From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 750 - 751. City of La Crosse GEORGE EDWARDS, lumberman, was born Dec. 1, 1818, at Windsor, Broome Co., N. Y. Lived there three years, when his parents removed to Chenango Co., N. Y., he being numbered with their household valuables. Here he remained until he was 18 years of age, when he started for the West, stopping on the Lodi Plains, near Ann Arbor, Mich., where he worked for a short time on a farm. In the fall of that year, he traveled on foot all the way from Detroit, Mich., to East Troy, Wis., where he worked on a farm for Augustus Smith, at $12 per month. In 1839, he made a purchase of a farm of 200 acres, by borrowing money. He then worked out by the month, day or job, for two or three years, and finally succeeded in building himself a little shanty and purchasing a yoke of oxen, when he began the cultivation of his own land. In the spring, he was taken sick with inflammatory rheumtism, all alone in his shanty, but was soon discovered and sent to East Troy, where his brother resided. He was sick all summer with the rheumatism, and in the fall had a severe siege of the bilious fever which came nearly proving fatal. His parents came from New York and took care of him. While sick, he sold his farm for $1,000. After again gaining his health he opened a grocery store in the town of East Troy, and while in this returned to his native home in New York, and married Electa S. Edwards. He then carried on the grocery business until his health again failed him, when he sold out his stock of groceries, and with his wife and one child went to Texas, where he remained through a winter, and in the spring returned to East Troy. In 1853, he came overland, with his brother, to La Crosse Co., and purchased 320 acres of land, near West Salem. He returned to East Troy in the fall, remaining there through the winter and in 1854, again came to La Crosse, purchased two city lots of C. K. Lord, where he now lives on Sixth street, together with property on Front street, which he purchased from F. M. Rublee, and in the spring of 1855, moved his wife and family to La Crosse, and during that year formed a partnership with B. P. Hart in the hardware business. In March, 1859, their store and stock of goods were entirely consumed by fire. Subsequently he entered the hardware business alone, following it for three years, and was afterward in the same business with Sylvester & Shepherd, and then with Chris F. Scharpf, and finally sold and went into the lumber and wheat business with James Vincent, remaining with him about six years, and has since been in the logging and lumber business, and is the owner of a considerable amount of pine lands. [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 WILLIAM DUNCAN, policeman, has been on the police force in North La Crosse since the spring of 1876. He is a native of Canada, born at Kingsley Falls, Province of Quebec, in 1847; son of John and Margaret (Strutch) Duncan, natives of Scotland. Came to Wisconsin in the spring of 1867, and has resided in La Crosse since that time. He was engaged in lumbering, as foreman for L. R. Stafford, for several years, and afterward for Hogan & Chamberlain. He was married in 1872, in La Crosse, to Eliza A., daughter of Thomas Elliott, and has two children, Edna and Mabel. [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 DAVID DRUMMOND, dealer in diamonds, watches, clocks and jewelry, No. 35 Main street, has been in business for himself, in present location, since September, 1877. He was born in Glasgow, Scotland, Sept. 25, 1849; son of D. D. Drummond, who came to America in 1853, settled in Clayton Co., Iowa, and now lives in Dubuque. David Drummond learned his trade in McGregor, Iowa, working with R. Hubbard three and a half years, and six months with French & Richmond of same place. Came to La Crosse, Jan. 13, 1873, and has worked at the business since. Was married Feb. 3, 1873, in McGregor, to Miss Julia, daughter of John Shadbolt, now of Georgetown, Colo. Has two children, Prentice and Harry. [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 LEMUEL DRAKE, contractor and builder, has been in his present business in La Crosse since May, 1857, and a resident of the city since May, 1856. He was born in 1829, in Essex, England, Parish of Great Pullingbury; son of James Drake, who was born and died in the same parish. When 13 years old, young Drake went to London, where he resided till he was 20, then came to America in April, 1849; lived one year in Appleton, Wis., then went to Ohio and lived five years in Cleveland, then one year in Chicago, and came from there to La Crosse in spring of 1856. He learned the carpenter's trade in Appleton and Cleveland. His first wife was Emily Drake, of Essex, Eng., who died in 1865, leaving four children, Isabella, William, George and Lemuel. His second wife was Ketura Viner, also a native of England, by whom he has six children, Eliza, Louisa, Lettie, Henry, Fannie and Katie. [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 C. DONAGHOE, hotel and saloon keeper, is a native of County Tyrone, Ireland; born in 1832; came to America in 1849, arriving in La Fayette Co., Wis., in July of that year. The following spring he removed to Galena, Ill., and remained there till July, 1861, when he came to La Crosse. Has been in his present business since 1863. [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 FRANK DOERRE, hardware merchant; is a native of Bohemia, Austria, born in 1836; came to America in 1855, landing in New York; he went to Canada where he resided one year, and came to Wisconsin in 1856; he lived two months in Madison; then went to Sauk City and worked six months, and came to La Crosse in August, 1856; he remained in La Crosse till October, 1859; then went South and worked in Memphis, Tenn., Jackson, Miss., and New Orleans, La. In 1862, he enlisted in New Orleans in the 14th Me. V. I., Co. H, and served nearly a year under Gen. Butler, and was then discharged on account of sickness. After his discharge, he returned to La Crosse and has resided here ever since July 6, 1864; he went into the hardware business at No. 54 Pearl street, and carried on business in the same building till 1878, when he removed to his present location, Pearl street, where he has a general stock of hardware, stoves and tinware. [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. 749 - 750. City of La Crosse LEO DOERFLINGER, merchant and saloon-keeper, Fourth street, between Jay and King; was born in Baden, Germany, in 1826; his father, Joseph Doerflinger, came to America in 1848, and settled on a farm in what is now the town of Shelby, La Crosse Co., Wis., his being the second farm settled in the county; he died in 1860, at the age of 60. Leo came to America in 1855; lived on the farm with his father two years; has resided in the city since 1857. He was married in La Crosse, in 1857, to Mary Magdalena Bundru, also a native of Baden, and has three children - William, Mary Lucy and Mary Magdalena. William D. was born and brought up in La Crosse; has been clerking since 1872, first for Rau & Klein, and afterward for John C. Smith, and is also in company with his father in the store on Fourth street. [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. 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!]

From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 749. City of La Crosse A. H. DAVIS, senior member of Davis & Medary, was born in Canada, near the Vermont line, in 1826, being a Vermonter in all respects, save the accidental circumstances of being born outside the limits of the State, of which his parents were residents. At the age of 20, he emigrated to Galena, where he engaged in the confectionery business till 1866, when he came to La Crosse, and engaged in his present vocation. [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. 749. City of La Crosse CAPT. P. S. DAVIDSON; was born in Lawrence Co., Ohio, in 1827, and, at the age of 25, entered the steamboat business, first on the Ohio River, where he remained four years, and then on the Mississippi, where he continued his business until 1862, when he came to La Crosse and settled. He at once came prominently before the public as an enterprising, go-ahead steamboat man, and has maintained his position at the head of the business ever since, and is at present President of the St. Louis & St. Paul Passenger and Freight Line, a company which was organized in the spring of 1881. Mr. Davidson is also the owner of two saw-mills in the Fifth Ward with a combined capacity of 200,000 feet per day. He was married in 1861 in Lawrence Co., Ohio, to Miss Johnson, daughter of Judge Johnson, of that county. Has had eight children, of whom five are living, namely - William F., P. S., Arthur, Frank 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. 749. City of La Crosse NELS DAVIDSON, river foreman for Robert M. Mover; has been in his present position since 1876; he was born in 1844, in Norway, where he learned the ship-carpenter's trade and followed that business till he came to America, in 1868; he settled in Onalaska, and has been in the employ of Mr. Mover ever since; he removed to La Crosse in 1879; has four children - Anna, Della, Christina and Nellie. His wife was Lottie Abramson, of Onalaska, and a native of Sweden. [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. 749. City of La Crosse HOMER S. DANIELS, attorney and counsellor at law, member of the firm of Daniels & Toeller; was born at Ahnepee, Wis., in 1856; his parents moved to La Crosse in 1864, from Trempealeau, Wis.; attended the public schools of La Crosse until 1873, when he entered the modern classical course at the State University; graduated in the class of 1876, completing the four-year course in three years. Studied law with the firm of Stogdill & Daniels, and was admitted to the bar in November, 1877. Immediately commenced practice in La Crosse. In 1878, entered into partnership with William H. Stogdill and John A. Daniels, under the firm name of Stogdill & Daniels; continued in the firm of Stogdill & Daniels until November, 1880, when he formed his present partnership with Frank J. Toeller. Was married Oct. 15, 1878, at Dubuque, Iowa, to Mary Frances, daughter of Jacob Christman. [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. 749. City of La Crosse JOHN A. DANIELS, attorney at law, of the firm of Stogdill & Daniels, of the city of La Crosse; was born in the town of Franklin, Delaware County in the State of New York, on the 10th day of December, 1832. He received an academic education at the Delaware Literary Institute, located in his native town. In 1853 and 1854, he published a newspaper at Milford, Pike Co., Penn., called the Milford "Herald". Mr. Daniels came to Wisconsin in 1856, and located at the city of Kenosha, in Kenosha Co., and completed the study of the law with Mr. H. F. Schoff, of that city. He left Kenosha in the fall of 1856, and located in Kewaunee Co.; and, in the fall of that year, he was admitted to the bar in Manitowoc Co., to which county Kewaunee Co. was attached for judicial purposes, and was admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of the State in 1858. He came to the Mississippi Valley in the latter part of August, 1858, and located at the village of Trempealeau, in Trempealeau Co., where he again entered upon the practice of his profession. He was elected District Attorney of Trempealeau Co., in the fall of the same year. In the fall of 1864, he came to the city of La Crosse, where he has lived and been in the active practice of his profession ever since. Mr. Daniels was admitted to practice in the Circuit and District Courts of the United States for the District of Wisconsin in 1868, and to the Circuit and district Courts of the United States for the Western District of Wisconsin in 1870, and to the Supreme Court of the State of Illinois in the same year. [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. 748. City of La Crosse J. C. DANE, manufacturer of breech-loading fire arms, was born in Skowhegan, Me., in 1816; learned the machinists' trade in Bangor, Me., and came West in 1855. He lived at St. Anthony, Minn., till 1861, then came to La Crosse, where he has since resided. He has been engaged in his present business since 1872. He was married in Bangor, Me., in 1842, to Miss Matilda E., daughter of Lewis Hancock of that place, and 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. 748. City of La Crosse HANS DANCHERTSEN, Postmaster at North La Crosse, and dealer in tobacco, cigars, stationery, etc., has held his office since November, 1875. He was born in Norway, in 1827; son of Denkert Danchertsen, a merchant of Bergen, Norway (where Hans was born); came to America in 1861, and located in La Crossse, where he has been engaged in the mercantile business up to the present time. He was engaged in farming in Norway for several years previous to coming to the United States. He was married, in 1864, to Emily, daughter of O. N. Solberg, of Onalaska, and has three children - Denkert Johan, Amelia and Hannah. [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. 748. City of La Crosse GEORGE DAGENDESH, contractor and builder, and member of the firm of Tanny & Dagendesh, was born in 1847, in Switzerland. His father, George Dagendesh, came to the United States with his family in 1855; settled in Milwaukee, Wis., and died there in 1875. Mr. D., Jr., learned the stone-cutter's trade in Milwaukee, and worked at it there till he came to La Crosse, in 1870. He was married, in 1867, to Emma, daughter of Martin Rybold, of Milwaukee; has six children - George, Theresa, Emma, Rosa, Mary and 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. 748. City of La Crosse GEORGE W. CUTLER, Assistant Yardmaster of the C. M. & St. P. R. R. at North La Crosse, has been in his present position since June, 1880. He is a native of Cortland Co., N. Y., born in 1843. His father, Stephen Cutler, came to Wisconsin in 1845; lived nine years in Waukesha Co., and went from there to Fond du Lac, where he still resides. Mr. Cutler enlisted in 1861, in the 18th W. V. I., and was in the service three years and eleven months. He was wounded three times during his term of service, at Shiloh, Corinth and Kingston. He was married December, 1865, in Milwaukee, to Miss Libbie F. Darley, and has three children - Hattie, Willie 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. 748. City of La Crosse JOHN A. CULLMANN, contractor and builder, has been in La Crossse since 1865, and in business most of the time, except two years on a farm. He was born in Rhine Province, Germany, in 1828; son of Charles Christian Cullmann; learned the cabinet-maker's and joiner's trade in the old country, and came to the United States in 1850. He resided in Rensselaer Co., N. Y., till 1854; then went to Louisville, Ky., and came from there to Wisconsin in 1856, lived in Dunn Co. till 1859, then in St. Clair Co., Ill., till 1861, then back to Dunn Co., Wis., and came for there to La Crosse in 1865. He was married, in 1866, to Sophia Sander, of La Crosse, and has four children - Willie, John, Albert and Adolph. [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. 748. City of La Crosse EDWARD CRONON, of the Collection and Loan Agency of Scott & Cronon, is a native of Rensselaer Co., N. Y.; born in 1836; came to La Crosse in May, 1855. He was in Arkansas when the war broke out, but succeeded in making his way back to La Crosse, and in September, 1861, enlisted in Co. I, 8th W. V. I., and received a gunshot wound in the wrist, Oct. 3, 1862, at Corinth, Miss., which made it necessary to amputate the left arm near the elbow, in consequence of which he was discharged Nov. 24, 1862. He then returned to La Crosse, taught school twelve years, and has been in his present business since 1878. He was married in La Crosse, in 1877, to Miss Anna A. Mellor, and has two children - Alice H. and Grace. Mr. Cronon's brother, Daniel, enlisted at the same time as he did, in the same acompany and regiment, and served till the close of the war. He died in July, 1868, in La Crosse, leaving a widow and one son - James Edward. [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. 747 - 748. City of La Crosse HOWARD CRAMER, insurance agent, was born in Dutchess Co., N. Y., June 23, 1820; is of German parentage. He remained in Dutchess Co. until 20 years of age, in the meantime attending the public schools. In 1840 he removed to Ohio, prepared for and entered Oberlin College, graduating from this institution in 1848. He then spent two years in traveling throughout the United States, and located in Milwaukee, Wis., in 1850, where he studied law in the office of Finch & Lynde. Was admitted to the bar to practice in Milwaukee Co., and subsequently admitted to practice in the Supreme Court. Removed to La Crosse July 17, 1851, where he practiced law about two years, and then located in Black River Falls, where he also practiced for two years. In the fall of 1854 he returned to La Crosse, and continued the practice of law. In 1855 he, together with A. T. Clinton, opened a banking house, carrying on this business under the firm name of Cramer, Clinton & Co., until 1858, when the partnership was dissolved, Mr. Cramer then forming a partnership in the banking business with the late Wilson Colwell, Captain of the Light Guards. In 1861, Mr. Colwell enlisted in the war, and the banking house was discontinued. In 1863, Mr. Cramer visited the Territory of Nevada, where he spent two years, residing there, and helping to gain the admission of that Territory as a State. He returned to La Crosse in 1865, and in 1866, was elected as City Assessor, and since that time has held various municipal and governmental positions, holding the positions of City Assessor, City Clerk, Internal Revenue Inspector and Deputy United States Marshal for this part of the Western District. In the meantime he has been engaged in the insurance business, which he is conducting at present. [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!]