From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 760. City of La Crosse H. C. HEATH, photographer, is a native of New York City; born May 31, 1831. When about 8 years of age, his parents removed to Plattsburg, N. Y., and both died there. In April, 1855, he came to Wisconsin, from Randolph, Vt., where he had been living a couple of years, and has been a resident of La Crosse since that time. He first went into business with his brother, W. F. Heath, as contractors and builders, and at the end of three years, added carriage-making to their other business, and about six months after, took R. C. Tift as a partner. Soon after, H. C. Heath and Tift bought out the interest of W. F. Heath, and carried on carriage-making exclusively, under the firm name of Heath & Tift. Two years after, Mr. Heath sold out to his partner, and purchased the daguerrean rooms of J. S. Patten, and has been in that business ever since, except five years, from the fall of 1868 till the fall of 1873, in the grocery business. Mr. Heath, in company with his brother, built the first steam shingle-mill in the city of La Crosse, for C. L. Coleman, and, while in the daguerrean business, drew the plans and specifications, and superintended the building of Mr. Coleman's second mill, which was afterward burned. He is now Grand Recorder of the Ancient Order of United Workmen for the State of Wisconsin, and has held that office ever since the order was established in the State. [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!]