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FISCHER, Louis
FISCHER, Louis. (Bayern (Bavaria),September 1837--Dubuque, IA, Nov. 13, 1875). Businessman. Fischer came to Dubuque in 1856. When the CIVIL WAR broke out, he joined the Jackson Guards and fought in the battle of Wilson's Creek. In 1862, he entered the ICE business and was the senior member of the firm of Fischer, Wheeler & Co.
Upon his death, Louis Fischer's business interests were carried on by his wife, Caroline FISCHER.
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Source:
History of Dubuque County Iowa. Chicago: Western History Company, 1880
Barbara Holz Sullivan