Nobles County MN Archives Biographies.....Andresen, D. J. 1856 - 
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Author: Arthur P. Rose (1908)



  D. J. ANDRESEN is an Elk township farmer who was born near the city of

Schleswig, Germany, (at the time, however, a part of Denmark) July 11, 1856. His

father was Andreas Andresen, who died in his native land Oct. 18, 1891. His

mother was Christina (Nissen) Andresen, who died in the old country in 1873.



  The boyhood days of our subject were spent on the farm and securing a common

school education. He learned the mason's trade and followed that occupation

three years before coming to the United States. He arrived in the new world in

March, 1883, and went first to Grundy county, Iowa. He was there only a few

weeks and then moved to Tama county. For four years he worked at farm work for

wages; then rented land and farmed for himself six years. In 1892 Mr. Andresen

came to Nobles county and farmed one season in Summit Lake township. In January,

1893, he moved onto the northeast quarter of section 30, Elk township, which he

had purchased in 1891, and has ever since made his home there.



  Mr. Andresen was married Feb. 8, 1888, in Grundy county, Iowa, to Mary

Fraulsen, who was born in Germany Oct. 16, 1866, came to the United States and

to Grundy county, Iowa, July 24, 1885, and made her home there until she came to

Nobles county with her husband. Mr. and Mrs. Andresen are the parents of the

following children, all of whom are living at home: Annie, Henry, John, Willie,

Carl, Christina, Hans, Rosa and Roland. They are members of the German Lutheran

church of Rushmore. Mr. Andresen has served several years as director of school

district No. 6, and for two years was road overseer.



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AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF NOBLES COUNTY

MINNESOTA

BY

ARTHUR P. ROSE



NORTHERN HISTORY PUBLISHING COMPANY 



WORTHINGTON, MINNESOTA 

PUBLISHERS

1908



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