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GEORGE STUHLER, dealer in boots and shoes, Monticello; is a native of Germany and was born April 11, 1822; he grew up to manhood and learned his business there; he emigrated to America in 1849; the following year, in 1850, he came to Iowa and located in Muscatine and lived there five years; then came to Canton, Jackson Co., and lived there five years; he came to Monticello and established his present business, and has built up a large trade and is the oldest boot and shoe house in Monticello. He married Miss Catharine Ristz, a native of Germany, March 2, 1852; they have three children—George, engaged in the grocery trade; William, in the store with his father, and Fred, at home. They attend the Congregational Church.
Source: History of Jones County, Iowa, Western Historical Company, Chicago, 1879, page 684.
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