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From History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin, 1881, p. 814.

CHRISTIAN INACBENIT, farmer, Section 27; P. O. Onalaska; was born in Switzerland, Dec. 17, 1828; came to Wisconsin in 1866; owns 280 acres of land, with a good barn and house. His wife, Margarita Obecklen, was born in Germany, April 20, 1835. They were married in 1858, and have ten children - Christian, John, Margarita, Michael, Ella, Berthund, Adolph, Lizzie, Frank and Henry.

From History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin, 1881, p. 823.

A. S. ISHAM, wagon manufacturer, West Salem; born in St. Albans, Vt., in 1825. He learned the business of cabinet-making at St. Albans; removed to Ogdensburg, N. Y., in April, 1846, where he engaged at work in a piano shop. He came to the city of La Crosse August, 1855; has resided at West Salem most of the time since. Engaged in his present business September, 1877. His first wife was Adelaide Woodward, born at Ogdensburg, N. Y. Present wife was Mrs. Hattie Betts. Has three children by first marriage - George resides in Clark Co.; Cady, also in Clark Co., and Charles. Mrs. Isham has one child, Clara, by former marriage.

These biographies submitted by Roxanne Munns.