Jackson County IA Archives Biographies.....Reistroffer, John 1841 - 1926 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ia/iafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ken Wright kenneth565@aol.com October 17, 2009, 1:14 pm Source: 1879 History of Jackson County Author: Western Historical Company-1879 Biographical Sketches- History of Jackson County, Iowa 1879 JOHN B. REISTROFFER, farmer; P.O. Box, Bellevue; born in France in 1841; came to America in 1858, settled in Jackson County and bought 120 acres of land in Sections 20, 28 and 29. Wife born in Luxemburg, Germany, in 1841, came to America in 1865; her name was Katherine Spittle; they were married in Spruce Creek in 1865, and have five children-Peter, Mathias, Andrew, Mary and Theresa; two children died-Theresa and Charlie. Democrat, in religion, Catholic; has held the office of Road Supervisor two years, and has been School Director two years. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ia/jackson/bios/reistrof143nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/iafiles/ File size: 1.2 Kb