From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 763. City of La Crosse MATHEUS HOSLY, proprietor of the European Billiard Hall, is a native of Glarus, Switzerland, born July 7, 1833; came to America in 1852 and lived in Highland, Ill., four months, Galena, Ill., four years, and Dunleith, Ill., one year, coming to La Crosse in the summer of 1858. He has been in his present business ever since he came to La Crosse, and all of the time in this city, except one year (1861) in St. Louis and Hannibal, Mo., and about five months he spent in Europe in 1864. He is one of the present Aldermen of the Second Ward 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. 763. City of La Crosse N. B. HOLWAY, manufacturer of and dealer in lumber, lath and shingles, has been a resident of the city of La Crosse since April, 1854, and has been in the lumber business during the whole time. He is a native of Somerset Co., Me., born in 1824, son of Zacheus and Azuba (Jones) Holway. He resided in his native State till the spring of 1851; then went to California via the Panama route and returned to Maine in the fall of 1853. He came from there to La Crosse the spring following. His first wife was Sarah Jane Blackwell, of Maine. She died June 4, 1871, leaving four children - Orlando, Lilla, Eugene and Fred. His second wife was Miss Jessie M. Hogan, of La Crosse. He has three children by the second marriage - Harry, Charles and Bernard. [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. 762 - 763. City of La Crosse CHARLES HOLMGREN, proprietor of the Pearl Street House, was born in Sweden in 1847, son of Andrew Holmgren; came to America in 1864; lived in Illinois till 1866, and since that has resided in La Crosse and been engaged in saloon-keeping most of the time. He was married in La Crosse in 1871 to Mary Thompson, and has five children - Alfred, Charles Otto, Willie, Milburn E. and Knudt. Has hotel accommodations for fifty guests. [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. 762. City of La Crosse WILLIAM S. HOLMES, clerk in the boat store of P. S. Davidson; was born in Holmes Co., Ohio, in 1842; son of William Holmes, who died in Galena, Ill., in 1862. William S., enlisted in July, 1862, in the 96th I. V. I., Co. A, and was in the service till the close of the war, the last two years as Sergeant of his company. He participated in the battles of Nashville, Atlanta, Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain, and several others; was with Sherman in his famous "march to the sea," and was never in the hospital and never absent from his regiment during his term of service. After the war, he went to steamboating for P. S. Davidson, and has been in his employ up to the present time. He was married in 1867 to Frances H. Graham, of Galena, Ill., and has two children - Mabel and Sadie. [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. 762. City of La Crosse LAFAYETTE HOLMES, agent for the Keokuk Northern Line Packet Company, and cashier for P. S. Davidson; has been a resident of La Crosse since 1867. He is a native of Jefferson Co., Ohio, born in 1834. His father, William Holmes, went from Ohio to Pittsburgh, Penn., in 1843, and removed from there to Galena, Ill., in 1846, where he resided till his death in 1862, in the 53d year of his age. Lafayette Holmes lived in Galena, Ill., from 1846 to 1860; from that time till he came to La Crosse in 1867, he lived most of the time in St. Paul, Minn.; has been connected with the steamboat interests ever since the organization of the old "Minnesota Packet Co." in 1853; has been in his present position since he came to La Crosse; has three children - William M., Jessie L. and Walter. He was married in Galena, Ill., in 1860, to Sarah J. Lee. [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. 762. City of La Crosse JOHN M. HOLLEY, of the firm of Holley & Borreson, bankers, is a native of New York, coming to Wisconsin in 1866, and has been engaged in the business of banking during all his residence in the State. He served as teller of the First National Bank of La Crosse for three years, and for the nine years preceding the present partnership, occupied the same responsible position in the Batavian Bank. [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. 762. City of La Crosse F. A. HOLBROOK, book-keeper in the mill of William Listman; has been in his present position since October, 1879; he was born in Hartford, Conn., in 1854, son of Dwight Holbrook. He was educated in his native place; lived in Chicago from 1870 to 1879, and came from there to La Crosse. He was married in October, 1879, in La Crosse, to Miss Abbie A. Shepard, daughter of Alfred Shepard, one of the early settlers of this city; has one child - Carrie Cole Holbrook. [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. 762. City of La Crosse JACOB HOHL, plasterer, residence No. 67 Fifth street; has been a resident of La Crosse since June 2, 1866; he was born in Baden, Germany, in 1834, son of Christian Hohl, who died in Baden in 1853. Mr. Hohl came to the United States in 1866, and settled in La Crosse; his first wife died on the ocean on the way to America, and he was the second time married in August, 1874, to Miss Tina Winsky, of La Crosse; he has three children - George, Annie and Mary; the oldest by the first wife. He learned wagon-making and cigar-making in Germany, and since coming to the United States, learned plastering, barbering and gunsmithing. [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. 762. City of La Crosse JOHN HOFF, of the firm of Hoff & Goble, contractors and builders; was born in 1838 in Sandre Fron, Gudbransdalen, Norway; son of Iver Hoff, a carpenter; learned his trade of his father, and came to America in 1858; he settled in La Crosse and has been in the business here ever since, except two years, 1864 and 1865, when he was in Government employ in Tennessee and Alabama. He was married in 1867, to Agnet Brown, 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. 762. City of La Crosse J. D. HISCOX, proprietor of the North La Crosse Livery Stable, and also of the confectionery store on the corner of North Third and St. Andrew's streets; has been a resident of La Crosse since November, 1854; he was born July 9, 1832, in Westerly, R. I., son of Joseph Hiscox, who is still living at Westerly, 82 years old; he was engaged in merchandising, and J. D. was brought up to the same business, and has followed it ever since, coming to Wisconsin in 1854. He was married in Norwich, Conn. (while living in Rhode Island), to Mary D., daughter of Lyman Back, of Windham, Conn.; he was on the South Side three years, and since that has resided in North La Crosse. Was Town Treasurer three years in succession, and Chairman of the Board of Supervisors two years. Has two children - George E., married and firing on the C., M. & St. P. R. R.; Charles Irving (single), clerking at the Round House in North 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. 761. City of La Crosse M. HIRSHHEIMER, proprietor of the La Crosse Foundry, on Third street, came to La Crosse with his parents in 1855, and has resided here ever since. His father, Louis Hirschheimer, came from Germany to the United States in 1850, on a sailing vessel; started May 7, and arrived in New York City on the 4th of July following. He lived in Indiana Co., Penn., previous to coming to La Crosse. Mr. H. has been engaged in the foundry business since April 1, 1865. He was married, Oct. 15, 1876, to Miss Bertha, daughter of Henry Abraham, of Milwaukee, and has two children - Hattie and Louis. [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. 761 - 762. City of La Crosse J. J. HIRSHHEIMER, law and collection agent; was born in January, 1839, in the village of Lehun Steinsfeld, Kingdom of Mullemberg, Germany. After having taken a course in the academy at Wemsberg, he emigrated with his father, Louis Hirshheimer, to the United States, locating at Blairsville, Indiana Co., Penn.; in the fall of 1856, came West with his father and located at La Crosse, where he engaged with his father in the mercantile business and afterward in the lumber trade. In October, 1859, he was married to Amelia Camile Kenworthy, at St. Louis, Mo.; after the burning of his father's saw-mill in March, 1860, he ran a small saw-mill in Brownsville, Minn., in the fall of 1860, left for St. Louis, Mo., but finding no opening there, removed to Napoleon, Ark., where he remained until the State seceded; finding his position as a Northern man untenable in that section of the country, he decided to go to the Pacific Coast; arriving in New Orleans, La., in the spring of 1861, he remained there awaiting for a vessel to go to Panama, but finding the blockade of the United States Government too strict to allow vessels to depart for the Gulf, and the Mississippi River having been closed by the Federal Government, was obliged to remain in the city of New Orleans. During his forced residence there, he was an eye-witness of many of the thrilling events of the war in that section of the South; after the capture of the city by the United States forces under Commodore Farragut and Gen. Butler, in April, 1862, he received employment under Butler's military administration in September, 1862, entering the service of the United States Government, and was soon promoted to Quartermaster in the 92d U. S. C. I.; served in that capacity until January, 1866, and was mustered out of the United States service at New Orleans. Continued to reside in the latter place until August, 1868; during that time, he was engaged in the grocery trade, but, owing to the bitter feeling then prevailing in the South against Northern men, found the undertaking unprofitable. Was present and participated in the convention called by Gov. Wells, which ended in bloody riot; was in the Mechanics' Institute when the convention was assailed by the mob, escaping death only at the instance of a personal friend in the ranks of the rioters. Came to La Crosse in September, 1868; in October of the same year, located in Winona, Minn., and engaged in the dry goods business; resided in Winona until June, 1878; then removed to 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. 761. City of La Crosse A. HIRSHHEIMER, proprietor La Crosse plow works, Third street; was born near Hulbron, Wurtemberg, Aug. 14, 1840; came to America at the age of 10, in 1850. He lived for six years in Blairsville, Indiana Co., Penn.; moved to La Crosse April 17, 1856, where he was engaged in his father's store during the summers of 1856 and 1857. He next was employed in the mill built by his father, being the second saw and grist mill erected in La Crosse. This was burned in the spring of 1860, after which he engaged in steamboating, and built and run a small steamer called the Eclispe, on Root River, until 1863, when he began to work at his present business, as narrated above. He was married, June 27, 1869, to Miss Dora Fox, and has a family of four children. Mr. H. is still in the prime of life, and to all appearances good for a score of years of active, valuable business life. [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. 761. City of La Crosse NICHOLAS HINTZEN, proprietor of the La Crosse vegetable and fruit garden, was born January 17, 1826, at Strassum, Luxemburg, Germany. He went to France in 1845, where he worked in a flouring-mill, and emigrated to America in 1849, and located in Pennsylvania, about twenty miles from Philadelphia, in March of that year, where he worked on a farm. He removed to Kenosha, Wis., in 1850, where he also worked on a farm. During that same year, he located in Prairie du Chien, where he peddled fanning-mills. August 5, 1851, he removed to La Crosse, and started a store, which he conducted up to 1863, when he kept a hotel until 1878, when he went into the gardening business. He now owns a garden of 22-1/2 acres on Twelfth street, and supplies the city with vegetables and fruit. [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. 761. City of La Crosse WILLIAM W. HINKLEY; born in Rutland Co., Vt., November, 1834. He came to La Crosse in February, 1863. Married Mary J. Fowler, who died in 1871. Mr. Hinkley has one child - Isabel. [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. 761. City of La Crosse F. R. HICKISCH, dealer in groceries, southwest corner of Ninth and Vine streets, was born in German Bohemia, in 1847; came to America in July, 1868, settled in La Crosse, and worked at the tailor's trade till the spring of 1880, since which he has been in his present business. He has been leader of the Germania Band since the spring of 1876. Was married in La Crosse, in 1869, to Theresa Pillat, and has four children - Charles, Annie, Bertha and Willie. His father, Frank Hickisch, came to America in November, 1868, and lived in La Crosse till his death, in December, 1878, at the age of 57. [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. 761. City of La Crosse JOHN HEILLER, cooper and stockholder in the La Crosse Co-Operative Barrel Manufacturing Company, was born in Clayton Co., Iowa, in 1851, son of William Heiller, who died in 1869. Mr. Heiller learned his trade in his native place; came to La Crosse in April, 1880, and purchased stock in the present company the following fall. He was married in 1874, in Clayton, Iowa, to Miss Matilda Friend, and has two children - Fannie Sophia and Lottie Anna. [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. 760 - 761. City of La Crosse G. HEILEMANN, deceased, was a native of Wurtemberg, Germany; came to America in 1853, and resided in Milwaukee, Wis., till 1857; then came to La Crosse, and worked a few months in Michel's Brewery. He was married in June, 1858, in Milwaukee, to Miss Johanne Bandle, also a native of Wurtemberg, Germany. Immediately after marriage, he came back to La Crosse, and went into partnership with John Gund, in the brewing business (having learned the trade in Germany). They continued together in business till 1872; then dissolved partnership, and Mr. Heilemann continued business alone in the old place, till his death, Feb. 19, 1878. He left a wife and eight children, seven daughters and one son. The property was left, by will, to Mrs. Heilemann, and she continues the business in her own name. [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. 760. City of La Crosse H. C. HEATH, photographer, is a native of New York City; born May 31, 1831. When about 8 years of age, his parents removed to Plattsburg, N. Y., and both died there. In April, 1855, he came to Wisconsin, from Randolph, Vt., where he had been living a couple of years, and has been a resident of La Crosse since that time. He first went into business with his brother, W. F. Heath, as contractors and builders, and at the end of three years, added carriage-making to their other business, and about six months after, took R. C. Tift as a partner. Soon after, H. C. Heath and Tift bought out the interest of W. F. Heath, and carried on carriage-making exclusively, under the firm name of Heath & Tift. Two years after, Mr. Heath sold out to his partner, and purchased the daguerrean rooms of J. S. Patten, and has been in that business ever since, except five years, from the fall of 1868 till the fall of 1873, in the grocery business. Mr. Heath, in company with his brother, built the first steam shingle-mill in the city of La Crosse, for C. L. Coleman, and, while in the daguerrean business, drew the plans and specifications, and superintended the building of Mr. Coleman's second mill, which was afterward burned. He is now Grand Recorder of the Ancient Order of United Workmen for the State of Wisconsin, and has held that office ever since the order was established in the State. [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. 759. City of La Crosse S. T. HARRISON, painter, has resided in La Crosse since May, 1857. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, 1844. His father, William Harrison, came to La Crosse, with his family, where he has since resided. Mr. Harrison enlisted at Cincinnati, in the U. S. Volunteer Navy, and was in service thirteen months on the Ohio and Cumberland Rivers, in the gun-boat Victory, No. 33, of the Upper Ohio River Fleet, under Com. Fitch. After he left the army he clerked in a jewelry store at Cincinnati a few months, and has since followed painting in La Crosse. He was married to Miss Mary (daughter of Daniel Malbon, a lumberman, who came to La Crosse in 1856, and died in 1865), of La Crosse, Sept. 10, 1867. They have three children - Hattie, Bertie and Jimmy. [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!]