Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Ostrom, Severt 1848 - 
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Author: History Grundy County 1882

Severt Ostrom, farmer, P. O. Morris, was born in Norway July 14, 1848. He is 
the fifth child of Severt and Engebor J. (Rygh) Ostrom. His parents had nine 
children. His father was born in Norway, in March, 1810, and was a farmer by 
occupation. His mother was born in Norway in January, 1817. Our subject 
received his schooling in his native land, started in life as a soldier, and 
afterward turned his attention to farming. At one time he was a Sheriff in 
Norway, and he has been Township Collector for Saratoga Township, this county. 
March 14, 1874, he was married in Saratoga Township to Julia, a daughter of 
Tollef and Magele Thompson. She was born in Norway, 11, 1848. They have six 
children - Eliza O., Joseph, Maggie, Louis, Isabel and Theodore. Mr. and Mrs. 
Ostrom are members of the Lutheran Church. He votes the Republican ticket.

Additional Comments:
Source: History of Grundy County, Illinois. (1882) Chicago: O.L. Baskin & Co. 
Historical Publishers.

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