Nobles County MN Archives Biographies.....Fauskee, Ale A. 1845 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com October 19, 2006, 11:13 am Author: Arthur P. Rose (1908) OLE A. FAUSKEE, of Bigelow township, is one of the oldest living pioneers of Nobles county, having had a continuous residence here of over thirty-eight years. He was born in Waldurst, Norway, March 5, 1845, and spent the first twenty-two years of his life in his native land. His early days were spent on his father's farm. After obtaining a primary education in the district schools he entered Land's seminary, from which institution he was graduated in 1864. He then spent one summer in Aesker seminary, near Christiana, studying military matters, singing and other branches. After securing his education he engaged in teaching, which he followed two years prior to his coming to America. He arrived in the new world July 1, 1867, and located first at Decorah, Iowa. During the fall he spent most of the time traveling, visiting Chicago, LaCrosse, and other places. Then he entered an English school at Decorah, where he was a student several months, taking a high school course. He made his home with Professor Breckenridge of the school, and improved his opportunity of taking private lessons in English, repaying the professor by teaching him the Norwegian language. So, proficient did Mr. Fauskee become in the use of the English language that he was teaching an English school near Decorah the second winter after his arrival in America, an occupation he followed two or three years. In 1870, in company with his brother, Ole Fauskee, and the latter's family he came to the then thinly settled Nobles county and his home has been here ever since. He took a preemption claim on section 6, Indian Lake township, and six months later took as a homestead the northeast quarter of section 12, Bigelow township, where he now resides. On his preemption claim he built a log house, which was burned by a prairie fire. The house on his homestead was a dugout, in which he lived about three years. During the winter of 1870-71 he returned to Iowa and taught school, but came back to his claim the next spring. Mr. Fauskee was married in Faribault county, Minn., March 14, 1873, to Hannah Johnson, daughter of Jacob and Maria (Knutson) Johnson. Mrs. Fauskee was born in Wisconsin but went to Fillmore county Minn., with her parents when a baby. To Mr. and Mrs. Fauskee have been born the following children: Albert Julius, of Worthington, born Feb. 20, 1874; Minnie Josephine (Mrs. Oscar Pearson), of Worthington, born May 11, 1875; Ida Louise (Mrs. Rod Hecox), of Barron, Wis., born March 15, 1877; Annie Julia, of Minneapolis; Henry Oscar, of Barron, Wis., born Aug. 13, 1881; David H., of Worthington, born March 1, 1883; Daniel W., of Bigelow township, born Dec. 19, 1885; Ella Marie, born Feb. 24, 1889, died July 3, 1893. In local affairs Mr. Fauskee has taken an active interest during his long residence in the county. He served as the first assessor of Bigelow township. In the early days he served as township clerk for some time and was township treasurer three years. Mrs. Fauskee served as clerk of school district No. 83 for three years. Additional Comments: Extracted from: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF NOBLES COUNTY MINNESOTA BY ARTHUR P. ROSE NORTHERN HISTORY PUBLISHING COMPANY WORTHINGTON, MINNESOTA PUBLISHERS 1908 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mn/nobles/bios/fauskee41gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mnfiles/ File size: 3.8 Kb