From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 753. City of La Crosse W. D. FOX, landlord of the Cameron House; is a native of New York, having been born near Honeoye Lake, Ontario Co., N. Y., Dec. 6, 1824. When 20 years of age, having completed his education, which was obtained in the common schools of his native place, Mr. Fox removed to Wooster, Wayne Co., Ohio, where he resided two years, engaged in milling. He then removed to Watertown, Wis., and was similarly occupied until 1848, when he became a citizen and miller of Kingston, Green Lake Co., remaining here until the spring of 1858, when he went to Portage, and assumed charge of the Veeder House at that place. In February, 1860, he controlled the Railroad Hotel of the same city, which was burned in 1863, and, during the winter of 1865-66, was also identified with the management of the Union Depot Restaurant of Milwaukee. He remained there three years, at the expiration of which period he resumed his residence in Portage. In March, 1880, he came to La Crosse to take charge of the Cameron House, and has since been a resident of the Gateway City. Mr. Fox was married, in December, 1856, to Miss Alvina Smith, and has one daughter. [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. 752 - 753. City of La Crosse JOHN FOX, saloon-keeper, formerly contractor and builder; was born in Bavaria, in 1828; came to America in the spring of 1853; learned the mason's trade in La Crosse, and followed the business of contractor and builder up to 1876, since which time he has been in his present business. Among the buildings he put up in La Crosse are Gund's Brewery, City Engine House, Heasley's Block, Scharf & Ring's Block, Funk's Foundry, Heillman's Malt House, Michel's Brewery and Rau's Block. He learned the blacksmith's trade in Germany, and worked at it till he came to America. He is Secretary of the Wisconsin Odd Fellows Insurance Co. Has been Supervisor two years; Alderman three terms, and Coroner and Constable one year each. [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. 752. City of La Crosse FRED FLICK, painter, corner of Seventh and La Crosse streets; has been a resident of La Crosse since 1868. He was born in Switzerland in 1842; son of Charles Flick. Learned his trade in Switzerland; commenced when 16, and served three years; came to the United States in October, 1866, and lived in Menomonee, Dunn Co., Wis.; worked for Knapp, Stout & Co., and came from there to La Crosse in 1868. Was married, in October, 1868, in La Crosse, to Mrs. Mary Michel; has no children. [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. 752. City of La Crosse ANDREW FJELSTAD, of the firm of Dresen & Fjelstad, merchants of North La Crosse; was born in Norway in 1846; son of Jens Anderson Fjelstad; came to the United States in 1869; lived one year in Iowa, one year in Lanesboro, Minn., and since that in La Crosse. He clerked for different parties till Sept. 4, 1880, when the present partnership was formed. He was married, in 1862, in Norway, to Karen Augusta, daughter of Congressman Lars Blilie, of Norway, and has seven children, as follows; Jens, Nettie, Laura, Lars, Augusta, Alletta and Charlotte. He was seven years in the cavalry service in Norway under Oscar II and Charles XV. [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. 752. City of La Crosse W. R. FINCH, editor and publisher of the La Crosse "Republican and Leader"; was born in Walworth Co., Wis., Dec. 14, 1847; was educated in part in Columbia Co., and entered the office of the Portage "Register", upon the completion of his academic course. In June, 1875, he became identified with the journal the affairs of which he at present directs, rising from a nominal position by the sheer force of industry and worth. [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. 752. City of La Crosse ALBERT FEHLBERG, cabinet-maker; was born in Prussia in 1830; son of Ludwig Fehlberg; learned his trade in Germany, and came to America in 1854. He lived five years in Canada; then came to Buffalo, N. Y., and came from there to La Crosse in June, 1860. He was married, in 1861, to Matilda Winkler; has seven children - Herman, Matilda, Bertha, Paulina, Ida, David and Annie. Mr. Fehlberg has been in the hotel business for several years in La Crosse, having kept the Union House seven years, and the Central Hotel two years. He still owns the Central Hotel, on the corner of Third and Vine streets, but has it rented. [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. 752. City of La Crosse JOHN B. FAIRBANKS, M. D., is a native of Springfield, Vt.; born April 29, 1847; son of Roswell and Brittainnia (Burnham) Fairbanks, who came to Wisconsin in 1849; lived four years at Oasis, Waushara Co., and then settled in Easton, Adams Co. The Doctor was educated at the State University at Madison, and studied medicine with Bowen & Sugman, of that city. He graduated in 1878, from the Homeopathic Medical College of St. Louis, and also in the same year from the Missouri School of Midwifery and Diseases of Women and Children; practiced a short time in Juneau Co., Wis., coming from there to La Crosse. He was married at Linden, Juneau Co., Wis., in September, 1876, to Miss Olive A. Armstrong. [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. 752. City of La Crosse P. O. EVENSEN, proprietor of the Central Hotel, corner Third and Vine streets; is a native of Norway; born in the city of Christiana in 1842; son of Even Jargensen (Siggerude); came to America in 1879, arriving in New York City on the 2d day of August. He came to Minnesota, and lived in Red Wing two months; then went on a large farm in Jackson Co. as a cook, till December, 1880, when he came to La Crosse. He was married, in Norway, in 1872, to Eliza, daughter of Neils Knudsen, and has two children - Annie and Mary. [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. 752. City of La Crosse HENRY ERICKSON, manufacturer and dealer in boots and shoes on Main street, between Fifth and Sixth; has been in business in La Crosse since 1875. He was born in Kuamiken Sohn, Ertmark Sokin, Dals Lan, Sweden, in 1840; son of Erick Olson; learned his trade in Norway, and came to the United States in 1869, and has since resided in La Crosse. He was married in 1871, to Hilda Anderson, a native of Sweden; has no children. [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. 752. City of La Crosse C. P. ERBST, proprietor of the "Peoples' Garden" and saloon, corner Fourth and Market streets; has been a resident of La Crosse since September, 1857. He was born in Schleswig, Holstein, in 1824; son of C. Peter Erbst; came to United States in 1850; settled in Moline, Ill., and engaged in the mercantile trade, where he conducted his business successfully, till 1857, then lost all he had by fire, and came to La Crosse. He was engaged in merchandising in La Crosse for a few years, then went into his present business after farming about four years in the town of Washington. He was three and a half years in active service in the Prussian army before coming to America, and served under Gen. Franz Sigel in 1848. He was married in his native country to Miss Martha Busch, and has had twelve children, only three of whom are now living - Sophia, Louisa and George. [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. 797 - 798. City of La Crosse B. L. STROUSE & CO., dealers in hides, wool, pelts, furs, rags, scrap-iron and metals, have been in business in La Crosse since 1863. Mr. Strouse is a native of Bavaria, born in 1839; came to the United States in April, 1856; lived in Philadelphia till 1859; then went to McGregor, Iowa, and came from there to La Crosse in 1862. He commenced business in 1863, and was joined by Mr. Ensel in 1868. G. W. Ensel, the other member of the firm, was born in Hohenzollern-Hechingen, Prussia, in 1838; came to the United States in August, 1854; lived in Philadelphia, Penn., Washington, D. C., Des Moines and McGregor, Iowa, till November, 1866; then came to La Crosse and joined Mr. Strouse in business in 1868; unmarried. Mr. Strouse was married Oct. 27, 1872, in Philadelphia, to Miss Frederica Ensel; has no children. In business, they operate throughout Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Dakota and Montana. [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. 751. City of La Crosse ENERSON & OLSON, saloon-keepers on Third street; have been in business in present location since March 13, 1880. Henry Enerson was born in Norway in 1843; son of Ener Hendrickson, who died in Norway; came to America in 1867; was in Indiana a few months, and has resided in La Crosse since. He kept hotel on corner of Third and Jay streets from 1873 to 1875; then went into the Nora House, corner King and Third, till July, 1879, and has since been in the saloon business. His partner, Christ Olson, was born in Norway in 1844, son of Ole Hansen; came to America in 1870, lived in Clark Co., Wis., three years, then went to California and engaged in lumbering there till 1878, when he returned to Wisconsin and tended bar for his present partner till they went into business together; both unmarried. [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. 751. City of La Crosse JOSEPHUS EMERY, proprietor of livery stable; was born at Corrinna, Maine, July 29, 1834. He left here when a boy of 10 or 11 years of age, going to Tedbury, Mass., remaining there about a year, and then going to Lowell, Mass. In February, 1852, he removed to Geneseo, Henry Co., Ill., and was there engaged about six months in opening a farm, when he removed to La Crosse, where he went to work logging on Black River for his uncle, S. F. Weston. In the fall of 1854, he returned to Lowell, remaining there until 1860, when he again came to Wisconsin, and logged for his uncle on Eau Claire River; remained there until 1862, when he opened a livery stable in Geneseo, Ill., conducting this until 1868, when he sold out and went to Baraboo, Wis., where he ran two stage lines, one from Baraboo to Portage, and the other from Baraboo to Kilbourn. In 1869, he was engaged in selling lumber on the Mississippi River, soon afterward starting a lumber-yard at Fountain, Minn. He removed to La Crosse, Feb. 19, 1873, and purchased a livery stable, which he has since conducted. [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. 751. City of La Crosse CHARLES W. EHMAN, saloon-keeper on South Third street, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1854. His father, August Ehman, was a locksmith, and came from Silesia, Prussia, to the United States in 1844; lived in Cincinnati, Ohio, till 1859; then in Detroit, Mich., till 1865, and since that has resided in La Crosse. Charles W. was educated in Detroit, and came to La Crosse with his parents; was engaged in clerking till summer of 1879, and since that has been in his present business. Nov. 20, 1879, he married Annie L. Smith, of La Crosse, and has one child - Louisa. [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. 751. City of La Crosse LOUIS EGGERS, saloon-keeper, corner Third and Pearl streets, was born in Milwaukee, Wis., in 1853; son of Henry Eggers, who died in Milwaukee in 1863. Louis came to La Crosse in the spring of 1871, and has been in business for himself since 1879. His wife, to whom he was married in La Crosse in 1873, was Pauline Meyer, and they have two children - Amelia and Melvin. [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. 751. City of La Crosse JOHN M. EGAN, Superintendent of the Southwest Division of the C., M. & St. P. R. R.; has been in his present position since June, 1876. He is a native of Springfield, Mass.; his father, M. Egan, removed to Amboy, Ill., in 1855, with his family, and still resides there. He was there in 1852, engaged in the construction of the Illinois Central Railroad, and has been connected with that road ever since. Mr. Egan was connected with the Illinois Central Road from 1864 to 1871, and from that time, till 1876, was in St. Louis connected with the St. Louis, Kansas City & Northern road. [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. 750. City of La Crosse JOHN EDWARDS, house and sign painter, was born in Suffolk, Eng., in June, 1829. When 5 years old, his parents emigrated to America, and settled in Canada West. His father's name was Israel Edwards. John left home when 10 years of age and went to Rochester, N. Y., where he remained three years, then three years at Niagara Falls. Came to La Crosse in April, 1855, and went soon after to Winona, Minn., and lived there and in Hastings, Minn., till the spring of 1857, then returned to La Crosse. In the spring of 1858, he went to Texas, but only stayed a few weeks. In the fall of 1876, he went to California and was gone two years, then returned to La Crosse. He has four children - John, William, Ida and Medora. He was married in La Crosse, in 1859, to Miss Maria Bradfield, a native of Ohio. [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!]

I appreciate the biographies on the internet for LaCrosse County and I thank the person who is doing this. But I do have a question. A couple of years ago when I joined this list, someone looked up the History of La Crosse County and found three men named David Davis, one of which was mine. I was, at the time, thrilled because I had no proof that he emigrated to LaCrosse County. However, he isn't mentioned in the biographies from the 1881 history. Was there a different history? I am just curious now. Thanks, Annie ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

Annie, I'm typing up the biographies and putting them out to the list. I'll take a stab at the answer here. Right now, I'm just posting the City of La Crosse biographies. I haven't had a chance to do the other towns, villages, and townships' biographies yet. So, if David Davis wasn't living in the city of La Crosse, I just haven't gotten to him yet. The other answer could be that the references to David Davis were in other sections of the book than the biographies section. They do give quite a few personal details within the histories of the towns and villages. Does that help? Roxanne -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 8:16 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [WILACROS] QUESTION RE BIOGRAPHIES FROM 1881 HISTORY I appreciate the biographies on the internet for LaCrosse County and I thank the person who is doing this. But I do have a question. A couple of years ago when I joined this list, someone looked up the History of La Crosse County and found three men named David Davis, one of which was mine. I was, at the time, thrilled because I had no proof that he emigrated to LaCrosse County. However, he isn't mentioned in the biographies from the 1881 history. Was there a different history? I am just curious now. Thanks, Annie ************************************** 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: 268.18.17/732 - Release Date: 3/24/2007 4:36 PM -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.17/732 - Release Date: 3/24/2007 4:36 PM

Hello rmunns, How wonderful that you are keying in all this information! I have this book at home (it is VERY thick), and I remember years ago I posted just the index online. At that time, I offered for people to email me and I would photocopy the page(s) that interested them. It's probably been 8 or 9 years since then.... This is so much more useful and will last forever! Will there be a place online where this information will be accessible to people not on this mailing list? Thank you for your efforts, rmunns! [email protected] (researching the La Crosse surnames KRONER, GENZ, MUNZKE and LUECK) -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 3:51 PM Subject: [WILACROS] Isaac DIMON Biography, b. 1832 NJ<WI From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 749. City of La Crosse ISAAC DIMON, foreman car department C., M. & St. P. R. R., at North La Crosse; is a native of New Jersey, born in 1832; came to Wisconsin in 1855; was at Horicon, Milwaukee and several other places, and settled in La Crosse in August, 1859; has followed railroading ever since he came to Wisconsin, and has been in his present position ever since he came to La Crosse. Has been Trustee of Village Board of North La Crosse. His first wife was Maria Gilmore, who died in 1870, leaving two children - Arthur J. and Charles, the latter died at the age of 2-1/2 years. His second wife was Miss Priscilla Atkinson, of La Crosse; has one child by second marriage - John F. [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!] ------------------------------- 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 ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.