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Author: Arthur P. Rose (1908)

  AUSTIN NASH is one of the early settlers of western Nobles county and one of

the prominent farmers of Westside township, in which township he owns 440 acres

of land. He raises thoroughbred Shorthorn cattle and lots of other stock.



  Mr. Nash is a Norwegian, having been born at Stavanger on Dec. 17, 1844. His

parents, Ole and Christina Nash, died in their native land. In the country of

his birth Mr. Nash lived until he was twenty-five years of age. At the age of

fifteen years he began working at the shoemaker's trade in a town about forty

miles south of Stavanger, and followed that occupation until he came to America.

He arrived in the new world in May, 1869, and located in Lee county, Ill., where

he made his home eleven years. The first seven years he worked out by the month;

then he began farming for himself on rented land. A brother had come to Nobles

county during the time Austin was in Illinois, and in March, 1880, he came out

to the new country. He bought a homestead right to 160 acres on section 10,

Lismore township, and made his home there until the fall of 1892. Then he sold

out and bought 280 acres of his present farm in Westside township, where he has

ever since resided.



  On July 27, 1878, in Lee county, Ill., Mr. Nash was married to Enga Grove. She

is a daughter of Ole and Martha Grove, both deceased, and was born in Norway

Dec. 16, 1847. To * them have been born the following named children: Ole, born

June 16, 1879, died Feb. 14, 1907; Mary, born Aug. 4, 1880, died Nov. 7, 1880;

Martin, born June 30, 1881, died Nov. 19, 1887; Lena, born Oct. 9, 1882, died

July 11, 1896; Joseph, born Dec. 27, 1883; Oscar, born Oct. 4, 1885; Minnie,

born Nov. 29, 1887. Mr. and Mrs. Nash are members of the Methodist church of
Adrian.



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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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