From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 771. City of La Crosse W. LISTMAN, proprietor of the Victor Mill; has been a resident of La Crosse since June, 1858; followed contracting and building till 1873; he built the court house, Congregational, Baptist, Presbyterian, and Episcopal churches, and many of the business blocks; has been in his present business since 1879. He was born in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, in 1830; came to the United States in 1848, and lived in Syracuse, N. Y., till he came to La Crosse, except one and a half years in Iowa. He has two children - Charles F. and Jennie C. Mrs. L. was M. J. Edwards, of Syracuse. [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!]