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History of Northern Wisconsin
pub: The Western Historical Company,
     Chicago, 1881


         [page 182]

         HENRY HAYSSEN, general store, New Holstein. Born in Olden-
       burg, Germany, Jan. 30, 1848. His parents emigrated to America
       in 1859, landing in New York. They proceeded at once to Wiscon-
       sin, stopping first at Theinsville, and afterward located at
       Rockwell. While the family lived here Henry left home and went
       to Milwaukee, where he attended Spencerian College and clerked
       until 1866, when he re turned home and stopped with his father
       who was then engaged in farming and mercantile business. In
       1867, he started for Montana to get a taste of western life.
       He first went to mining but was not fortunate. In 1868, he went
       with a mule team to Nevada. He was taken sick with the mountain
       fever and went to San Francisco where he was restored to health.
       With the help of his cousin he bought one-half interest in a
       dining saloon, but his parents sent for him to come home and
       take charge of the farm, which he did. In 1873, his brother-in-
       law, G. JENSEN, was killed on an excursion train, and he was
       called from the plow to take charge of the store which Mr.
       JENSEN had established in 1869. When he took the business the
       firm became HAYSSEN & Son. He now carries a stock of $12.000,
       and does a business of $25,000 a year. In 1873, he married Miss
       MINNIE PAULSEN, of Chilton. They have four children - EDDIE, ALMA,
       CHARLES and CATHERINE E. Mr. HAYSSEN has an immense collection of
       geological specimens and Indian relics, having 35 copper imple-
       ments, 1,500 flint arrowheads of different varieties. 150 stone
       axes, tomahawks and war implements, 40 kinds of coral forma-
       tion, an immense shell, 22 inches in length, taken from a grave
       or mound containing some 40 skeletons; also, 40 State specimens,
       4 crinoids and a large collection of natural curiosities.

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