Biographies:  Albert Friederich SCHWAHN, Eau Claire, Eau Claire Co., WI 

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Albert Friederich Schwahn was born in 1858, at Stettin, Germany.  Came to 
this country in 1871 and worked at his trade as a butcher in the city of 
Eau Claire.  Since 1888 he has conducted one of the most flourishing meat 
markets of the city.  In 1885 Mr. Schwahn married Miss Nettie Becker, who 
was born in 1864, at Eau Claire, and also of German descent.  He is a 
member of the Knights of Pythias, John Barr Glenn Division and the Odd 
Fellows. 

--Taken from "The History of Eau Claire County, 1914, Past & Present",
page 568.