Biography extracted from History of Sauk County, Wisconsin Chicago: Western Historical Company, published 1880.

John Bettinger, manufacturer of carriages, buggies light and heavy wagons, Spring Green; was born in Bavaria, Germany, in 1852; in 1869, he came to this county; his wife was Miss Louise Zilg, of Spring Green; they have one child, Carroll. Mr. Bettinger is a member of the Village Board of Spring Green; he has been engaged in the manufacture of carriages, buggies and wagons several years, and is now doing a good business in that line; he erected new shops in 1879, which are the equal of any in Sauk Co. Mr. Bettinger is a man of enterprise and is doing his share toward building up the business interests of Spring Green.

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