Paul Julson Biography


	This biography appears on pages 824-825 in "History of Dakota 
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				PAUL JULSON. 

	Paul Julson, who is successfully engaged in farming in Palisade 
township, Minnehaha county, is one of the pioneers of the locality, as 
he arrived here in 1874, a decade and a half before the admission of 
the state into the Union. He has retained his faith in South Dakota, 
even when the days were dark and unpromising, such as the times when 
the grasshoppers destroyed the crops and when prolonged droughts made 
the harvests scant. His faith has been justified and he is now in 
possession of a competence. 

	His birth occurred October 6, 1853, and his parents were Jul and 
Tulre Paulverson. The family came to the United States in 1872 and 
first settled in Wisconsin, where they resided for about three years, 
after which they removed to South Dakota, homesteading land on section 
3, Red Rock township, Minnehaha county. Both parents have passed away, 
the mother's demise occurring in 1872 and the father's in 1880. 

	Paul Julson was educated in Norway and accompanied his parents on 
their removal to the new world. He has continued to reside in Minnehaha 
county since first going there and is the owner of a valuable farm on 
section 34, Palisade township, which he homesteaded in the early days. 
He remembers the time when it was necessary to haul grain to 
Worthington, Minnesota, as that was the nearest market. The trip was 
made with an ox team and it took a week to go there and back. He has 
improved his place and has brought his fields to a high state of 
cultivation, thus doing his share in transforming the wilderness into 
fertile fields. He is meeting with success in his agricultural 
operations and is ranked as one of the progressive farmers of the 
locality. 

	Mr. Julson was married in 1881 to Miss Martha S. Thompson, a 
daughter of Thomas and Martha Thompson, pioneers of South Dakota, who 
are now deceased. To Mr. and Mrs. Julson were born the following 
children: Tilda Juliana, now Mrs. B. Sterud; Thomas Martin, deceased; 
Helma Rebecca, who married Otto Sorenson; George, deceased; and Thomas 
Martin and Jule, both at home. 

	The family are Lutherans in their religious affiliation and 
conform the* lives to the teachings of the church. Mr. Julson is a 
republican in his political allegiance and is intelligently interested 
in all affairs of public moment. He has been a member of the district 
school board and has always promoted to the extent of his ability the 
welfare of the public schools. He has manifested all those sterling 
traits of character which are associated with the sturdy sons of 
Norway, and his integrity and sincerity have won for him the esteem and 
respect of his fellow men.