Please answer the following question: Facts: - death place: bettendorf , iowa , usa - resting place coordinates: 41.546 -90.55 inline , title - resting place: oakdale memorial gardens davenport , iowa - known for: invented wheel and the one-piece railroad truck frame power lift sulky plow , the bettendorf metal - death date: 3 june 1910 - parents: m. bettendorf catherine reck - spouse: mary -lrb- 1908 -- 1910 -rrb- wortman -lrb- 1879 -- 1901 -rrb- elizabeth staby - children: etta , henry - birth date: 1 july 1857 - name: william p. bettendorf - image size: 250px - nationality: american - image: william p. bettendorf.jpg - birth place: mendota , illinois , usa - occupation: inventor , industrialist Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of william p. bettendorf .
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william p. bettendorf -lrb- july 1 , 1857 -- june 3 , 1910 -rrb- was a german-american inventor .he is credited with the invention of the power lift sulky plow , the bettendorf metal wheel and the one-piece railroad truck frame .by the age of 53 he held 94 patents .with his younger brother , joseph w. bettendorf , he founded the bettendorf axle company .his first wife and children preceded him in death .he died as the company was rapidly expanding and before he moved into a palatial home he was building .the city of bettendorf , iowa is named after the two brothers .