Lacrosse-Waukesha-Manitowoc County WI Archives Biographies.....Gaspard, W. H. June 8, 1846 - 
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W. H. GASPARD, dealer in and manufacturer of boots and shoes, No. 3 North 
Third street, was born in Waukesha, Wis., June 8, 1846. His father, John 
Gaspard, was one of the first settlers in Wisconsin. He was born in 1810, near 
Metz, in France, and came to America when about 25 years of age. He went into 
the furniture business in Waukesha, Jan. 1, 1841, and continued it till Jan. 
1, 1881. W. H. Gaspard went to Chicago when about 16 years old, and clerked 
for H. J. and W. H. Wetherell a few months; then enlisted in the 134th Ill. V. 
I., Company D, and was in the service about nine months. After he left the 
army, he was book-keeper for E. G. L. Faxon & Co., of Chicago, one year. When 
20 years of age, he returned to Waukesha and worked with his father till he 
was 21. He was married, Jan. 16, 1867, in Philadelphia, to Miss Lillie C. 
Eldridge, of that city. He went into partnership with his father till 1869; 
then was in business one year in Manitowoc; sold out in June, 1870, and 
traveled for seven years, most of the time dealing in musical instruments. His 
health failing, he gave up business for about a year. In March, 1879, he 
commenced clerking in the boot and shoe store of W. T. Summerfield, and the 
following August went into business for himself and continues it up to the 
present time.

Additional Comments:
From History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin, 1881, p. 755.

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