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Author: L. A. Fritsche

MARTIN CASPERSON.

   Martin Casperson, well-known and successful building contractor at Sleepy
Eye, this county, who has been a resident of that city since 1889, during which
time he has been connected with the erection of some of the most notable
buildings hereabout, is a native of Wisconsin, having been born on a farm in
Waukesha county, that state, April 18, 1858, son of Lars and Martha Casperson,
natives of Norway and early settlers in Wisconsin.

    Lars Casperson was reared to farm work in his native land and in 1850 came
to the United States, landing at the port of New York. Immediately thereafter he
proceeded to Wisconsin, where he worked on a farm for four years, at the end of
which time he bought a farm of one hundred and twenty acres in Dodge county,
that state, where he was actively and profitably engaged in farming until his
retirement from the active labors of the farm in 1890. His death occurred in
1911. He and his wife were the parents of seven children, four sons and three
daughters, Lena, Caroline, Emma, Sunda, John, Martin and Thomas.

    Martin Casperson was reared on the paternal farm in Wisconsin and received
his elementary education in the schools in the neighborhood of his home. When
about twenty-one years of age he entered Evanston College, Chicago, where he
spent three years, giving special attention to the study of architecture in all
its phases. For eight years thereafter Mr. Casperson was engaged as foreman of
carpenters, in the employ of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Company,
and in 1889 made his headquarters in Sleepy Eye, this county, where he ever
since has been actively engaged as a general building contractor. During his
residence in Sleepy Eye Mr. Casperson has been the contractor on some of the
most important "jobs" in this part of the state. Mr. Casperson was the general
contractor in charge of the erection of the big Sleepy Eye flourmill,
constructed at a cost of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and has also
directed many other important contracts hereabout, being recognized as one of
the most successful contractors in southern Minnesota.

     In 1891 Martin Casperson was united in marriage to Ella Harnimann, who was
born in Brown county, daughter of John and Jane (Cann) Harnimann, prominent
residents of this community. Mr. and Mrs. Casperson are members of the
Congregational church and take an active interest in the various social and
cultural activities of their home town. In his political views Mr. Casperson
gives allegiance to the Socialist party and is an earnest advocate of the
principles of that party.


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Extracted from:
HISTORY OF BROWN COUNTY MINNESOTA
ITS PEOPLE, INDUSTRIES AND INSTITUTIONS

L. A. FRITSCHE. M. D.
Editor

With Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records
of Many of the Old Families

VOLUME II
B. F. BOWEN & COMPANY, Inc. Indianapolis, Indiana


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