Bio of Carl P. SEBEY (b.1873), Yellow Medicine Co., MN

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CARL P. SEBEY (1895)

Carl P. Sebey is the junior member of the firm of Homme & Sebey, dealers in
hardware, farm machinery, wagons, buggies, pumps, gas engines and tinware at
Echo.

Mr. Sebey was born on his father's homestead in Renville county, Minnesota,
April 7, 1873.  He grew up on the farm and when twenty-four years of age
started out for himself.  He came to Yellow Medicine county and for some ten
years worked his 260-acres farm in Sioux Agency township.  In 1905 he moved
to Echo and bought the hardware store of W. H. Gary, then conducted in the
building now occupied by Ose's restaurant, which building he still owns.  He
conducted the store until February, 1910, when he bought a half interest in
the Homme hardware store.  He has since been in business as a member of the
firm Homme & Sebey.

Mr. Sebey was married in Sioux Agency township June 19, 1897, to Julia
Gjermundson, a native of Sioux Agency township, daughter of Ole Gjermundson.
They have five children: Theresa, Prescott, Gladys, Odella and Carl.

Carl P. is a son of Paul P. Sebey, a native of Norway.  Paul P. Sebey came
to the United States in 1862, lived in Fillmore county, Minnesota, for a
time, and moved to Renville county in the early sixties, settling in Hawk
Creek township.  He was the first white settler of that county.  He died on
the old homestead about eighteen years ago.  His wife who was Julia Budall,
lives at Echo.  They had five children: Gust, Loui, Carl P., Edward and
Gina, the wife of Rev. John Voldseth, of Ortonville.

The subject of this sketch is a member of the village council and of the
school board.  He is a member of the Norwegian Lutheran church of Echo.  He
formerly belonged to the Sioux Agency Lutheran church as was one of the
contributors to the building of that church.

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