BIOGRAPHIES:  Malcolm GREEN, Maple Grove Township, Barron County, WI

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Malcolm Green, owner of 120 acres, in section 16, east, Maple Grove Township,
was born in Sweden, Jan. 1, 1859, son of Gustave and Sophia (Swanson) Green,
who spent the span of their years in that country. He received a meager
education, and early learned the shoemaking trade, which in all, he followed
for fifteen years. As a young man he served in the Swedish Royal Army for six
years, and made an admirable record as a good soldier. In 1890 he came to this
country and for the long period of eighteen years remained in the employ of
the piano factory of the Kimball Piano Co., at Chicago. He came to Barron
County in 1908 and settled on his present place which he had purchased in
1897. He cleared 50 acres of this land, erected a set of buildings, bought the
right tools and equipment, and now carries on general farming and dairying.
Although differing from his neighbors in that he was a city man for nearly
twenty years, he is nevertheless well versed in farming in all its branches,
and has been successful in his operations. In 1921 he further enhanced the
value of his place by erecting a fine modern frame residence of seven rooms.
Mr. Green was married Nov. 18, 1892, to Ida Johnson, daughter of John and Mary
(Carlson) Peterson, who came to America from Sweden in 1889, and settled in
Chicago, where they lived the remainder of their lives, the father dying Jan.
13, 1915, and the mother, Dec. 26, 1910. Mr. and Mrs. Green have three
children: Elsie, born Dec. 26, 1894, is now the wife of George Hanson, of
Chetek Township; Thure L. was born April 7, 1898, and is now in Michigan. He
was in the United States service during the World War having been inducted
into the army, Aug. 14, 1918. He was sent to Peoria, Ill., to attend school,
and then went to Michigan, where he became a mechanic in the Aviation service.
Rudolph was born Jan. 15, 1900, and is at home.

--Taken from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr., &
Co., 1922, pp. 522-523.