Lacrosse County WI Archives Biographies.....Pfiffner, A. 1828 - ************************************************ 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 13, 2007, 6:12 pm Author: Unknown A. PFIFFNER, manufacturer of and wholesale and retail dealer in harness and saddlery; has been in his present business in La Crosse since May, 1853, his being the oldest establishment of the kind in the city. He was born in Switzerland, in 1828; learned his trade there, and came to the United States in 1849. He was engaged in business in Galena, Ill., till he came to La Crosse in 1853. He was married in Galena in 1853, and has three sons. The oldest one, Albert, being a member of the drug firm of E. Howard & Co., of La Crosse; the other two, Forrest and Ulysses are at home. Mr. Pfiffner has built and still owns several business blocks in La Crosse. No. 39 Main street, a two-story brick, 20x60, he built in 1868; No. 40, 20x80, in same year; No. 42, 24x80, in 1873, and No. 44, 25x80, in 1875, all two-story bricks. Additional Comments: From History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin, 1881, p. 784. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/wi/lacrosse/bios/pfiffner306gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/wifiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb