From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin, 1881", p. 748. City of La Crosse GEORGE DAGENDESH, contractor and builder, and member of the firm of Tanny & Dagendesh, was born in 1847, in Switzerland. His father, George Dagendesh, came to the United States with his family in 1855; settled in Milwaukee, Wis., and died there in 1875. Mr. D., Jr., learned the stone-cutter's trade in Milwaukee, and worked at it there till he came to La Crosse, in 1870. He was married, in 1867, to Emma, daughter of Martin Rybold, of Milwaukee; has six children - George, Theresa, Emma, Rosa, Mary and Catharine. [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!]