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Author: Arthur P. Rose (1908)

  HENRY OLSON, retired farmer of Lismore, was born in Norway April 5, 1853, the

son of Ole Halvorson and Celia (Rasmuson) Halvorson. Our subject's father died

in his native country in 1863 at the age of 60 years. His wife lived to the age

of 90 years, dying in the old country in 1905.



  Henry Olson emigrated to the United States in 1881 and during the first ten

years lived in Grundy and adjoining counties in Illinois, engaged in tiling. He

moved to Nobles county in 1891 and bought the northeast quarter of section 28,

Leota township, then unimproved, and for fourteen years made his home on the

farm. He then rented his place and moved to Lismore, in the north addition to

which place he owns 22 1/2 acres. In addition to the home place Mr. Olson also

owns the northwest quarter of section 34 and the south half of the southeast

quarter of section 21, both in Leota township, making a total acreage of 400 acres.



  Mr. Olson was married in Kendall county, Ill., Oct. 15, 1891, to Alice

Heckerson, who was born in Norway Nov. 12, 1867, and who came to the United

States with her parents when a child of thirteen years and located in Kendall

county. Her father was Lars Heckerson, who died in Kendall county in 1893 at the

age of 63 years. Her mother, Julia (Peterson) Heckerson, now lives at Big Grove,

Kendall county, Ill., and is 77 years old. To Mr. and Mrs. Olson have been born

four children: Celia, born Oct. 5, 1892; Lulu, born Sept. 25, 1897; Elmer, born

Aug. 26, 1899; Mabel, born April 9, 1904.



  The family are members of the Norwegian Lutheran church of Lismore township,

the church having been built through the instrumentality of Mr. Olson, Chris

Nash and others. He was secretary of the church society ten years and is now a

trustee. Mr. Olson was appointed administrator of the estate of the late Mrs.

Sarah Olson, his wife's sister-in-law.



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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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