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Author: Arthur P. Rose (1908)

  JOHN A. BRATSBERG, member of the Ellsworth firm of Crowley & Bratsberg and of

the Ellsworth Produce company, has been a resident of Nobles county ten years.

He was born in Allamakee county, Iowa, Feb. 4, 1868, the son of John A. and

Ingeborg (Bratsberg) Bratsberg. The father of our subject was born in Trondhjem,

Norway, came to the United States in 1865, and located in Michigan. He later

took up his residence in Iowa, and died in that state in 1895, aged 64 years.

Our subject's mother, who was also a native of Norway, is still living at

Lester, Iowa, and is 72 years of age.



  Mr. Bratsberg of this sketch lived in his native county only one year when the

family home was made at McGregor, Iowa, and in that village he lived until 14

years of age. There he attended the common and high schools, and later he

completed his education with a course of study at Valder's Business college, of

Decorah, Iowa. Returning to his native county when fourteen years old, he

resided there five years and then went to Woonsocket, S. D., where for seven

years he was employed as clerk in a store. He came to Nobles county in January,

1898, and was one of the organizers of the firm of Scholtes, Crowley &

Bratsberg, which was succeeded in 1906 by the firm of Crowley & Bratsberg. He

has been one of the active owners of the "Big Store" ever since he came to

Ellsworth.



  At Volney, Iowa, on Feb. 4, 1892, Mr. Bratsberg was married to Miss Myrtle

Entwisle, daughter of Caleb and Margaret Entwisle. To them have been born two

children—Mercedes, born in Woonsocket Nov. 22, 1892; and Vivienne, born in

Woonsocket Jan. 7, 1895. Mr. Bratsberg is a member of the Ellsworth board of

education, and is at present serving as treasurer.



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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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