Lacrosse County WI Archives Biographies.....Dudley, William L. ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/wi/wifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Roxanne Munns rmunns@uwalumni.com April 15, 2007, 11:42 pm Author: Unknown WILLIAM L. DUDLEY, farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. West Salem; born at Guilford, New Haven Co., Conn. He came to the city of La Crosse, November, 1856. He came into La Crosse Valley the following spring; returned to Connecticut in April, but came back in July, of that year, and bought where he now lives. He brought out his family in October following; bought his first 200 acres of Mr. Lindley Murray, which he afterward increased to 500 acres. His wife was Miss Phebe Ives, born in New Haven Co. They have two sons and two daughters - Carrie (now Mrs. Aldrich), Walter W., Wilber I. and Jennie L. (now Mrs. Henry D. Griswold). Mr. Dudley is one of the most prominent of the early settlers of the La Crosse Valley. He has always been prominently identified both with church and educational interests. He is a leading member of the Congregational Church at West Salem. Additional Comments: From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 821. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/wi/lacrosse/bios/dudley468gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/wifiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb