Biography:  Elmer L. IMMEL, LaCrosse Co., Wisconsin

Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archivesby Dale Ebersold [ebersold@bestonline.net] USGenWeb NOTICE:  In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogy information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercialentities, as long as this message remains on all copied material.These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profitor presentation by other organizations.Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposesother than as stated above, must contact the submitter or the listedUSGenWeb archivist.-------------------------------------------------------------------------ELMER L. IMMELL, the present Postmaster at Blair, received his appointment April 23, 1889, his commission dating from May 20 of that year.  He was born in Jackson county, Wisconsin, May 10, 1863, a son of F. M. Immell, a pioneer of Western Wisconsin, having been a resident of Jackson county as early as 1852.  He was born in Ross county, Ohio, in 1831, a son of Jacob Immell.  The former came to La Crosse county as early as 1852, and was for many years employed on Black river, and is now a resident of Blair.  The mother of our subject was Ann Storley.Elmer L., our subject, has passed the most of his life in Trempealeau county, and was educated in the public schools of Blair.  He is an engineer by trade, and for many years has been engaged in operating steam threshers, and since 1881 has been proprietor of the business.  He is still engaged extensively in that occupation, owning and operating two engines and threshers, and does a large part of the work in this portion of the county.Mr. Immell was married to Miss Rose McKivergan, a daughter of James McKivergan.  He and his wife have two sons, -- Hugh E. and Russell Harrison.  Mr. Immell is a representative of a well-known pioneer family of Western Wisconsin.  In his business relations he is esteemed as an honorable and upright citizen, and in his official capacity he is both efficient and popular, and in all respects has the confidence of the community in which he lives.Source:  BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY of La Crosse, Trempealeau and Buffalo Counties,         WISCONSIN, THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY, CHICAGO, 1892, page 657