Meeker County MN Archives Biographies.....Beckstand, C. M. 1849 - 
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   C. M. BECKSTRAND is a well-known and highly respected farmer, who resides on
section 10, Greenleaf township. He has one of the finest farms in the county, and
his farm buildings are a credit to the township in which he lives. His place
consists of 207 acres of land, a good portion of which is under cultivation, and, as
he has it well stocked, he devotes his time to general farming and stock-raising.

  Mr. Beckstrand is a native of Sweden, and was born on the 1st of December, 1849.
He remained in his native land until the fall of 1869, when he came to the United
States, and made his way directly to Greenleaf township, Meeker county, Minn., where
his uncle, John Sampson, was then living. This township has been his home ever
since. In 1881 Mr. Beckstrand sent for his parents, who were still living in the
land of his birth, and they then came to this country, and are now living in Cedar
Mills township with one of their sons.

   In 1875 the subject of our sketch was married to Bengta Nelson, and their
marriage was blessed with one child, a girl named Emma G., who was born in
September, 1878, and who died March 11, 1879, and was buried in the Beckville
Cemetery. Mrs. Beckstrand’s parents were natives of Sweden; her father died there,
and her mother is still living in the Fatherland. Mr. and Mrs. Beckstrand are
members of the Swedish Lutheran church. Mr. B. has taken an active interest in
public affairs, and has for two years been a member of the board of supervisors of
the township.


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Extracted from:
Illustrated Album of Biography
Meeker and McLeod Counties, Minnesota
1888

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