Lacrosse-Dodge County WI Archives Biographies.....Viets, L. A. December 1816 - ************************************************ 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 May 30, 2007, 12:06 am Author: Unknown L. A. VIETS, farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Bangor; was born in the town of Granby, Hartford Co., Conn., December, 1816. His father died when he was about 8 years of age. He removed with his mother to Trumbull Co., Ohio, where he lived till 26 years of age, and where he was married to his first wife, Lavina Kellogg. In Trumbull Co., he was engaged for a while as clerk in the store of his brother, Byron Viets; afterward engaged in the mercantile business for himself. In 1842, he removed to Lake Co., Ill., near Waukegan, where he lived two years. In 1844, with his brother Byron, he came to Dodge Co., Wis., and settled on a farm near Waupun, where he lived about seven years. He first came to the La Crosse Valley in July, 1851, and located a farm on Sec. 32, town of Burns. He took up one-half of that section, where he settled in November of that year, and where he resided till November, 1863. During a part of this time, he was engaged in the mercantile business at Burns Corners. Mr. Viets is not only of the very earliest settlers, but has been one of the most prominent citizens of the town of Burns. No man has been more prominently identified with the earlier and later history of this town. Has been Town Clerk twenty- five years, and Assessor for twenty years; was also a member of the County Board several terms. Settled where he now lives in 1863. His first wife died April, 1861. His present wife was Mrs. Julia Avery, formerly Miss Little, born in Vermont. Mr. Viets had four children by first wife, only one of whom is living - Henry L., who resides at Parker's Prairie, Minn. One daughter, Annis, afterwards Mrs. A. B. Cronk, died in Burns, Jan. 18, 1873; left three children. Mrs. Viets has two children by first marriage - Frances and Estella R. Additional Comments: From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 849. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/wi/lacrosse/bios/viets689gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/wifiles/ File size: 2.4 Kb