From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 765 - 767. City of La Crosse WILLIAM LUSH KENNETT, M. D., S. P., R. S., 32 degree, office and residence No. 90 south side of State street, between Seventh and Eighth streets; was born at Newport, Campbell Co., Ky., Dec. 19, 1827. His paternal grandparents belong to the old Maryland stock. His maternal grandparents belong to the old Virginia stock of Daniels and Mayfields of North Carolina. His grandfather Kennett, was a fur trader with the Indians, of what was then known as the Northwestern Territory, or that portion of it now known as the State of Ohio. His father, Dr. Press Grave Kennett, was a native of Chillicothe, Ohio. His mother, Mary M. Daniels, was a native of Eatonton, N. C. She removed with her parents to what was then known as Campbell Co., Ky., now known as Boone Co., Ky. Dr. P. G. Kennett removed with his parents to Falmouth, Ky., and was a clerk in his father's dry goods and general supplies store, where he formed the acquaintance of Mary M. Daniels, to whom he was married at Falmouth, Ky., 1819. William L., the subject of this sketch, was the third child in a family of eight children, and the third son. He removed, during the first year of his life, with his parents to Portsmouth, Ohio, and thence to Louisville, Ky. His first remembrance of time, place or scenes, was here; he remembers carrying a newspaper published by his father, but does not remember the name of the paper; he also remembers to have witnessed the commencement of the Louisville Canal, around the falls of the Ohio River at Louisville. Here it was he was taught to read, but does not know who his teacher was. Here his father lost all of his property, twenty-seven houses and lots and his printing office, by signing paper for a friend in the mercantile business. His father studied medicine at the Transylvania University of Lexington, Ky., and after losing his property, attempted to remove with his family to St. Louis, Mo., on the steamer, Lake Superior. We mention the boat because of her peculiarity of build. She had three propelling wheels, one on either side and one at her stern. She was not destined to reach her destination that season. The river became so full of ice, that she laid up at the mouth of the Tennessee River, at the then thriving village of Paducah, Ky. Being unable to proceed further, his father determined to commence practice here. He formed a co-partnership with one Joseph Merrill, in the practice of medicine and the drug and dry goods and general assortment of goods. It was a part of their plan to fit out trading boats, in the spring, with what remained of the fall and winter stock, put them in charge of a clerk and start them on their way down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. This was in the latter part of the summer or autumn of 1837. They failed to get any returns from one of their boats (they had started five). His father went in search of the boat, and while he was absent, his copartner, Merrill, sent his wife to her parents, loaded the entire stock of goods then on hand, on a large keel-boat, and started for New Orleans, then to Texas. As the telegraph was then unknown for the transmission of news, his mother had to wait the slow process of the mails, by the then slow steamers, to communicate to her husband the departure of Merrill, with another woman, not his wife, and the entire remaining stock of goods; destination not certainly known, but supposed to be Texas, via. New Orleans. His father was on his return to Paducah, after having partially accomplished his object, when the news of Merrell's procedure reached him; he immediately started in pursuit of Merrill, by returning to New Orleans by steamer, expecting to head Merrill off there; but Merrill took some other route, and after weary weeks of waiting, his father, being sick, started on his return home, a few days after notifying his wife of his intention; but he was destined never to reach Paducah again, as he was taken sick on his return trip, and put ashore in an unconcious state at Helena, Ark. After two months had passed, his mother received intelligence of her husband's illness, and convalescence, and that he had news of Merrill in Texas, and would start on horseback, as soon as he was able to ride, in pursuit of Merrill. His mother, thinking she might possibly reach Helena before her husband started again in pursuit of his rascally co-partner, started on the first steamboat bound down the river with the family for Helena, where she and her family arrived, after two weeks had passed, to learn that her husband had started for Texas. She remained at Helena thirteen months, without receiving any direct news from her husband. William, the only boy at home (his two older brothers having been sent to Florence to school), went to learn the bakery business, and was at the wharf-boat with bread for the steamboat, when he discovered his father, who was then on his way to Paducah, not knowing that his family were then in Helena. His father left the boat, and was re-united to his family, at the hotel where thirteen months before he had left his trunks and effects to be shipped to Paducah. Having failed to secure any of his property from Merrill, who had disposed of it all on the route and in Texas, his father, with aid received from his elder brother at St. Louis, Mo., the Hon. Luther M. Kennett, decided to establish himself at Helena, Ark. He again started in the drug business and the practice of medicine. William was taken out of the bakery shop and placed under the care of a private tutor, under whose instruction he continued for fifteen months, when he was sent to a select school, where he remained until his father's death in 1840. The two older brothers were now called home. William, with his oldest brother, Peter David, purchased a farm and commenced raising cotton. Neither of them being familiar with farm work, depended on hired help, and such instructions and assistance as their neighbor planters were willing to accord to them. William continued his studies at such moments as he could spare from the farm work. Being a sickly and feeble boy, farm work was unsuited to him, and his mother decided to remove to Ohio with those left living of the family, three sisters having died at Helena before his father. His mother, the oldest and youngest brother, and the only living sister (next oldest brother deciding at the last moment to remain), removed to Hamilton Co., Ohio, and located on a farm, the property of her brother-in-law, within the distance of eight miles of the city of Cincinnati. William worked on his uncle's farm during the summers of 1842-43, studying all of his leisure hours, and in winter attending a select school. He received for two years' farm work, from this uncle by marriage, one pair of boots and 50 cents in money, on the 4th of July, 1843. He now determined to manage for himself. He left his mother's home, before his 16th birthday, and was fortunate in securing a lucrative situation as a supercargo, to New Orleans, performing the service to the entire satisfaction of his employer. During this winter, he attended school at a private academy, at Florence, Boone Co., Ky., the following summer, going to Cincinnati and engaging with Hugh J. Brodie, a druggist, and continuing with him until the latter part of the summer of 1846, when he enlisted as a volunteer to fight the Mexicans (enlisted at Newtown, Hamilton Co., Ohio), and was elected Second Lieutenant of the company at Montgomery, Hamilton Co., and marched to Camp Washington. After drilling one month, at the earnest solicitation of Capt. Turpin, his mother and the Captain's mother, he resigned with his Captain, and returned to the drug store. During the autumn of this year, Brodie bought out a dispensing store and gave William full half interest to take charge and conduct the business. After six months' trial, he abandoned the store and commenced the study of medicine with Samuel Garwood Menzie, a former colleague and friend of his father's. To sustain himself, and acquire the necessary means to enable him to attend medical lectures, he taught school in Boone Co., Ky., and in Clermont Co., Ohio. He continued to teach and study until 1853, when he matriculated as a medical student in Miami Medical College, of Cincinnati, Ohio. He attended medical lectures in this college until the spring of 1855, and during this spring he formed a copartnership in the practice of medicine, with Dr. Elgin, at New Burlington, Clinton Co., Ohio. Becoming dissatisfied with the practice in the country and village, he returned to Cincinnati in July of the same year. On his return, he received a proposition from his former preceptor, which he accepted and again entered Prof. Menzie's office, this time as an assistant. When not engaged in the practice of his profession, he attended lectures at the college and clinics at the hospitals, until June, 1856. Owing to the ill health of his wife, he left Cincinnati; accompanied by her, he landed at La Crosse on the 26th of the same month, where he devoted the most of his time to his wife, hunting, fishing and seeing patients for other physicians, and prescribing occasionally for the sick, not under the care of any physician, all of which service was rendered gratuitously. In the autumn of this year, to please his wife, he entered into a contract with Joshua Rogers, Clerk; A. T. Clinton, Treasurer and Elijah Whitelsey, Director of the public schools in the city, as Superintendent of the Public Schools. The system of gradation into primary, intermediate and grammar departments, was first introduced and adopted in the City Public Schools, under his superintendency. Having filled his contract with the School Board to their entire satisfaction, he resumed the active practice of his profession in the spring of 1857, in which he has continued up to the present time. In 1861, he was appointed Examining Surgeon with Drs. P. S. McArthur and Dugald D. Cameron, the latter as Surgeon in Chief. In the summer of 1864, he received from the Hon. James T. Lewis, Governor of Wisconsin, the appointment of Surgeon of the 25th, W. V. I., with orders to report at once at Atlanta, Ga. This appointment found him prostrated, with an illness from which he did not recover for six weeks, in consequence of which, he, with many regrets, telegraphed the Governor of his inability to accept the appointment. His mother is still living, now near Newport, Ky.; she is in her 85th year, and in good health. He was married (within three blocks of the house in which he was born), at Newport, Ky., May 8, 1854, to Miss Martha Jane McKee. She was born at Pleasant Ride, Hamilton Co., Ohio, Sept. 22, 1827; raised and educated in Cincinnati, Ohio, and at the time of her marriage was Principal of the Newport High School. They have been blessed with six children, four sons and two daughters. Only two children are living - William Warren and Albert McKee, who are attending college, in Cincinnati, Ohio. William Warren is also studying music at the Cincinnati College of Music. The Doctor is the oldest established resident physician now practicing here, except P. S. McArthur, M. D., who came in April. Both came in the same year, 1856. Dr. Kennett has devoted himself assiduously to his profession, and is one of the most learned and skillful physicians in the State, and, but for his great modesty, would be widely known as one of the leading minds in his profession. He is a man of studious habits, of positive conviction, and indomitable energy; and, for what he believes to be right, will stand against the world. He, with Dr. McArthur, and Dr. Cameron, and other medical gentlemen, organized the La Crosse County Medical Society in 1859. He is also one of the original charter members of the La Crosse Medical College. [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!]

On Ancestry.com there is a Wisconsin Land record for Stephen Gautert, Land office LaCrosse, dated 1 June 1860. (Possibly another error in spelling? Also just glancing at Gantert census entries for LaCrosse, it seemed all Stephen's were spelled with an e not Stephan.) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott and Roxanne Munns" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2007 9:43 AM Subject: Re: [WILACROS] Info/ Stephan GAUTERT Biography, b. 1833 GER<NY<WI > Linda (and all), > > This book has been scanned and posted on the internet by the Murphy > Library > at UW-La Crosse. This biography is at: > http://murphylibrary.uwlax.edu/digital/lacrosse/laxhist1881/07430755.htm > > It is quite definitely GAUTERT in the book! I'll see if I can think of a > way to note the incorrect spelling somehow. > > Roxanne > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of [email protected] > Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2007 8:29 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [WILACROS] Info/ Stephan GAUTERT Biography, b. 1833 GER<NY<WI > > Don't know if this makes any difference to anybody at all out there, but > this should be Stephan GANTERT. (The error is not in this transcription, > I > had noticed the error before in previous research, but haven't seen the > actual book, don't know if it is this way in the book or not). He is not > a > direct family member, but a cousin of my great-great grandmother, and the > story is that he came over on the same boat with my great-grandfather > (haven't found that boat yet, though!!!!!). > > Linda > > > > ************************************** See what's free at > http://www.aol.com. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.23/740 - Release Date: 3/30/2007 > 1:15 PM > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.23/740 - Release Date: 3/30/2007 > 1:15 PM > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.24/741 - Release Date: 3/31/2007 > 8:54 PM > >

From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 765. City of La Crosse HERBERT E. KEELER, of the manufacturing firm of Norton & Keeler, successors of Hart, Norton & Co., is a native of Janesville, Onondaga Co., N. Y., born in 1845. His father, Elijah Keeler, removed to Connecticut in 1854. Mr. K. enlisted there in 1863, in the 27th Conn. V. I., Co. D; was in the service nine months, and then discharged on account of sickness. He came to Chicago in 1865, and engaged in the mercantile business till the spring of 1871. He was then Assistant Superintendent of the Pullman Palace Car Co., in Chicago five years, and left that position to come to La Crosse. Henry L. Norton, the senior member of the firm, is a resident of Chicago. He came to La Crosse in 1861, and started the present business and went to Chicago in 1865. [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!]

From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 765. City of La Crosse JACOB KASMANN, proprietor of the Canada House, Second street, opposite depot; has resided in La Crosse since December 4, 1858; was railroading most of the time; worked five years for the C., M. & St. P. R. R. Co., and thirteen years for the S. M. R. R. Co.; has been in the hotel since May 15, 1880. He was born in Bohemia, Austria, in 1843; son of Mattheus Kasmann, who came to America with his family in the fall of 1858, settled in Monroe Co., Wis., where he still lives. Jacob was married in December, 1865, to Caroline Pagel, and has five children - Annie, Mary, Therese, Joseph and John. He enlisted in February, 1865, in Co. A, 51st W. V. I., and was in the service till the close of the war. [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!]

From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 765. City of La Crosse JOHN B. JUNGEN, wholesale liquor dealer, No. 43 Pearl street; was born in Luxemburg, Germany, in 1831. Came to America in the spring of 1853, and lived in Illinois one year; came to Wisconsin in 1854, and commenced life in La Crosse as a clerk in a grocery and liquor store, which he continued up to the fall of 1857, then went into business for himself in the same line, on Pearl street, and the next spring bought out a store on Front street. In 1859, he built a store on Main street, corner of Second, where he carried on business nine years; he was then three years in Kundleson's block, on Second street. In 1870, he erected a three-story brick building, with stone front, on Front street, which he occupied till 1874, then rented his store, and took an interest in the liquor trade of Charles B. Solberg, which he conducted from 1876 till 1879, then went into business for himself in his present location, where he has remained since that time. He held the office of County Treasurer from Jan. 1, 1864, till January, 1866. His oldest son, Charles W., entered the U. S. Naval School at Annapolis, in 1874, and is now a midshipman in the U. S. Navy. [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!]

From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 765. City of La Crosse LOUIS JOHNSON, saloon-keeper; was born in Norway in 1844; son of Jans Anderson (Guldskjaggernd); came to the United States in the spring of 1867; lived in West Salem, La Crosse Co., about three years (except the summer of 1868, which he spent in Illinois), and has resided in the city since 1870. He was married, in 1873, to Mary B. Larson, daughter of Lars Borreson, of Salem, La Crosse Co.; has two children - Laura Louisa and Albert; and has lost three children - Jean, Clara and Sena. [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!]

From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 764. City of La Crosse JERRY JOHNSON, engineer, running a switch engine on C., M. & St. P. R. R., at La Crosse, is a native of Columbia Co., Penn.; born in October, 1840, at Esther Furnace, four miles south of Catawissa Village. His father, William M. Johnson, was also a native of the same county, came from there to Wisconsin in March, 1856, and settled on a farm in Dodge Co., near Beaver Dam, where he resided till the spring of 1878; then came to La Crosse, where he still is living. Jerry Johnson came to La Crosse in 1866, and commenced firing on the C., M. & St. P. R. R.; has been in the employ of that company ever since, and has been running an engine since 1870. He was married, in Sparta, Wis., in 1875, to Miss Clara, daughter of Rev. E. Yocum, of the M. E. Church. She died May 22, 1878, leaving two children - Willie Ray and Clarence. The youngest one, Clarence, died soon after the mother, when only two months old. [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!]

From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 764 - 765. City of La Crosse E. W. JOHNSON, millwright; was born in Norway in 1840; learned his trade in Norway, and came to the United States in the summer of 1864, since which time he has resided in La Crosse. He is in the employ of Polleys Bros., and runs their mill when it is in operation; is unmarried, and resides in North La Crosse. His father, Jens Halverson (Ronne) came to the United States in 1870, and now resides in North La Crosse. He has two sons and two daughters living in La Crosse - E. W. Johnson (the subject of the present sketch), Ole Johnson, Sena Johnson and Betsy, now the wife of John Hill, of La Crosse. [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!]

From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 764. City of La Crosse E. JOHNSON, proprietor of the Norwegian Bakery, on Third street, between Pearl and Jay, was born in Norway in 1843; son of G. Johnson; came to America in 1866, arriving in New York City on the 12th of October; was about a year in Michigan, and came to La Crosse in December, 1867. He followed the business of confectioner and baker seven years in Norway, and has followed it most of the time since he came to La Crosse. April 1, 1871, he was married to Martha Anderson, and has four children - Josephine Mary, Adolph S., Olgar and Emma. Mr. Johnson owns his place of business. [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!]

From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 765. City of La Crosse CHARLES S. JOHNSON, proprietor of the "Morning-Call" Saloon; is a native of Montreal, Canada; born in 1846. His father, James Johnson, a native of County Antrim, Ireland, was a wholesale dry goods merchant of Montreal, and his mother was Margaret Friel, a native of Philadelphia, of Irish parentage. He was partly brought up in Ottawa City, Canada, to which place his parents removed from Montreal. He left Ottawa City Sept. 14, 1866, and has been in La Crosse since that time. He worked on the river eleven years, and has been in his present business since 1872. He was married, Nov. 20, 1870, to Mary Ann McMann, of La Crescent, Minn. Her father, John Lawrence McMann, died at Ft. Snelling, Minn., in Government service, Feb. 12, 1865, aged 35 years; had been in the military service about two and a half years at the time of his death. [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!]

From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 764. City of La Crosse BERNT JOHNSON, painter, of the firm of Marsh & Johnson, was born in Norway in 1856, son of John Hyelle, who came to America in 1875, and now lives in Vernon Co., Wis. Bernt Johnson learned his trade in Norway, came to Wisconsin with his parents, and has been painting in the city of La Crosse since 1876, except three months in Chicago. The present partnership was formed July 23, 1880. He was married Dec. 15, 1879, in La Crosse, to Laura, daughter of Ole Evenson. She was born in Norway and came to America in the fall of 1876. Have one child, John, born in October, 1880. [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!]

From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 769. City of La Crosse LA BAR & JOHNSON, contractors and builders, Main street, between Sixth and Seventh. Have been in business together since April, 1879. H. W. La Bar is a native of Carbon Co., Penn., born in 1836; came to Wisconsin in 1856 with his parents, who settled in Berlin, Green Lake Co. He learned the carpenter's trade in Berlin, and came from there to La Crosse in 1865, where he has worked at the business since; he spent the summer of 1864 in Nashville, Tenn., in Government employ. His wife's maiden name was Rose Helmle, and he has one child - Anna May. His partner, Andrew Johnson, was born in Norway in 1835, son of John Johnson. He learned the carpenter's and cabinet-makers' trade in Norway; came to America in 1861, and has lived in La Crosse County ever since; the first three years on a farm in the town of Bangor, and since that in the city. He was married in Norway in 1861, to Gunner Andersdatter and has no children. His parents died in Norway before he came to America. [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!]

From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 764. City of La Crosse DOMINIC JEHLEN, proprietor of the city meat market, No. 41 Third street, was born in Strasbourg, France, in 1825, came to America in 1849, was six months in New Orleans, La., six months in Cincinnati, Ohio, then lived in Waukegan, Ill., till 1852, since which time he has resided in La Crosse. He was married in Waukegan, Ill., in 1852, to Anna Faas and has eight children, as follows: Charles, Louis, Mary, Emma, Josephine, Dominic, Lenhardt and Patti. [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!]

From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 764. City of La Crosse JOHN JAMES, proprietor of the Pioneer Foundry, was born at Shrewsbury, England. Here he attended the schools until 16 years of age, when he went to Liverpool and worked for George Henry Lockdale & Co., West India merchants, working for this firm seventeen years. In 1871, he emigrated to America and located at La Crosse, entering into partnership with Frederic Thornely in the foundry business. In 1878, he purchased the interest of Mr. Thornely, and has since conducted the business alone. [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!]

From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 764. City of La Crosse VALENTINE JACOBUS, blacksmith and wagon-maker, shop on Third street, between State and Vine, was born in Washington Co., Wis., in 1851. His father, Adam Jacobus, came to La Crosse, in 1853, and has resided here ever since, and has held several official positions during that time. He was Marshal two years, Sheriff of the county two years, and is the present Street Commissioner of the city. V. Jacobus learned his trade in La Crosse, and was married there in July, 1876, to Christina Jacobson, and has two children - Peter, William and Lillie Catharine. [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!]

From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 763 - 764. City of La Crosse HERRMANN HUSING, dealer in agricultural implements, has been a resident of La Crosse since July, 1868. He kept a saloon one year, then kept a millinery store till 1876. Has been in his present business since 1875. He was born in Prussia in 1841, son of William Husing, who died in Germany, 1862. Herrman left Germany in July, 1866, went to England, and from there to Brazil, where he remained two months, then returned to England and came to the United States in 1867, arriving in New York City on the 28th day of May. He first went on a farm, near the city, three months, to learn to speak English, then went to Syracuse and from there to La Crosse in July, 1868. He was married in La Crosse, in 1869, to Mrs. Annie Grinzner, daughter of Anton Hohlfeld, and widow of Wenzel Grinzner, by whom she had two children, Ernest and Bertha. Has three children by the second marriage - Oscar, Herrmann and Irnia. [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!]

From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 763. City of La Crosse F. A. HUSHER, editor and proprietor of the "Faedrelandet og Emigranten", was born in Denmark in 1825, but received his education at the University in Norway. Mr. Husher came to the United States in 1869, and arrived in La Crosse in November the same year. He was assistant editor on the "Faedrelandet og Emigranten" till December, 1873, when he went to Minneapolis and edited the "Budstikken", a Norwegian paper, for two years, when he returned to La Crosse and took the position of editor-in-chief on the paper, which he subsequently purchased in 1879, and still owns. He was appointed Register of the United States Land Office at La Crosse in 1879, which position he now holds. [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!]

From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 763. City of La Crosse FRED HOWLY, saloon-keeper, was born in Luxemburg, Germany, in 1851; son of Charles Howley, came to America in 1868, and lived in Dubuque, Iowa, two years, and came to La Crosse in 1872. He has been in his present business since 1878. Has two children, Fritz and Charlie. He was married in Vernon Co., Wis., in 1878, to Miss Lizzie Mehr. [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!]

From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 763. City of La Crosse WILLIAM E. HOWE, attorney and counselor at law, was born in Clayton Co., Iowa, Jan. 17, 1851; son of H. E. Howe of Wendell, Mass. In 1869, he came to Wisconsin, and entered the State University at Madison, his parents removing to that place in 1870. He was a member of the graduating class of 1873, graduated with first honors of the class, and was also a graduate of the law department class of 1874. He was with J. H. Carpenter, of Madison, from June, 1873, till the spring of 1874, then went to St. Louis, Mo., where he practiced till August, 1876, when he came to La Crosse, where he has since practiced his profession. [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!]

From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 763. City of La Crosse GEORGE HOWARD, druggist; was born at Sheepscom, Gloucester, Eng., April 29, 1832, receiving there an education at the common schools, and also served a druggist's apprenticeship of five years. He emigrated from England March 28, 1850, for Racine, Wis., where he arrived June 1. On his arrival at Racine, he commenced peddling, not finding an opening for a drug store. He soon discovered, however, that he was not well adapted for this kind of business, and becoming somewhat discouraged, resolved to return to England, and, consequently, packed his goods for that purpose. On passing by a carpenter-shop he stepped in, and finding they were minus their requisite number of hands, hired out to them for 50 cents a day, and worked at this business from June until September, 1850, when he went to Walworth Co. and took charge of the drug store of C. N. McKee at Delavan, receiving as a compensation $8 per month. He left Delevan for Geneva Lake in 1851, where he remained until 1852. He then formed a partnership with Samuel D. Hastings, and moved to La Crosse, arriving here April 27, and opened what he believes to be the first drug store between Dubuque and St. Paul. He soon found the drug business alone did not pay very well, so he added a stock of dry goods, groceries, hardware and furniture, and opened a broker's office. He dissolved partnership with Mr. Hastings in 1855, and formed another with R. H. Elliott, remaining with him until 1858, when Mr. Elliott disposed of his interest to C. K. Lord, and Mr. Lord, in 1860, sold his interest to C. K. Martindale. Mr. Martindale died in 1870, since which time Mr. Howard has conducted the business alone. [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!]