Businessman. Co-founder, along with his brother, William, of the Bettendorf Axle Compnay, whose Bettendorf Truck revolutionized the railroad industry. The city of Bettendorf, Iowa is named for the Bettendorf brothers. (bio by: Dustin Oliver)  Family links:  Parents:  Michael Bettendorf (1836 – 1917)  Catherine Reck Bettendorf (1837 – 1926)  Spouse:  Elizabeth Ohl Bettendorf (1865 – 1941)*  Children:  Edwin Joseph Bettendorf (1889 – 1954)*  William Edwin Bettendorf (1902 – 1979)*  Sibling:  William Peter Bettendorf (1857 – 1910)*  Joseph William Bettendorf (1864 – 1933) *Calculated relationship