Bio of Carrels, William (b.1881) Wabasha Co., MN
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Carrels, William (page 776), proprietor of a truck and fruit farm on the
outskirts of Wabasha City, was born in Wabasha, Minn., July 20, 1881, son
of John and Anna (Jacobs) Carrels. He was educated in parochial and public
schools in Wabasha, leaving the high school at the age of 20 years. In
1907 he went to Hettinger County, N. D., where he took a homestead of 160
acres, consisting of prairie land. There he remained four years. Then in
the fall of 1911 he went to Alberta, Canada, taking a homestead of 160
acres there, 40 miles east of Warner, on which he resided until the spring
of 1915. He then returned to Wabasha, Minn., and in 1916 sold both his
Dakota and Alberta property. In the fall of 1916 he bought 14 acres within
the limits of Wabasha city, on which he is now raising small fruits and
garden produce. He has made considerable improvements on the property, in
1917 building a modern seven-room house, furnace-heated, with bath, hot
and cold water and electric lights. The house has an outside finish of
stucco and is a commodious residence. It is also a home, as on November
14, 1917, Mr. Carrels married Evelyn Jackson, who was born at Read's
Landing, Minn., June 10, 1897, daughter of William and Cecelia Jackson,
who were later residents of Hibbing, Minn. Mr. And Mrs. Carrels have one
child, William Wilford, tho was born February 27, 1919. Mr. Carrels is a
Democrat in politics. While residing in North Dakota he served his
township as assessor, and was also for two years justice of the peace.
Religiously he and his family are Catholics.