John B. Cloudas Biography This biography appears on page 492 in "History of Minnehaha County, South Dakota" by Dana R. Bailey and was scanned, OCRed and edited by Joy Fisher, http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00001.html#0000031 . This file may be freely copied by individuals and non-profit organizations for their private use. Any other use, including publication, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, or other means requires the written approval of the file's author. This file is part of the SDGENWEB Archives. If you arrived here inside a frame or from a link from somewhere else, our front door is at http://www.usgwarchives.net/sd/sdfiles.htm CLOUDAS, JOHN B., was born in Pekin, Ill., April 27, 1853. He attended the common and high schools, but while quite young went to work in a clothing store; in 1869 went to Sioux City where he was employed in a clothing store for one year; in 1870 went to Yankton and entered the employ of S. Eisman & Co., dealers in gent's clothing and furnishing goods and remained with them several years; then went into the grocery business, but sold out at the end of two years, and went to Niobrara, Nebraska, and established the first clothing house there. On the 16th day of March, 1880, came to Sioux Falls, and opened a clothing store in company with S. Eisman, under the firm name of J. B. Cloudas & Co., and continued this business for two years, when he sold out, and was employed in the Queen Bee mill until it stopped operation; since that time he has been engaged in the insurance, real estate and stone business. Mr. Cloudas is a genial good fellow, a good citizen, and has a host of friends.