Bio of Polson, Emric (b.1835) Wabasha Co., MN
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This bio comes from "HISTORY OF WABASHA COUNTY" 1884.
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Polson, Emric, farmer, was born in 1835, in Sweden. He is the eldest son
of Paul and Julia Polson, of Sweden. He lived in Sweden, at home until
twenty-two, when he came to America, and settled in Illinois. After three
years he enlisted in the 8th Ill. Cav., and served one an one-half years
under McClellan and Burnside. He was discharged and came to Minnesota and
enlisted in the 2d Minn. Cav., and served in Gen. Sulla's expedition to
the Yellowstone and Bad Lands. After this remarkably long saddle service,
he returned to Minnesota in 1866, and settled on his present farm, a
quarter-section of fine land, nearly all cultivated. He is working into
stock-raising as fast as possible. He was a member of the Grange. He is a
member of the Norwegian Methodist Episcopal church. He is justice of peace
and supervisor at present. In politics he has always been republican, and
is one of our influential and enterprising citizens. He was married in
1879, to Sophia Johnson, a native of Sweden. They have eight children.
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This bio comes from "HISTORY OF WABASHA COUNTY" 1920.
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Polson, Emric (page 529), a veteran of the Civil War, and an early settler
in Wabasha County, who is now living retired at Millville, was born in
Sweden, October 23, 1835, son of Paul and Gusie (Johnson) Polson. The
father died in his native land and the mother subsequently came to the
United States. Emric came to this country alone in 1857, being then 22
years old. For three years he resided in Illinois, engaged in farming.
Soon after the breaking out of the Civil War he enlisted in Company E,
Eighth Illinois Cavalry, with which organization he served 18 months,
taking part in many engagements, including the important battles of
Antietam and Fredericksburg. In 1863 he was discharged, but re-enlisted
and served until the close of the war. He then came to Wabasha County,
Minn., and homesteaded land in Oakwood Township, the tract being
unimproved except fort the existence of a log cabin. It contained 160
acres, which in time he cleared, erecting buildings and developing a good
farm. There he followed general agriculture until his retirement in 1918,
giving a part of his attention to stock raising and dairying. He was one
of the stockholders of the Millville creamery, which he helped to
organize, and also one of the organizers of, and a stockholder in the
Millville State Bank. He is a member of the G.A.R. and of the Methodist
Episcopal church. Mr. Polson was married January 13, 1869, on his farm in
Oakwood Township to Sophie Johnson, who was born in the same part of
Sweden as himself, and who is now residing with him in Millville at the
home of their daughter, Mrs. Enoc Utigard. He and his wife have had twelve
children, of whom eight are now living: Paul, a resident of Lake City;
August, of Shovel Lake, Minn.; Carl, who is in the real estate business at
Millville; William, who owns the old home farm, on which he resides;
Jennie, who married Albert Olson, a farmer; Manda, wife of Julius
Blattener, a farmer of Oakwood; Sarah, wife of Albert Thompson, a farmer
in Oakwood; and Emma, wife of Enoc Utigard, a machinist of Millville.
Those deceased are: Lena, Aaron, Oscar and an unnamed infant. Mr. Polson
is a man with an interesting career, the early part of which, when he was
making history, was crammed full of adventure, and his early pioneer days
in Wabasha County were not untinged with romance. He always bore himself
as a man, and he and his wife are widely known and highly esteemed, having
brought up a large family to be useful men and women. Mr. and Mrs. Polson
celebrated their Golden Wedding on January 13, 1919.