- LEWIS E. GETTLE, of Edgerton, Wis., the son of Lewis and
Mary GETTLE, was born at
- Brickerville, Lancaster county, Pa., January 28, 1863. His
father's ancestors were Prussian and German, the name being originally
spelled GOETTEL. The mother was of mixed Irish, German and French
ancestry. Mr. GETTLE lived in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania,
until nine years of age, then at Lena, Ill., for one years; Green
county, Wisconsin, five years; Carthage, Ill., for four years;
Evansville, Wis., one year; Juda, Wis., two years; Edgerton,
Wis., three years; Evansville, Wis., five years; Madison, Wis.,
four years, and Edgerton since 1898. He pursued his law studies
in the law school of the Wisconsin State University and was admitted
to practice in the Circuit court of Dane county, Wisconsin, the
Wisconsin Supreme court and the United States Circuit and District
courts December 22, 1896. He has practiced since 1898 at Edgerton,
and was special counsel for the Dairy and Food Commission of
Wisconsin during the years 1903-06, prosecuting many cases.
He was city attorney of Edgerton in 1899, supervisor of second
ward of Edgerton from 1899 to 1906; library clerk, state superintendent's
office, from 1894 to 1898; president of library board of Edgerton
for three years, and member of the school board of Edgerton since
1903. He belongs to the order of Masons, Odd Fellows and Knights
of Pythias. He has always been a Republican and has made political
speeches for every presidential campaign since ex-President Cleveland's
first election. He is an attendant of the Congregational church.
He was married October 19, 1898, to Gertrude M. BROWN, and they
have three children - Rollin B., Theodore Lewis and Burton Wallace
GETTLE.
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- Taken from "Rock County, Wisconsin, Vol. II"
by William Fiske Brown, (c)1908, pp. 785-786.
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- Courtesy of Carol
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