Eau Claire-Monroe County WI Archives Biographies.....Geyer, Paul January 25, 1848 - 
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REV. PAUL GEYER, Pastor of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, La Crosse, was born 
Jan. 25, 1848, in Bavaria, Germany; here he was educated, and ordained to the 
Priesthood in July 11, 1872. In October of the same year, he came to America, 
and located at Sauk City, Wis., where he remained a year and a half. He was 
then sent to Fountain City, Buffalo Co., where he built a priest's house and 
schoolhouse. In 1875, he was sent to Eau Claire, to organize a German 
congregation, and remained sixteen months. This congregation, though but 5 
years old, is one of the most flourishing in the diocese. Being a young man 
full of life and energy, he worked too hard, unstrung his nerves, and was 
obliged to retire from active labor. The following six months were spent at 
the Bishop's house, in La Crosse. Having partially recovered, he returned to 
Sauk City, and remained eighteen months; was afterward Pastor of St. Mary's, 
Monroe Co., and St. Joseph's Church, thirteen miles from La Crosse. July 1, 
1880, he took charge of St. Joseph's Church, La Crosse, where he has since 
officiated, with the exception of a short period spent in the South for his 
health.

Additional Comments:
From History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin, 1881, p. 756.

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