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cialty is made of Shorthorn cattle. Although busy with his farm duties, Mr. Parker has taken an interest in public affairs and has been a director of school district No. 106 for some time. He is also director of the Redwood County Rural Telephone Company. Mr. Parker was married September 3, 1902, to Gunella Johnson, born June 29, 1878, daughter of Holmer and Margaret (Nelson) Johnson, who lives on a farm near Sturgis, South Dakota. Mr. and Mrs. Parker have four children: Edgar, born September 9, 1903; Herbert, born August 30, 1905; Helen, born January 15, 1908; Gladys, born January 30, 1911.
Severt Johnson was born in Norway, and in 1853 came to America and located in Brown county, Minn., where he rented a farm and engaged in farming. In 1905 he came to Westline town- ship, Redwood county, where he is still living. His wife, Bertha Knutson, was born July 24, 1854, in Norway and came to Amer- ica in 1869. There were five children in the family: Nettie, born July 27, 1878; Bessie, born Nov. 1, 1887; now Mrs. Loris Quam, wife of a painter at Peken, North Dakota; Rena, born October 20, 1889, wife of Ed. Enstad, a farmer of Hamer, North Dakota; Julius, born April 21, 1892, and died March 6, 1911; and Carl, born April 4, 1894, who lives on the home farm in Westline town- ship.
Enoch L. Ahlness was born in Linden, Brown county, this state, January 16, 1871, son of Lars Ahlness, a native of Norway, who located in Brown county in 1865. Enoch L. Ahlness was employed on various farms in Brown county, until 1896, when he came to Redwood county, and secured 160 acres in section 14, Westline township. He broke the prairie, set out a grove, built a good frame house and barn, and carried on general farming until his death, January 20, 1915. He was married July 2, 1901, to Nettie Johnson, born July 27, 1878, daughter of Severt and Bertha (Knutson) Johnson. Since the death of Mr. Ahlness, his wife has rented the farm, but still continues to reside there.
Joseph Dobias was born in 1835 in Austria and came to Amer- ica in 1863, locating in St. Paul, Minn., where he worked on the river boats for two years. In 1865 he bought forty acres of tim- ber land in Scott county, which he sold in 1875, and moved to Brown county, Minn. Here he bought. 160 acres of wild prairie lands, near the present town of Sleepy Eye. He improved the land, built a frame house and barn and there farmed for fifteen years. In 1890 he sold this and bought 800 acres in sections 3, 10, 11 and 16, in Westline township, 240 acres of which was after- ward divided among his sons. In 1903 he sold his farm and moved to Pope county, Minn., where he now lives. While in this county he served as a member of the school board for two years and as road overseer for six years. Mr. Dobias was married in Austria in 1858, to Frances Serbus, who died in 1868. By this marriage
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there were the following children: Frank, now a farmer of Ren- ville county, Minn .; James, a farmer of Montana; John; and Joseph, who died in 1865. In 1869 Mr. Dobias married Mary Peterka, born in 1855 and this union resulted in the following children: Anton, who died in 1903; Joseph, of Pope county, Minnesota; Mary, Mrs. Frank Kopjetin; Charles, a farmer in Nebraska; Peter, now station agent in Angus, Pope county; William, a farmer near Duluth; Josephine; Mrs. J. Sykes, of Granite Rock township; Barbara, Mrs. Otto Sykes, of Granite Rock township; and Benjamin, who died in 1909.
John Dobias, a well-known farmer of Westline township, was born November 1, 1866, in Belle Plaine, Scott county, this state, son of Joseph and Frances (Serbus) Dobias. He lived with his parents in Scott, Brown and Redwood counties, and in 1892 se- cured from his father 80 acres in section 11, Westline township. To this he has added 240 acres more in the same section, and 160 acres in section 10, making in all 480 acres. From time to time he has erected good buildings, and aside from a comfortable home, now has a good barn, two granaries, two steel tank cribs, a ma- chine shed, two chicken houses, a swine house and a blacksmith shop. He carries on general farming, and makes a specialty of Duroc Jersey swine. In public life he has done good service as road overseer and as a director of school district No. 87. He was married March 26, 1892, to Frances Slama, born in Austria, Feb- ruary, 1866, and this union resulted in the following children : Ferdinand, Frances, George, Wenzel, Joseph and Anna. Ferdi- nand was born June 6, 1894; Frances, December 6, 1895; George, December 19, 1898; Wenzel, September 26, 1903; Joseph, January 2, 1906, and Anna, November 25, 1910.
Ernest E. Weber, manager of the Farmers' Elevator at Row- ena, was born in Switzerland, November 14, 1883, son of John and Anna (Kormann) Weber. John Weber came to America in 1888 and farmed in Brown county until 1897, when he located in sec- tion 25, New Avon township, till 1913, and then moved to Vail township, where he is now. They have five children : Fred, Al- bert, Ernest E., Marie and Alma. Ernest remained at home until his marriage. Then he worked in the Farmers' Elevator at Sleepy Eye for one year, was road overseer for two years and next be- came manager of the Farmers' Elevator at Rowena, Redwood county, where he is now. The Rowena Farmers' Elevator Com- pany was organized in the spring of 1913 with the following offi- cers: President, Peter A. Gores; vice president, A. Datwyler ; secretary, William Anton; and treasurer, Joseph Salfar. A frame building was put up, having a capacity of 20,000 bushels. About 200,000 bushels are handled every year. Mr. Weber was mar- ried November 30, 1911, to Rosa S. Georgius, born January 2, 1888, daughter of Theodore Georgius, a farmer of New Avon town-
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ship and a native of Germany, now deceased, and his wife now of Wabasso. The family are members of the Evangelical church.
Jens S. Gunelson, of the firm known as Gimmestad Land & Loan Agency, of Belview, Minn., was born November 27, 1876, in Christiana (better known as Koshkonong), Dane county, Wis., son of Ole Gunnuldson and Lisa (Lier) Gunnuldson. His father was born in 1842 in Koshkonong, son of Gunnuld Vindeg, who came to America from Norway in 1839, and located in the town of Christiana, Dane county, Wis. Gunnuld Vindeg rowed up the Koshkonong river and settled in Koshkonong, of which place he was one of the first Norwegian settlers. There he farmed until his death in 1843, being accidentally killed while hauling grain to Milwaukee in his "Kubberulle," the plank-wheel wagon used by early settlers. Ole Gunnuldson was both a farmer and master builder and built the East Koshkonong Synod Lutheran church, which cost about $10,000. His wife was born in 1846 in Kosh- konong. They are still living in that place, but are now retired from active work. They had four children, namely: Gustave, who is now farming near the old home; Annetta, who is now Mrs. Gunder Pederson, living near Greenbush, Minn .; Peter, who now owns and operates the old homestead farm; and Jens S., the di- rect subject of this sketch. Jens S. Gunelson grew up on the home farm and attended the common schools of his locality. He also attended and was graduated in 1898 from the Stoughton Academy at Stoughton, Wis. In the fall of 1898 he came to Bel- view, Minn., where he engaged in the trade of carpenter and contractor. In 1900 he entered the employ of O. A. Gimmestad and in 1903 became a partner of the firm of Gimmestad Land & Loan Agency. He was justice of the peace in Belview from 1902 to 1910, served as village recorder for five years, and is the pres- ent mayor, having been elected in March, 1915, and having suc- ceeded himself in the same office in March, 1916. The family faith is the Norwegian Synod church. Mr. Gunelson was married June 23, 1904, to Mina C. Flom, who was born July 21, 1879, in Colum- bia county, Wis., daughter of Ole O. Flom, born August 29, 1851, in Dane county, Wis. Mr. and Mrs. Gunelson have five children : Sarah L., born July 28, 1905; Otto F., born June 1, 1907; Adolph G., born October 8, 1909; Walter O., born March 9, 1912, and Mar- garet Jeanette born March 9, 1916.
William R. Goudy, manager of the Farmers' Grain and Fuel Company at Seaforth, was born in Goodhue county, Minn., Sep- tember 27, 1865, son of Francis and Bridget (McAweeny) Goudy. Francis Goudy was a native of Ireland and came to America in 1860, locating in Goodhue county, Minn., where he still farms. William R. remained on the home farm until 1884 when he bought 320 acres in section 22, in Sheridan township. From 1900 to 1907 he rented his farm and lived at Seaforth, but has since
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lived upon the farm. He has been manager of the Farmers' Grain and Fuel Company at Seaforth since 1913 and director of same since 1907. He served as assessor for eight years and town- ship clerk for three years. Fraternally he is affiliated with the A. F. & A. M., the I. O. O. F., the M. W. A., the A. O. U. W. and the Eastern Star. He has held all the chairs in the I. O. O. F. and M. W. A. Mr. Goudy was married September 27, 1892, to Mae L. Stegner, born April 8, 1873, daughter of Manuel Stegner, a mason of Minneapolis, and pioneer of Redwood county, and his wife, Louisa (Jennings) Stegner, who died in 1885. There were eight children born to Mr. and Mrs. Goudy: Annie, who died April 20, 1904; Ruth, a student at Carleton college; Francis, Wil- liam, Esther, George L., James L., and Robert Lloyd.
Harmony B. Johnson, now deceased, formerly of Sheridan township, was born in Essex county, New York, March 13 1828, and died December 22, 1896. He was the son of Palmer and Polly Johnson, farmers of New York. He enlisted at Ft. Snell- ing in Company C., Fourth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, Sep- tember 25, 1861, and was discharged for disability May 19, 1862. He took part in the Indian campaign and at Ft. Ripley received the injury which caused his discharge and which ultimately caused his death. He came to Redwood county in 1884, and bought 160 acres in section 27, Sheridan township, where he re- sided until his death, December 22, 1896. A man of local prom- inence in his day, he served as township treasurer. He was mar- ried February 6, 1857, to Fanny Sophia Atwood, who was born March 20, 1836, daughter of Luke Atwood, a shoemaker of New- port, N. H., and his wife Emily L. (Duncklee) Atwood. Mrs. Johnson's first husband was Job Johnson, a blacksmith, to whom she was married in Elgin, Ill., July 12, 1852. He was born June 17, 1828, in Claremont, N. H., son of Reuben and Nancy (Dudley) Johnson, and died in May, 1855. One son was born of this union : Arthur, March 28, 1855. Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Johnson had the following children : Walter, born Jan. 6, 1858, who died July 26, 1858; Wilber R., born February 28 1860; George Herbert, born November 28, 1862; Nora, born April 2, 1865, who died in infancy ; Judson Eugene, born June 7, 1867, who died August 17, 1880; Fred C., born July 8, 1873, now of Minneapolis; Nettie Isa- bel, born May 14, 1875; Lovel Beach, born September 25, 1877, who died October 6, 1883, and Nettie Isabel, who was married December 12, 1893, to Henry Fish, a farmer of Belview, born February 11, 1866.
Hagen Johnson was born August 23, 1866, in Norway, where he received his education and grew to manhood. In 1889 he came to America and located at Wood Lake, Yellow Medicine county, Minn., where he secured employment as a section hand on the railway for three years. In 1892 with his brother Holvre, he
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bought 160 acres in section 23, Westline township, Redwood county. In 1897 he bought Holvre's interest and later added eighty acres in section 23 and 160 acres in Comstock township; Marshall county, Minn. He set out a grove, moved his house over from Wood Lake and built a barn. He continued his work of improvement and in 1900 built a house and in 1914 a barn. He served as treasurer of the school board for nine years. He was married in Norway in 1889, to Ingrid Liagjheld, born Sep- tember 24. 1862, and the union resulted in the following chil- dren: John, born September 8, 1890; Rose, born July 3, 1892; Louis, born October 29, 1894; Eddie and Emma, born April 1, 1898, and Eddie, died February 18, 1914; Gertrude, born June 21, 1901; Henry, born March 14, 1905.
Albert Bratsch, of Westline township, was born in Germany, May 3, 1881, son of Carl and Augusta (Dornneman) Bratsch. Carl Bratsch was born in Germany and came to America in 1884, lo- cating in Milford, Brown county, Minn., where he bought 180 acres of improved land. In 1911 he sold this and moved to Nicol- let county, where he bought 330 acres in sections 1 and 12, Brigh- ton township, where he still resides. He was married in 1880 in Germany, to Augusta Dorn, born February 14, 1860. There were three children in the family : Albert, born May 3, 1881; Gustave, born Oct. 17, 1889, now on the home farm at Brighton; and August, born March 14, 1895, also at home. Albert remained at home on the farm until twenty-one years of age. He attended the common school and learned farming. In 1902 he came to section 3, Gales township, Redwood county, where he took charge of a farm owned by his father. He broke the land, planted a grove and erected suitable buildings. In 1908 he sold this and moved to Westline township, where he purchased 160 acres of improved land in section 26. He has served as a member of the school board since 1908 and as township treasurer since 1914. He is a stockholder in the Farmers' Elevator Company.
Mathias Ahlnes, a thrifty farmer of Westline township, was born Nov. 24, 1874, in Linden township, Brown county, Minn., son of Lars and Sigre (Hougan) Ahlnes. Lars Ahlnes was born in 1841 in Norway, and came to America in 1869, locating in Brown county, Minn., where he homesteaded eighty acres of land in Linden township. He made many improvements, built a good house and barns and later added 80 acres more. He died in 1893. His wife was born in Norway in 1847 and is still living on the old homestead with her son, Hans. They had the following chil- dren: Enock, who died January 20, 1915; Hans, on the old home farm in Brown county; Mathias; Anna, now wife of Albert Lee, a farmer of Brown county; Julius, living with Mathias and own- ing 80 acres in section 13; Albert, a farmer of Polk county, Wis- consin; Emma, now Mrs. John Sanden, of Baldwin, Wis .; Stina,
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wife of Carl J. Uremo, a farmer of Brown county; Ludwig, a farmer of Polk county Wisconsin, and Ida, wife of Carl Chris- tianson, a farmer of Watonwan county, Minnesota. Mathias Ahlnes attended the common school of his neighborhood and learned farming. In 1898 he came to Westline township and bought 80 acres in section 13. He planted a grove and in 1905 and 1906 put up several buildings, including a house, barn and other needed farm buildings.
John H. Rud, an enterprising farmer of Westline township, was born in Norway, January 14, 1870, son of Hans Rud, born January 8, 1844, and Sigrid Sarah (Thompson) Rud, born Decem- ber 10, 1844, both natives of Norway. Hans Rud came to America in 1901 and located in Redwood county. He and his wife now make their home with their son, John H., in Westline township. They were the parents of the following children: John H., born January 14, 1870; Mary, born September 20, 1872, and died May 7, 1894 at Duluth, Minn .; Marie, born June 26, 1875, now Mrs. A. H. Olsen, of Duluth, Minn .; Theodore, born February 8, 1878, a farmer of Polk county, Wisconsin; Mathias, born January 17, 1890, a tailor, of Duluth; Hannah, born February 24, 1892 and Sigurd, born February 26, 1894, now a farmer in Polk county, .Wisconsin. John came to America in 1889, locating in Duluth, where he worked for two years and then in 1891 went to North Dakota where he worked as a farm hand for nine years. In 1900 he came to Westline township and bought 80 acres of land in section 15 and also rented 160 acres in section 22. In 1901, he, in partnership with his father, bought the 160 acres in sec- tion 22, which he had been renting. With the exception of twenty acres it was all wild land. He planted a grove the first year and later built a house and barn, cattle shed, swine house, chicken house and corn cribs. In 1912 he built a new two-story house. He raises full-blooded Duroc-Jersey swine, shipping about fifty head per year. He served as chairman of the township board for four years and is a stockholder of the Farmers Elevator Com- pany at Milroy. Mr. Rud was married March 23, 1901, to Lena Hanson, born in Norway, January 9, 1878, daughter of Hans and Lena (Bottum) Hanson, both natives of Norway. Hans Hanson was born in 1840 and died in 1899 and his wife was born in 1848 and came to America in 1899 after the death of her husband and is now living in North Dakota. They had the follow- ing children: John, a farmer of North Dakota; Anna, of North Dakota; Ole; Lena; Mathias; Hannah, wife of J. I. Mosenden, a farmer of Brown county, and Gina. Mr. and Mrs. Rud have the following children: Minnie, born January 14, 1901; Sophia, born August 27, 1903; Gladys, born April 7, 1906; Hilmer, born June 13, 1908; Hazel, born November 3, 1911, and James Lester, born January 25, 1916. All the children are living at home.
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William Blaser, a prosperous farmer of Westline township, was born June 2, 1869, in Sibley township, Sibley county, Minne- sota, son of Fredrich G. Blaser and Amelia (Mader) Blaser, both natives of Germany, and born in 1830 and 1841, respectively. Fredrich G. came to America in 1858, locating in Sibley, Minn., where he engaged in work as a teamster and farm hand. In 1862 he enlisted in and served through the Indian outbreak. In 1864 he homesteaded 160 acres in section 10, Sibley township. He began farming, breaking the land, erected buildings, which were later replaced by log buildings, and still later by good frame buildings, his house being built in 1888 and barn and granary in 1896. He died in 1904. He was married in 1868 to Amelia Mader, who came to America with her sister, Mrs. B. Franke, in 1866, and this union resulted in the following children: William; Rudolph, a farmer of Westline township; Emil, on the old home farm in Sibley county, and Paulina, at St. Peter Minn. Mrs. Blaser died in 1890. William Blaser remained at home until twenty years of age, attending the common school of his locality, and learned agricultural pursuits from his father. He then worked as a farm hand until 1893, when he moved to Redwood county with his brother, Rudolph, and purchased 200 acres of land in section 35, Westline township. Together they broke the prairie, planted a grove and built sod shacks. In 1897 they divided their farm, William taking 120 acres in the southwest quarter and Rudolph eighty acres in the southern half of the northwestern quarter of section 35. The same year William built a frame house and small granary and in 1900 a good-sized barn and a granary. In 1913 the house was rebuilt and in 1910 it was entirely destroyed by fire, but was immediately rebuilt. Both brothers carry on general farming. William Blaser is a stock- holder in the Farmers' Elevator Company.
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Theodore Larson, manager of the Springfield Milling Com- pany's Elevator at Milroy, was born in Sweden, November 6, 1864, son of Lars Larson, born there in 1837, and his wife, Augusta (Tatting) Larson, born in 1839. Lars Larson came to America in 1890, locating in Lyon county, Minnesota, where he bought ten acres of land in Custer township and engaged in farming. There were the following children in the family: Theodore; Anna, who died in 1886 at Marquette, Mich .; Matilda, now Mrs. Gust Lindberg, of Huron, S. D .; Oscar, foreman of a machine shop at Chicago Ill .; Gust L., assistant postmaster at Tracy, Minn. Theodore came to America in 1882, locating at Marquette, Mich., where he worked on the Champion Iron Mine for two years. Then he worked as a farm hand for a year. In 1886 he came to Tracy, Minn., and rented a farm in Sodus township, Lyon county. Later he bought 160 acres of school land in section 36, Sodus town- ship. He owned four good oxen with which he broke the land
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and also helped the neighbors break their land. In 1891 he came to Westline township where he bought 340 acres in the he built a house, 24 by 24, which he later enlarged and in 1902 he sold the farm and built a store in Milroy and engaged in the northern half of section 28, known as the O'Connell farm. Here general merchandise business. After five years he traded the store for some land in northern Minnesota. After a time he sold this and bought 22 acres in section 16, adjoining the village of Milroy. July 1, 1907, he accepted the position of manager of the Springfield Milling Company elevator at Milroy. Mr. Larson served as a member of the Westline school board from 1898 to 1903 and of the village school board since 1902 and is now presi- dent of the board. He was assessor of Westline township for several years and still serving and has been justice of the peace since 1909. Mr. Larson was married March 22, 1893, to Anna Tengilin, born March 22, 1873, in Sweden and came to America in 1892. Mr. and Mrs. Larson have three children: Matilda, born in Sodus township, Lyon county; Carl, born in Westline township, Redwood county, and Marvin, born in Milroy.
Peter T. Petersen, a prosperous farmer of Sheridan township, was born in Schleiswig, Germany, June 12, 1844, son of Hans T. and Augusta (Thompson) Petersen. The father, who was a black- smith, died in Germany in 1898 at the age of 86 years, and his wife, Augusta, dying in 1895 at the age of 79. Peter T. Peter- sen came to America in 1881 and located at Waterloo, Iowa, where he worked for two years on a farm. In 1883 he moved to Belleview, Iowa, and lived there for three years. Then he moved to Clinton, Iowa. In 1891 he purchased 80 acres of land in sec- tion 36, Sheridan township, Redwood county, Minnesota, and has since made many improvements on it, having erected suitable buildings, and brought the land to a high state of cultivation, His first house was a one-room building, 10 by 12 feet. In 1900 he built his present residence, which is a fine eight-room dwelling. During the same year he built a barn 24 by 30 feet. He has two acres of fruit land, two of alfalfa and ten of clover and timothy. He is also interested in honey production, deriving much profit from his four colonies of bees. Religiously, he is a member of the Danish Luthern church. Mr. Petersen was married June 5, 1867, to Louisa Skow, who was born July 31, 1844, daughter of Ericson and Annie (Pilgor) Skow. Mr. Skow died December 28, 1869, at the age of 53 years, and his wife in 1874, at the age of 59 years. Mr. and Mrs. Petersen have had the following chil- dren : Hans T., born April 28, 1868, who is engaged in the meat business at Clinton, Iowa; Augusta, born May 19, 1869, who is married to Fred Sorenson, a farmer of New Eden township, this county ; Christ T., born April 14, 1871, and now a farmer in Mans- feld, Wash .; Annie, born June 15, 1874, who died April 23, 1875;
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Peter T., Jr., born June 25, 1876, and now a farmer in Mansfield; Wash .; Katie, born June 2, 1877, who was adopted by Mr. and Mrs. Peterson, and is married to Darius Johnson, of Washington; Annie, born September 5, 1879, and now the wife of Bert Van Selus, a farmer of Vesta township, and Thomas, born October 4, 1881, who is a farmer of Mansfield, Wash.
Elias Rolland, a well-known farmer of Westline township, was born in Norway, June 24, 1873. He received his education and grew to manhood in his fatherland and came to America in 1894, locating at Bode, Humboldt county, Iowa, where he secured work as a farm hand. After nine years, in 1903, he rented 160 acres of land in Bode and after five years rented another tract of 520 acres. In 1912 he moved to Westline township, Redwood county, Minnesota, where he bought 160 acres of improved land in section 21. He has a fine, well-developed farm with good buildings and stock. He feeds and ships one carload of cattle and one of swine every year. His farm buildings are as follows: a large house, built in 1912; a barn, 48 by 48, built in 1912; a swine house, 36 by 28; a granary, 42 by 32; a hen house, 14 by 32, and a garage, 16 by 18, and a silo, 14 by 32. Mr. Rolland was married July 13, 1903, to Signa Torguson, born in 1888 in Delano township, Hum- boldt county, Iowa, daughter of Christian and Mary (Ingar) Torguson. Christian Torguson was born in 1859 and came to America as a young boy; after growing to manhood he engaged in farming in Emmett county, Iowa, where he still remains. There were the following children in the family: Signa; Her- man, a farmer of Iowa; Amanda, wife of C. Rees, a farmer of Norman county; Alvena, wife of C. Fisher, of Emmett, Iowa; and Florence, at home. Mr. and Mrs. Rolland have four children: Carl, born October 23, 1904; Maynard, born Feb. 2, 1908; Hazel, born March 4, 1910, and Elmer, born February 1, 1915.
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