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Leonard Gehl
Leonard Gehl, merchant and hotel-keeper, St. Lawrence; commenced business in the hotel and saloon in May, 1879, and in November, 1880, started a general store; he is the son of Nicholas and Susan Gehl; was born in the town of Hartford Dec. 12, 1847; he was brought up on a farm. Was married, Oct. 4, 1870, in Hartford, to Miss Anna Krebs, daughter of John Krebs; they have had six children; the eldest, Nicholas, died in infancy; :Phillip, Mary, Jacob, Mathias and Adam; his father, Nicholas Gehl, was one of the pioneers of Hartford, having settled in this town in 1845; he is a native of Luxemburg.
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"History of Washington and Ozaukee Counties, Wisconsin," published in 1881 by Western Historical Company.