J. M. Seippel, barber, dentist and dealer in general merchandise, commenced business in Clayton in 1877, in the building formerly occupied by John Schmidt, on Main street. He also supplies steamboats with wood. He was born in Germany, Aug. 19, 1845; came to America in 1867, and removed to Cassville, Wis., and engaged in harness making and barbering until he came to Clayton. He was married April 1, 1872, to Augusta Bothmer, who was born in Ohio in 1858. Of their four children, two are living- Carrie, born 1873, and George, born in 1875. He belong to the Lutheran church. In politics he is a Democrat. source: History of Clayton
County, Iowa, 1882, p. 727 |