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The company was named [[BUTT BROTHERS]] and located at 645 Iowa Street. | The company was named [[BUTT BROTHERS]] and located at 645 Iowa Street. | ||
Butt was a member of the [[ANCIENT ORDER OF UNITED WORKMEN (A.O.U.W.)]] and the [[DUBUQUE SHOOTING SOCIETY]]. (2) His great great grandchildren, Steve and Pattie Butt, operated [[BUTT'S FLORIST]] for many years. Their cousin was [[MOSCOSO, Luis | Butt was a member of the [[ANCIENT ORDER OF UNITED WORKMEN (A.O.U.W.)]] and the [[DUBUQUE SHOOTING SOCIETY]]. (2) His great great grandchildren, Steve and Pattie Butt, operated [[BUTT'S FLORIST]] for many years. Their cousin was [[MOSCOSO, Luis Saűl|Luis Saúl MOSCOSO]]. (3) | ||
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Revision as of 02:59, 6 December 2019
BUTT, John. (Mecklenburg, Germany, Apr. 30, 1849--Dubuque, IA, Dec. 6, 1926). John Butt's parents came to Dubuque in 1852 and his father opened the company bearing the family name in 1853. John, the oldest son, worked with his father and learned the trade. When his father died, John Butt and his brothers, Ernest, William and Helmuth carried on the business. (1)
The company was named BUTT BROTHERS and located at 645 Iowa Street.
Butt was a member of the ANCIENT ORDER OF UNITED WORKMEN (A.O.U.W.) and the DUBUQUE SHOOTING SOCIETY. (2) His great great grandchildren, Steve and Pattie Butt, operated BUTT'S FLORIST for many years. Their cousin was Luis Saúl MOSCOSO. (3)
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1. Oldt, Franklin T. History of Dubuque County, Iowa. Chicago: Western History Company, 1880, p. 770
2. Ibid.
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