Copyright USGenNet Inc., 2025 All Rights Reserved USGenNet Data Repository Please read USGenNet Copyright Statement on this page: Transcribed and submitted by Linda Talbott for the USGenNet Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ =========================================================================== Formatted by USGenNet Data Repository Chief Archivist, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. =========================================================================== History of Buffalo & Pepin Counties, Wisconsin - Vol. 1 pub. H. C. Cooper, Jr. & Co., Winona, MN - 1919 [page 251-252] JOHN ACCOLA, a well-known and prosperous farmer of Alma township, Buffalo county, who is also one of this town- ship's leading citizens, having taken a prominent part in local government affairs, was born in Bangor, La Crosse county, Wisconsin, Sept. 26, 1865, son of PAUL and MARIA (SAXER) ACCOLA. The parents, natives of Switzerland, were married in this country in 1856, the father coming here from Switzerland when twelve years old. He died in the town of Nelson, while visiting his daughter, Oct. 15, 1914. His wife died in 1905. Their children were: JOHN, PETER, PAUL, EDWIN, URSULA, MINNIE, ANNA and ANNETTE (twins) and EMMA. JOHN ACCOLA worked on his parents' farm in Alma town- ship until 1894, in which year he bought the farm on which he now lives, and which contains 480 acres, of which about 250 acres are under the plow. He has a good modern barn, 32 by 100 feet in size, with a concrete silo, and is doing a profitable dairy and general farming business, having a good herd of milch cows. He is also a stockholder and director in the First National Bank of Alma, a stockholder in the Alma Investment Company, and secretary of the Tell Mutual Co-oper- ative Cheese Company. His record as a citizen covers a long period of public service. He is chairman of the school board of his district, having served as a member for over 20 years, and in 1916 was chairman of the county board. He has also served as road and bridge commissioner for the last three years, being the present incumbent of that office. Frater- nally he is affiliated with the Masonic lodge at Alma. MR. ACCOLA was married, Nov. 12, 1893, to LENA MEISSER, who was born in the town of Alma in 1873, daughter of MICHAEL and MARIA (AMBUEHL) MEISSER, her parents being natives of Switzerland. Of this union seven children have been born, namely: IRWIN E., RAYMOND M., EMMONS E., MELVIN P., MABEL M., VIOLA M. and RUTH M. MR. ACCOLA and his family are affiliated religiously with the Reformed church. MICHAEL MEISSER, the father of MRS. ACCOLA, came to the United States with his parents in 1854, settling in Sauk county, Wisconsin. In the following year he returned to Switzerland, where he married MARIA AMBUEHL, and bringing his wife to the United States in 1856, took up his residence again in Sauk county, where they remained until 1865. They then came to Alma township, Buffalo county, where they spent the rest of their lives as farmers, MRS. MEISSER dying May 20. 1907, and MR. MEISSER, June 25, 1911. ===========================================================================