Lacrosse-Dane-Sauk County WI Archives Biographies.....Doerre, Frank 1836 - 
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FRANK DOERRE, hardware merchant; is a native of Bohemia, Austria, born in 
1836; came to America in 1855, landing in New York; he went to Canada where he 
resided one year, and came to Wisconsin in 1856; he lived two months in 
Madison; then went to Sauk City and worked six months, and came to La Crosse 
in August, 1856; he remained in La Crosse till October, 1859; then went South 
and worked in Memphis, Tenn., Jackson, Miss., and New Orleans, La. In 1862, he 
enlisted in New Orleans in the 14th Me. V. I., Co. H, and served nearly a year 
under Gen. Butler, and was then discharged on account of sickness. After his 
discharge, he returned to La Crosse and has resided here ever since July 6, 
1864; he went into the hardware business at No. 54 Pearl street, and carried 
on business in the same building till 1878, when he removed to his present 
location, Pearl street, where he has a general stock of hardware, stoves and 
tinware.

Additional Comments:
From History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin, 1881, p. 750.

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