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From History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin, 1881, p. 753.

A. A. FREEMAN, of the firm of A. A. Freeman & Co., proprietors of the flouring-mill, corner Front and Mt. Vernon streets; is a resident of the city of New York, and a member of the commission firm of Charles Haight & Co.; he also owns a flouring mill at River Falls, Wis., and spends a part of his time in the West. E. ZEIDLER, the other member of the firm, has been a resident of La Crosse since 1876, and a member of this firm since September, 1878. He is a native of Bremen, Germany, and came to the United States in 1867. He resided in New York City till he came to La Crosse, except one year in Minneapolis, Minn.

From History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin, 1881, p. 809.

GEORGE ZEISLER, proprietor of the Plank Road Brewery; was born in Bavaria, Germany, in 1825; came to America in 1853, and settled in Monroe Co., Penn. Was there three years, and came from there to La Crosse in 1856. He first worked for C. L. Coleman five years, then started a copper still for making malt whiskey, which he kept up six years. He was then one and a half years in the butcher business on Main street. In 1867, he commenced the brewing business in his present location; was burned out in January, 1874, and soon after erected his present building, which has a capacity of about 3,500 barrels, and cost $30,000. In the year 1880, he manufactured about 2,800 barrels.

From History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin, 1881, p. 809.

F. D. ZIMMERMAN, head miller for A. A. Freeman & Co.; is a native of Baden, Germany; born in 1851; son of Augustus Zimmerman; came to America in 1864; learned his trade in Rochester, N. Y., and remained there till 1874. He then went to Minneapolis, Minn., and was in the old Washburn A. Mill, and Pittsburg Mill, and afterward had charge of the Union Mill three years. Came from there to La Crosse in March, 1880. He was married in February, 1879, to Miss Carrie L. Case.

From History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin, 1881, p. 861.

JOHN ZOPFI, farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. La Crosse; was born in Switzerland in 1828. In 1855, he was married to Elizabeth Lauthold, born in Switzerland in 1828, and soon after emigrated to the United States, arriving at Jeffersonville, Sullivan Co., N. Y., in April, 1852, where he was employed in the Sole Leather Manufactory of E. A. Clark & Co. for sixteen years, working nights eleven years of the time. In 1867, he concluded he would try the Western country, and accordingly came to La Crosse Co., purchasing 90 acres of his present farm, which contains 221 acres, about 140 of which is well improved, having a fine two-story house and good barn. Mr. Z. is a Democrat in politics, and has been Town Treasurer two terms, but is not a man who is fond of public office. The children are Peter, born Dec. 9, 1856; John A., Dec. 6, 1857; William J., July 21, 1859; Albert H., April 7, 1866; George E., May 23, 1873; Elizabeth, Aug. 12, 1852; Emma, Aug. 25, 1861; Minnie, March 17, 1864; Ida M., May 7, 1868.

These biographies submitted by Roxanne Munns.