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[[Image:BOLEYN.png|left|thumb|250px|]]BOLEYN, William. (Sherrills Mound, IA--Dubuque, IA, June 21, 1975). Boleyn, for whom a road intersecting Peru Road was named, served as Dubuque County's first rural mail carrier. (1) He was also an early taxi driver. Shortly after [[WORLD WAR I]], he invented a snowmobile which was half- | Ancestry: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/75551031/person/75013795174/facts?_phsrc=gtc110&_phstart=successSource | ||
[[Image:BOLEYN.png|left|thumb|250px|Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]BOLEYN, William. (Sherrills Mound, IA, Dec. 1881--Dubuque, IA, June 21, 1975). Boleyn, for whom a road intersecting Peru Road was named, served as Dubuque County's first rural mail carrier. (1) He was also an early taxi driver. Shortly after [[WORLD WAR I]], he invented a snowmobile which was half-motorcycle and half-sleigh. | |||
When he moved into [[BETHANY HOME]] it was like coming home. Boleyn had been employed years earlier as a chauffeur by [[LOETSCHER, Christian|Christian LOETSCHER]] who owned the house. (2) | |||
A member of [[FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH]], Boleyn was a ruling elder for many years in addition to serving as the church treasurer. | A member of [[FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH]], Boleyn was a ruling elder for many years in addition to serving as the church treasurer. | ||
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1. "County's First Rural Mail Carrier Dies," ''Telegraph-Herald,'' June 22, 1975, p. 21 | 1. "County's First Rural Mail Carrier Dies," ''Telegraph-Herald,'' June 22, 1975, p. 21 | ||
2. "Happiness is...a Spoon of Honey," ''Telegraph Herald, | 2. "Happiness is...a Spoon of Honey," ''Telegraph Herald,'' December 25, 1970, p. 4 | ||
[[Category: Civil Servant]] | [[Category: Civil Servant]] | ||
[[Category: Firsts]] | [[Category: Firsts]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:39, 4 October 2024
BOLEYN, William. (Sherrills Mound, IA, Dec. 1881--Dubuque, IA, June 21, 1975). Boleyn, for whom a road intersecting Peru Road was named, served as Dubuque County's first rural mail carrier. (1) He was also an early taxi driver. Shortly after WORLD WAR I, he invented a snowmobile which was half-motorcycle and half-sleigh.
When he moved into BETHANY HOME it was like coming home. Boleyn had been employed years earlier as a chauffeur by Christian LOETSCHER who owned the house. (2)
A member of FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Boleyn was a ruling elder for many years in addition to serving as the church treasurer.
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1. "County's First Rural Mail Carrier Dies," Telegraph-Herald, June 22, 1975, p. 21
2. "Happiness is...a Spoon of Honey," Telegraph Herald, December 25, 1970, p. 4