There might be a newspaper article about him in the Reedsburg newspapers. It is only 10 miles from Ironton. Here’s what’s available: 1. The Reedsburg times. (Reedsburg, Wis.) 1888-1939 2. Der Sauk County Herold. (Reedsburg, Wis.) 1876-1891 - Languages: German 3. Reedsburg free press. (Reedsburg, Wis.) 1872-1939 4. Reedsburg herald. (Reedsburg, Sauk County, Wis.) 1856-1858 5. Reedsburg free press. (Reedsburg, Sauk County, Wis.) 1860-1861 I have access to online versions of Reedsburg Free Press (1860-1873), and Reedsburg Herald (1856-1858), but I don’t see anything about him in the dates available. You might find him in microfilms for these newspapers: Reedsburg Free Press - dates covered are: <1872:3:22-1939:9:1> Reedsburg Times - dates covered are: <1917:11:9-1939:8:31> You can use this online form to request a lookup from the Reedsburg library. There is no fee for this service. http://tinyurl.com/q8wt5f3