Hi Listers.. An index to the biographies in the History of Barron County, 1922, and previously submitted biographies are available at the following: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/wi/barron/bios.htm August Wesslin, proprietor of the Barron Woodworks, was born in Sweden, March 21, 1891, son of Erick and Louise (Olean) Wesslin of Hillsdale, this county. He came to America with his parents and received his education in Indiana and Wisconsin, having the advantage of two years' high school. He learned carpenter work and cabinet making in school and was employed with his father for several years. In 1911 he came to Barron as a general contractor. In 1916 he bought the Barron Woodworks. He now carries on general contracting and woodworking, erecting dwelling houses during the summer seasons and preparing the lumber and interior furnishings during the winter. He was inducted into the United States service March 22, 1918, and served as mechanic for the Eighth Company, Coast Artillery, at Fort Andrews, Mass., for eleven months. He is a member of the American Legion and of the Odd Fellows. --Taken from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr., & Co., 1922, pg. 112.