Biographies:   Julius E. ZETZMAN, Fall Creek, Eau Claire Co., WI 

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Julius E. Zetzman, enterprising and successful business man of Fall Creek,
Eau Claire county, was born in Saxony, Germany, December 15, 1858.  His
father, Stephen Zetzman, a native of Germany, emigrated with his family to
the United States in 1860 and settled at Zumbrotta, Minn.  He followed the
occupation of farming and made his home during his lifetime in this county
and Minnesota, where he died at the age of 82 years.

Mr. Zetzman lived on the home farm, attending the common schools until he
was thirteen years of age, then went to Watertown, Wis., where he entered
college, supplementing his schooling with an academic course at the North-
western University.  Completing his education, he taught school for a few
years, then went to St. Paul, Minn., where he was employed as clerk for
several years in various retail stores.  In 1880 he came to Fall Creek, Wis.,
and for the time continued clerking in a store in that village, thus obtain-
ing valuable knowledge of the retail merchandise business, which has since
been a great source of help to him in carrying on his extensive retail
business.  A short time after severing his connection as clerk in the stores
of Fall Creek he started in business for himself, opening a general store
under the name of J. E. Zetzman & Co.  His business was successsful from the
start and grew in volume until it became necessary for him to enlarge. 
Accordingly in 1907 he organized a stock company, which was incorporated
as the Fall Creek Mercantile Company, with Mr. Zetzman as secretary and 
general manager, and the following gentlemen as stockholders: J. E. Bartz,
F. C. Lanua, R. P. Rainey, H. C. Hinterburg and F. A. Persa.  Besides a 
general store the company are operating under the same managment The Fall
Creek Variety Store, and in both branches are doing a thriving business.

In 1882 Mr. Zetzman was married to Amelia Roesler, daughter of William
Roesler, and they became the parents of five children.  Mrs. Zetzman died
in 1910, and Mr. Zetzman married a second time.  His present wife was Miss
Emma Quast, daughter of Ludwig Quast.  Mr. Zetzman is a member of and 
contributes liberally to the support of the Evangelical church; he is 
prominent in business and social circles of Fall Creek and in politics
affiliates with the Democratic party.

--Taken from "The History of Eau Claire County, 1914, Past & Present",
page 912