Corder, Sutton, Kline, Yellow Springs Township
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Re: Corder, Sutton, Kline, Yellow Springs Township
| bak2basik1 (View posts) | Posted: 8 Jun 2003 6:15PM GMT |
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One more bit of information:
John Corder is possibly the operator of the first restaurant in Mediapolis, Ia. 10-25-1876 issue of Mediapolis Enterprise it was advertised that you could get fresh oysters at John Corder's restaurant. John Corder worked as a carpenter after selling his restaurant, and at one time was employed as a shoemaker. A daughter of John Corder, Geneva, married Robert Nelson. In 1882 E.D. Gillmore purchased the Confectionery store from John Corder.
The above taken from the 1975 Mediapolis Centennial book.
John Corder is possibly the operator of the first restaurant in Mediapolis, Ia. 10-25-1876 issue of Mediapolis Enterprise it was advertised that you could get fresh oysters at John Corder's restaurant. John Corder worked as a carpenter after selling his restaurant, and at one time was employed as a shoemaker. A daughter of John Corder, Geneva, married Robert Nelson. In 1882 E.D. Gillmore purchased the Confectionery store from John Corder.
The above taken from the 1975 Mediapolis Centennial book.