From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 774. City of La Crosse PETER MAYER, foreman in the cooper shop of Anton Stritt; he has been a resident of La Crosse since May, 1854. He was born in Prussia in 1851. In 1852, his father, Peter Mayer, came to the United States and lived in Milwaukee, Wis., till May, 1854, then removed to La Crosse with his family, and died there April 19, 1870, at the age of 52. Peter Jr., learned the cooper's trade of his father, and has worked at it ever since his boyhood. He was married, in 1873, in Winona, Minn., to Anna Becker, and has three children - Lizzie, Jacob and William. His mother, whose maiden name was Catharine Franz, is still living in La Crosse at the age of 56. [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!]