From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 769. City of La Crosse JACOB KOHLHAUS, of the firm of Segelke, Kohlhaus & Co.; was born in Saxe-Weimar, Germany, in 1829, son of John Kohlhaus, who died in the old country in 1868. Mr. K. came to America in 1853; worked two months in New Orleans, La., one year in Chicago, and has resided in La Crosse since September, 1855; has been in his present business since the fall of 1863. His first wife died in 1860, leaving one child, which died soon after; he was married again 1862, to Suline Gugenbuehl, a native of Switzerland, and a sister of his first wife; has five children by second marriage - Bertha, Charlotte, Emma, Adolph and Suline. Mr. K. was Alderman of Third Ward of La Crosse one term. [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!]