BLAUL, JOHN

BLAUL

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 1/31/2025 at 23:55:50

BURLINGTON CITY.
(P. O. BURLINGTON)

BLAUL, JOHN, wholesale grocer ; born in Germany, Dec. 18, 1826; came to United States in 1850 ; lived in the Eastern States four years, then came to Burlington ; he worked at machinist's trade for two years, and, in 1856, he engaged in retail grocery business, which he continued until he engaged in wholesale business in 1874; his business amounts to about $250,000 per annum ; his sales are principally in Iowa, Illinois and Missouri. Mr. Blaul is Treasurer of the Mutual Aid Association of this city.

Source: BIOGRAPHICAL DIRECTORY
HISTORY OF DES MOINES COUNTY IOWA
CHICAGO: WESTERN HISTORICAL COMPANY, 1879

Transcription typed/proofed as article was originally published in 1879