Background
Bissell, Walter Henry was born on July 28, 1858 in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Leonard Charles and Cornelia Bradley (Kenney) Bissell.
Bissell, Walter Henry was born on July 28, 1858 in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Leonard Charles and Cornelia Bradley (Kenney) Bissell.
Educated grammar and high schools, Fond du Lac, until 1872.
1 son, Walter Henry. Began as errand boy, later bookkeeper, lumber office, Fond du Lac, 1872. Bookeeper, 1877-1883. A sawmill manager and secretary, Schofield, Harrison, and Arbor Vitae, Wisconsin, 1883-1905.
President various lumber corporations, since 1902, and interested in various other enterprises.
Mason.
Married Elizabeth May Boardman, March 12, 1880 (deceased). Married second, Grace May Gamble, April. Children: May Clara (Mistress William West. Gamble), Kate Boardman (deceased), Frank Kenney, John Murray, Katharine Ross (Mistress Winfield South. Thom, deceased), Margaret Boardman (Mistress Benjamin Doctorate. Stone).