Lacrosse County WI Archives Biographies.....Strouse, B. L. 1839 - 
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B. L. STROUSE & CO., dealers in hides, wool, pelts, furs, rags, scrap-iron and 
metals, have been in business in La Crosse since 1863. Mr. Strouse is a native 
of Bavaria, born in 1839; came to the United States in April, 1856; lived in 
Philadelphia till 1859; then went to McGregor, Iowa, and came from there to La 
Crosse in 1862. He commenced business in 1863, and was joined by Mr. Ensel in 
1868. G. W. Ensel, the other member of the firm, was born in Hohenzollern-
Hechingen, Prussia, in 1838; came to the United States in August, 1854; lived 
in Philadelphia, Penn., Washington, D. C., Des Moines and McGregor, Iowa, till 
November, 1866; then came to La Crosse and joined Mr. Strouse in business in 
1868; unmarried. Mr. Strouse was married Oct. 27, 1872, in Philadelphia, to 
Miss Frederica Ensel; has no children. In business, they operate throughout 
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Dakota and Montana.

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From History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin, 1881, p. 797 - 798.

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