BIOGRAPHIES: Fred A. ALLEN, Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, WI ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor, or the legal representative of the contributor, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Eau Claire Co. WIGenWeb coordinator on 8 August 2002 ==================================================================== ** Posted for informational purposes only - poster is not related to the subject of this biography and has no further information. Fred A. Allen, proprietor saloon of Central Hotel, Eau Claire, came to Wisconsin, in 1865, and located at Chippewa Falls. Kept saloon for three years. Came to Eau Claire in 1869; was a lath contractor for some years. Commenced present business March 19, 1881. Was born in Switzerland, Sept. 1, 1848, and came to America in 1862, and farmed in Illinois for several years. Married in Eau Claire, Oct. 12, 1876, to Mary Buellesbach, who was born in this place. They have two children, Elizabeth and Joseph. --Transcribed from "History of Northern Wisconsin," The Western Historical Company, A. T. Andreas, Proprietor, Chicago, IL, 1881. Page 314