Bio of BOUSU, Adolf (b.1887 d.1918), Wright Co., MN
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This is for my grandfather, Adolf Bousu:

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BIOGRAPHY OF ADOLPHE BOUSU

     Gustaf Adolphe Bousu was born October 18, 1887, on a farm near Cokato,
 Minnesota, to Zacharias and Anna Eriika Poussu.  He had several older 
brothers and sisters from his father's first two marriages, but they were 
all quite a bit older.  In his own family there were eleven children.  Not 
all of them lived beyond infancy, but he was still part of a very large family.

     From all appearances Adolphe's childhood was happy and healthy.  His 
family had a farm that did well, and his family was active in their church, 
the Finnish Apostolic Lutheran Church, where his father was well known as 
being a good cantor (cantorri in Finnish).

     Adolphe worked on his parents' farm and spent time with his friends 
as he got older.  He was known as easy going and easy to get along with.

     On March 26, 1913, he married Anna (Annie) Paavo.  They knew each other 
from the time they were young children, living on farms near Cokato and going 
to the same church.  Familiarity didn't bring complacency though.  
They were very much in love and very romantic with each other.

     On December 19, 1913, their first child was born, a son named Delvin.  
On September 5, 1914, a second son was born.  LeRoy was sickly and died in 
infancy.  Their daughter Winifred, my mother, was born February 7, 1917.

     Adolphe and Annie owned a farm, and their life was going well.  They 
had two children and looked forward to a good life together.  However, in 
1918 Adolphe got the Spanish Influenza which swept the nation.  He had a 
serious case of it but was getting a little better.  However, he decided 
to go check on his animals, got pneumonia, and died on November 6, 1918. 

     As Adolphe lay dying, he asked his wife Annie to promise never to 
remarry.  With two babies and one more on the way, one might say it 
wasn't a reasonable request, but who is to say?  The fact is that she 
never did remarry, and she remembered him in her heart always.