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Following we give the names of all the men who were born in Switzerland, immigrated to this country and have died at Elgin and vicinity since 1852. This list was compiled by John and Rudolph Lehman and contains 108 names. Many others have come here from Switzerland and removed to some other place. Of these no mention is made, but the long list of names will in part explain why this part of Fayette county, and especially Pleasant Valley is called "Little Switzerland." Many of the named men have been prominent citizens and nearly all of them have taken an active part in the history of Elgin. The names will be familiar to nearly all our citizens.
| John Abby Aeschliman SR Ch Aeschliman Ben Baumgartner SR Ben Baumgartner JR Nick Baumgartner John Bauder SR Fred Bauder Sam Bauder Jacob Bauder Christ Bauman Jacob Bauman Sam Bauman Sam Burke Peter Burke J. Butikofer SR Jacob Butikofer JR John Braker Peter Braker And. Braker J. Beer SR Fred Bigler J.A. Bucher J. Bachler Ed Blumer Ch Berger Christen SR Chr Duby SR John Duby JR Chr Dummermuth John Etter B. Eberhart E. Eggiman Ch Freiburghaus SR G. Freiburghans JR Ben Frieden SR John Friederich Ben Feller John Falb SR |
Michael Gerber SR John Gerber Peter Gerber Gerthiser SR Fred Herrman Ben Hess SR John Hiltbrunner SR J. Hiltbrummer JR And. Hunsberger Ben Hunsberger Ben Hofer Jacob Hofer Nick Hofer Jacob Isely SR Peter Jacob John Kohler SR John Kohler JR Jacob Kohler Ben Kohler Ben Lehman SR Jacob Lehman SR John Lehman SR Ben Lehman JR David Lehman Peter Lehman Fred Lehman Ch. Lederman P. Luchsinger R. Mueller B. Mueller Nick Marti SR Jacob Merti JR U. Muehlenthaler Fred Muehlenthaler SR Fred Muehlenthaler JR Carl Muehlenthaler Ch. Mnengei Christ Moser |
Peter Nicklaus N. Pfarrer SR Nick Pfarrer W. Reinhart SR John Reinhart Simon Rothlisberger John Ritz SR John Ritz JR J. Riser SR J. Riser JR G. Reusser Nick Schori JR Ben Schori SR John Schori SR J. Schafroth Segeser SR Jacob Schneider Victor Schneider Summer SR R. Sutter SR Fred Sutter JR Geo Schappyn B. Schwartz John Steiner Sam Schlupp J. Tschirgi J. Weinman SR Ben Witschi SR Ben Witschi JR John Wenter SR |
~source: Elgin Echo, July 18, 1907
~contributed by S. Ferrall
~transcriber notes: many of the men of the above list were early settlers of Marion twp. Clayton co. Iowa. Elgin, Fayette co. is just across the border from Marion twp.