Nobles County MN Archives Biographies.....Olson, Gust 1874 - ************************************************ 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 25, 2006, 12:14 am Author: Arthur P. Rose (1908) GUST OLSON, member of the firm of Olson & Waage, implement dealers of Round Lake, is a native of Round Lake township, Jackson county, Minn., where he was born Jan. 10, 1874. He is the son of Knut and Olene (Olson) Olson, of Jackson county. Knut Olson was born in Kopervik, Norway, Jan. 13, 1850, came to America in 1871 and located near Deerfield, Dean county, Wis. In the spring of 1873 he took as a homestead the northeast quarter of section 28, Round Lake township, upon which land he still resides. Our subject's mother was born in 1846 in Stavanger, Norway, and was married to Mr. Olson in Wisconsin in November, 1872. They are the parents of the following children: Gust, of this sketch; Ellen (Mrs. C. J. Hanson), Jackson county; Anna (Mrs. John Hemmingson), Jackson county; Lena (Mrs. E. O. Hanson), Jackson county; Severin, Jackson county. Gust Olson was raised on his father's farm and secured a country school education. During his boyhood days the nearest school was nine miles from his home, and his schooling was obtained under difficulties. Gust assisted with the farm work until he was twenty-two years of age. Then he moved to Dickinson county, Iowa, and in partnership with his brother-in-law, C. J. Hanson, engaged in farming one year. During the next year and a half he was the manager of the implement house of J. R. Jones at Fenton, Iowa. In January, 1900, he moved to Round Lake village and took a position with Grant & Johnson, general merchants and implement dealers, with whom he was associated until they sold out in 1905. He continued to work for Walker & Austin, the purchasers, until January, 1906. After a two months' trip to Texas and Arkansas, Mr. Olson returned to Round Lake, and in company with Bert Waage bought the implement business of his former employers, and has since conducted the business. Mr. Olson was married at Aurelia, Iowa, Feb. 3, 1907, to Emily E. Parker, daughter of Louis Parker. Mr. Olson is a member of the Lutheran church, while his wife is a Presbyterian. 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/olson200gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mnfiles/ File size: 2.8 Kb