Bio of Hoken O. BRUSVEN (b.1860), Yellow Medicine 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. Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: LaNaye Hennen HOKEN O. BRUSVEN (1868) Hoken O. Brusven who owns and farms a half of section 29, Normania township, is one of the oldest settlers of that precinct; within a few years he will have lived in the one township a half century. Mr. Brusven was born at Coon Prairie, Wisconsin, May 29, 1860, a son of Ole and Engebor (Hanson) Brusven, who came originally from Norway. When Hoken was eight years old, in 1868, he accompanied the family to Yellow Medicine County. His father took as a homestead claim the northeast quarter of section 32, Normania, and Hoken assisted him with the farm work and lived at home until he was twenty-three years old. Then he bought 120 acres of his present farm. He added to his holdings and now has one of the best improved farms in Normania. He is a member of the Norwegian Lutheran Church. Mr. Brusven's wife was formerly Christina Johnson, a native of Lincoln county, Minnesota, and a daughter of Berger and Carrie (Ruberg) Johnson. Her parents were born in Norway. Mr. Johnson died in 1906; Mrs. Johnson lives in Yellow Medicine county. The children of the Brusven family are as follows: Alfred, born September 7, 1887; Ida, born November 19, 1889; Cora, born February 7, 1892; Ella, born July 6, 1895; and Hilda, born May 17, 1900. Source: "A History of Yellow Medicine County" by Arthur P. Rose Published 1914