Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Larsen, Tollef 
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Author: History of Grundy County, 1914

Larsen, Tollef – Morris is not only the county seat of Grundy County but it is 
also the home of some of the most substantial of its retired farmers who seek 
here urban advantages and rest from their former arduous labors.  These men 
have the time and leisure to devote to civic matters, and are therefore a 
desirable addition to any community.  One of these is Tollef Larsen, a good 
representative of the Norse-Americans of the country.  He was born near Nord, 
Norway, in 1858.  His parents died in that locality, having never left it.

When Tollef Larsen was twenty-five years old he left Norway and coming to the 
United States, located at Morris, Ill., from whence he went out into the 
adjoining rural regions to work for the farmers, thus continuing for about six 
years.  He then worked various farms on shares for Hendley Hoge of Nettle 
Creek Township, remaining with him for nine years, when he went to work under 
the same terms for James Johnson.  In 1905 he bought a lot on East Jefferson 
Street, Morris, and built a residence which has since continued to be his 
home, he now living here in retirement.

On July 20, 1891, Mr. Larsen married Anna Margaret Hanson, born at Stavanger, 
Norway, October 10, 1861.  Her parents died in Norway and she came to the 
United States, first settling in Fillmore county, Minn., remaining there from 
1885 to 1889, when she came to Morris and worked for families here until her 
marriage.  Mr. and Mrs. Larsen have had no children.  He belongs to the 
Norwegian Lutheran Church towards which he contributes.  Politically he is a 
Republican but he has not desired office.  A good, reliable industrious man he 
has honestly earned all he has and commands the confidence and respect of 
those how know him.

page 851

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Source:  History of Grundy County, Illinois, Chicago: Munsell Publishing Co. 
Publishers; 1914

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