Lacrosse-Milwaukee County WI Archives Biographies.....Faas, John September 15, 1829 - ************************************************ 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 16, 2007, 3:52 pm Author: Unknown JOHN FAAS, farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Onalaska; born in Lorraine, Germany, Sept. 15, 1829; came to Wisconsin in 1853; settled at Milwaukee; then to Onalaska; worked on the river and in the woods; now owns 160 acres of land, on which he has made all the improvements. His wife was Maggie Salter; born in Germany in 1844. They were married in 1858; they have eight children - Thresa, Eliza, Rosa, John, Henry, William, Maggie and Josephine; is a Democrat and Catholic. He has a nice place and good barn. Additional Comments: From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 813. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/wi/lacrosse/bios/faas476gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/wifiles/ File size: 1.2 Kb