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KOEPFLI, T. F.
KOEPFLI, T. F. (Switzerland, Dec. 25, 1829-- ). Koepfli emigrated to America in 1838 and came to Dubuque in October, 1844. He located in a store located on what was known as the DEMOCRATIC CORNER and then in 1852 opened his own grocery. In 1880 carried on the business a longer than any other grocery dealer in Dubuque.
In 1852, he was married to Miss Minna Bentson, from St. Louis; she came here in 1837. They had two children.
See: T. F. KOEPFLI
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Source:
Oldt, Franklin. The History of Dubuque County, Iowa. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1880, p. 824