BIOGRAPHIES: Carl BREEN, Arland Township, Barron County, WI

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Carl Breen is one of the progressive young farmers of Arland Township,
successfully operating the family homestead in Section 32. He is energetic
and modern, he understands farming thoroughly, he is popular with all who
know him, he is a useful citizen, and he stands high throughout the
community. Born on the farm where he still lives, April 6, 1877, the son of
Louis J and Anna (Hilstahagen) Breen, he attended the local schools and was
reared to farm pursuits by his father. He gradually took over the
responsibilities of the place, of which he is now part owner, and after his
father's death rented it from the other heirs. Like his father before him,
he is interested in public affairs, and has served six years as town
supervisor and for a number of terms as a member of his school district
board. He was married June 26, 1912, to Alma Swergen, who was born March
16, 1887. She graduated from the Minnesota State Normal School at Madison,
Minn., in 1909, and then became a proficient teacher, having charge of
various public and parochial schools for seven years. Like her husband she
is taking her share in the affairs of the community.

--Taken from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr., & Co.,
1922, pp. 895-896.