From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 770. City of La Crosse WILLIAM M. LANG, foreman in the "Victor Mill," of William Listman; has been in his present business since 1865, and in La Crosse since 1876. He was born in Canada in 1851, learned his trade there, and came to Minneapolis, Minn., in 1871; he was there and in Red Wing, Minn., till he came to La Crosse in 1876. His father, John Lang, is living in La Crosse. [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!]