Bio of Hans G. WILSON (b.1857), Yellow Medicine Co., MN

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HANS G. WILSON (1879)

Hans G. Wilson is the owner of a half section of Yellow Medicine county 
real estate--eighty acres on section 36, Lisbon township, and 240 acres 
in Friendship township,--all of which he is farming.

Mr. Wilson was born in Columbia county, Wisconsin, November 27, 1857.  
He is a son of Gullick and Esther (Evgie) Wilson, natives of Norway, who 
came to the United States in early life and located in Wisconsin.  The 
father died in Yellow Medicine county in 1886, and here the mother also 
died, in Hazel Run village in 1908. 

Hans G. Wilson grew to manhood and was educated in the schools of Columbia
county, Wisconsin.  In 1879 he came to Yellow Medicine county and  
pre-empted his eighty acres on section 36, where he has since made his 
home.  The place is now finely improved, including a large orchard.  
Since taking up his residence in Yellow Medicine county he has several 
times added to his lands. In 1885 he made his first addition, purchasing 
an eighty in Friendship township; in 1891 he added another eighty acres 
in Friendship; and in 1909 he added another eighty acres in Friendship.  
This gives him an even half section of land.

For the past eleven years Mr. Wilson has held the office of assessor of
Lisbon township, and he held the office of clerk of school district No. 26
about twelve years.  He and his family belong to Norwegian Lutheran church
of Stony Run township.

Mr. Wilson was married June 29, 1883, at Bergen Church, Stony Run township,
to Elsie Sorenson.  She was born in Norway and came to the United States
when about eight years old.  Her parents are both living in Yellow Medicine
county.  Mr. and Mrs. Wilson have the following children:  Gerhard, born
January 17, 1885; Inanda, born May 5, 1887; Selmer, born August 8, 1889;
Henry, born November 19, 1891; Alden, born July 17, 1897.

Source: "A History of Yellow Medicine County" by Arthur P. Rose
Published 1914