Bio of SWENSON, Almer W. (b.1884), Wright Co., MN ========================================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. If you have found this file through a source other than the MNArchives Table Of Contents you can find other Minnesota related Archives at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm Please note the county and type of file at the top of this page to find the submitter information or other files for this county. FileFormat by Terri--MNArchives Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: Diane Hanson Submitted: November 2006 ========================================================================= 1034 HISTORY OF WRIGHT COUNTY Almer W. Swenson, proprietor of the South Haven Creamery, was born in Le Sueur, Minn., June 15, 1884, son of Gustave and Annette (Nelson) Swenson. Gustave Swenson is now living in Minneapolis. For some ten years he was in the general mercantile business in Le Sueur. Mrs. Annette Nelson's family were pioneers of St. Peter, Minn., and were there during the Indian uprising. Almer W. Swenson was reared in his home village, and attended the district schools. In 1902 he entered the Gustavus Adolphus College at St. Peter, Minn., and took a commercial course, graduating in 1904. After this he clerked in a store in Le Sueur for two years. In 1906 he came to South Side township, 1035 HISTORY OF WRIGHT COUNTY and purchased 120 acres in section 19. It was in June, 1908, when he purchased the South Haven Creamery from Sorenson & Sondergard. In September, 1910, he sold out to Schuneman & Stueck. After traveling extensively for a year and a half, he again returned to South Haven and bought back the creamery, May 11, 1912. He has made a most decided success of the proposition, and is widely known and honored. He is a great believer in the future of Wright county as a dairy center, and is ready to assist in every progressive movement for the betterment of the community. He is an active member of the Wright County and the Minnesota State Dairy and Buttermakers' associations. He has done good service as a member of the village council and as village assessor. He belongs to the A. F. & A. M. and the family faith is that of the Evangelical church. Mr. Swenson was married, June 9, 1914, to Minnie Kersten, born December 23, 1886, youngest daughter of Gottlieb and Hannah (Graupman) Kersten. Mrs. Swenson is a woman of broad education. After passing through the graded schools she spent three years in taking the advanced English course at the St. Cloud State Normal School, from which she graduated in 1912. Her teaching experience covers a period of seven years, three years in South Haven village, two years in New Richland (in Waseca county), one year in Bemidji, and one year in the town of South Haven.