References and Sources: 

BG 02-14-1860

Event: 
John Middlebugger opened barber shop on Main (Chestnut) st. opposite J. Wambold's residence. BG 2/28/1860 - Middlebugger was man of color from Kenosha who claimed to be a runaway slave from St. Louis. Departed Burlington "under suspicion" after relieving ham and wood from his neighbors.