From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 736. City of La Crosse FRANK BARTL, foreman in the Empire Brewery; was born in Bohemia in 1838; came to the United States in 1868, and settled in Wisconsin; has been in La Crosse since 1874. He was married in Germany, in 1867, to Mary Rank, and has four children - Anna, Frank, Joseph and Mary. His father was George Bartl, and he has been working at the brewing business since he was 14 years old. [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!]