Association, 1911, p. 720 | ||
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FUHRMAN, Edward. (St. Louis, MO, Aug. 9, 1852--Peoria, IL, Mar. 31, 1942). Edward Fuhrman came with his family to Dubuque in 1854. His father was a horse dealer, but later opened a clothing store on Clay Street. Edward left school at sixteen years of age and learned the chair manufacturing business as an employee of HERANCOURT & WOODWARD. He followed this business outside of Dubuque and then entered the bakery business in St. Louis. He returned to the Dubuque area and tried farming before entering the clothing business.
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Goodspeed, Weston Arthur. History of Dubuque County, Iowa. Chicago : Goodspeed Historical Association, 1911, p. 720