Home Surname List Name Index Sources Email Us | Second Generation6. . He appeared in the census in 1880 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.21 (He was listed as "Henry.") . He appeared in the census in 1900 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.30 His household was on Superior Avenue in the 2nd Ward and his occupation was "Landlord." . Harry appeared in the census in 1910 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.31 His household was on Superior Avenue in the 2nd Ward and his occupation was "Own Income." . He appeared in the census in 1920 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.32 His household was at 805 Superior Avenue in the 2nd Ward and his occupation was "None." . He died on 10 August 1922 at the age of 81 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.29 Obituary Notes: "Born in 1840 in Berkshire, England, Mr. Lea came to Wisconsin in 1849. He enlisted in the Army and served in Company F, 14th Regiment, Heavy Field Artillery, New York. He was badly wounded in the Battle of the Wilderness. After the war, Harry took up farming. He married Eva Ingalls in 1867 and had four children. In 1873 he came to Tomah and started the mercantile business and was an Indian trader during that time. He was instrumental in securing the Indians for buffalo bill's first Wild West Show. On May 10, 1879 he was appointed the Village Marshall. He also was the City Treasurer of Tomah. In 1880, he purchased the residence that is presently the City Hall Annex (It was formerly also the Ninneman Funeral Home.). Harry Lea died in 1922." . Harry was buried on 12 August 1922 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.29 in a Mausoleum in Oak Grove Cemetery. Henry "Harry" LEA Sr. and Evaline E. "Eva" INGALLS were married on 15 May 1867.33,34 Henry "Harry" LEA Sr. and Evaline E. "Eva" INGALLS had the following children:
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