Phillip Meisenheimer (1843-1892) was born in Germany in 1843 and was brought by his parents to Wisconsin when six months old, the family settling on a farm in Washington county Wisconsin. He became an engineer with the old Milwaukee fire department, which he joined in 1863. He was one of the most courageous fire fighters of the city and went with his company to assist Chicago when it was stricken by the great fire of 1871. Married Elizabeth Amman.
Brief Bio of Phillip from the Milwaukee Fire Department