From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 771. City of La Crosse JOSEPH A. LEINFELDER, carpenter, contractor and builder; has been in his present business in La Crosse since 1870; he built the convent, Bishop's residence, St. Mary's Church and several other buildings, and drew his own plans. He was born in Bavaria Feb. 25, 1833. His father, John Michael Leinfelder, came to the United States in 1842, settled in Lorain Co., Ohio, and died there in 1862. Mr. Leinfelder learned his trade in Cleveland, Ohio, and followed the business in Lorain Co., Ohio, till 1865, then came to Wisconsin, lived five years in Jefferson, and came from there to La Crosse. He was married, in Lorain Co., to Catharine Baldanf, and has nine children, as follows: Mary, Michael, Ellen, Joseph, Frank, Stephen, Henry, Anna 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!]