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From Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Rock, Green, Grant, Iowa and Lafayette, Wisconsin, publ. 1901- page 524-525
ALONZO B. TEASDALE, a prominent citizen of Cassville, now retired from active business cares, is a native of Grant county, born in Beetown Jan. 21, 1849, a son of Wilson and Maria S. (SMITH) TEASDALE, the former a native of New York, the latter of Indiana, where their marriage was celebrated. The father was born in 1810, and in early life came West. In 1844 he moved to Muscatine, Iowa, and a year later came to Cassville, Wis. In 1847 he located in Beetown, where he worked at his trade, that of a blacksmith, for two years. Going overland to California in 1849, he was engaged in blacksmithing in Sacramento for a time, and in 1850 returned to Beetown, Wis., by way of the Isthmus and New York City. In 1853 he moved to Cassville, where he continued to follow his chosen occupation throughout the remainder of his life, dying there in 1879. He was a Democrat in politics, and was widely and favorably known throughout Grant county. His wife also died in Cassville, Jan. 2, 1895. To this worthy couple were born five sons, namely: James L., a resident of Cassville; Theodore, who was killed on the railroad at Cassville, in 1898; Alonzo B.; Frank W., who died in 1898 in Cassville; and Clark, a resident of that place.
The boyhood and youth of Alonzo B. TEASDALE were spent in Beetown and Cassville, and in the schools of the latter place he acquired his literary education. On starting out in life for himself he entered the government employ; being connected with surveys and harbor work, and for twenty-three years he was engaged in similar operations on both the upper and lower Mississippi. A man of good business and executive ability, industrious, energetic and persevering he accumulated a handsome competence, and in 1895 was able to lay aside all business cares. He is now living a retired life, enjoying the fruits of his former toil. He is, however, interested in mining. He owns a fine brick residence in Cassville, where he makes his home, and also has a good brick business block at that place.
Mr. TEASDALE was married at Cassville, in 1895, to Miss Clara VOIGT, a native of that place, and a daughter of Peter VOIGT, whose sketch appears on another page of this volume. To this union have been born two children, Charles William and Harold T. In his political views Mr. TEASDALE is a Democrat, but has never cared for the honors or emoluments of public office, preferring to devote his entire time and attention to his business interests, and he is one of the prominent and influential citizens of his town. His has been an active and useful life, and he well deserves the prosperity that has come to him. Socially he is a member of Cassville Lodge, No. 235, F. & A.M.
(Transcriber's note - the word 'sketch' above refers to a biography, not a picture.)
This biography generously submitted by Carol Holmbeck