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Michael Bettendorf

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Michael Bettendorf

Birth
Nohn, Landkreis Vulkaneifel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Death
16 Oct 1917 (aged 81)
Bettendorf, Scott County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.5444274, Longitude: -90.5488657
Plot
Section 23, Bettendorf Mausoleum
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Born in Germany as Michael Betteldorf, he changed his name to Bettendorf upon his arrival to the US. He lived in Illinois, Missouri, and Kansas before finally settling in Iowa where his sons Joseph and William had gone into business making railroad cars. He lived out his retirement in the town named for his family.
Born in Germany as Michael Betteldorf, he changed his name to Bettendorf upon his arrival to the US. He lived in Illinois, Missouri, and Kansas before finally settling in Iowa where his sons Joseph and William had gone into business making railroad cars. He lived out his retirement in the town named for his family.


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