Lacrosse County WI Archives Biographies.....Roosevelt, W. A. September 17, 1833 - 
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W. A. ROOSEVELT, plumber and gas-fitter; was born Sept. 17, 1833, in Oakland 
Co., Mich.; moved with his parents into Detroit in 1837, remaining there until 
1840, when he removed to Sandusky City, Ohio; he learned the machinist's trade 
in Sandusky, and, in 1853, emigrated to La Crosse, where he arrived Jan. 17; 
upon his arrival at La Crosse, he chartered the steam ferry-boat Honeoye, 
which he ran during the first part of the season, when he purchased a third 
interest in the Delia, and was engineer on this for a short time, running 
between Dubuque and St. Paul; he disposed of his interest in this boat in the 
fall of 1857, and, up to 1860, was engaged most of the time as engineer and 
captain on the Mississippi River. From 1860 to 1869, he was constantly engaged 
as a steamboat engineer; Jan. 1, 1869, he established his present business in 
La Crosse, since which time he has successfully conducted it.

Additional Comments:
From History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin, 1881, p. 788.

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