Meeker County MN Archives Biographies.....Elofson, Andrew 1840 - 
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    ANDREW ELOFSON, one of the leading citizens of Swede Grove township, is a son of
Elofson and Bertha Anderson. He was born in Sweden, on the 18th of July, 1840. His
father died in Sweden, in 1855, and in 1857, with his mother, Andrew came to the
United States. He settled in Swede Grove township, Meeker county, Minn., in 1857,
and this has since been his home. The mother and three sons were among the first
settlers in the township. Andrew has a well-tilled and valuable farm on section 29,
where he carries on general farming and stock-raising, and has accumulated a fair
competency. Mr. Elofson’s mother died in Swede Grove, in 1871.

  Andrew Elofson was married, on the 31st of December, 1870, to Miss Sine Peterson,
a daughter of Hans and Betsy Peterson, residents of Swede Grove township. Mr. and
Mrs. Elofson have been blessed with the following named children— Matilda, born
April 13, 1873; Elmerth, born September 20, 1875; Morris, born October 4, 1877;
Mabel, born November 1, 1881, and Alma, born August 27, 1886. Mr. Elofson has taken
a prominent part in all matters pertaining to the western portion of the county, and
has taken an active interest in all the township and official matters. He has been
township assessor for the past eighteen years; has been pathmaster a number of
terms; chairman of the supervisors several terms, and has also, at various times,
held the offices of town clerk, school clerk, school treasurer and school director.
He can certainly be justly termed one of the leading and representative farmers of
Meeker county.


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

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