BIOGRAPHIES:  Greger GREGERSON, Dovre Township, Barron County, WI

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Greger Gregerson, an early settler of Dovre Township, was born in Norway July
24, 1822, and was there reared and educated. He was married there to Asloug
Knudsdatter, who was born March 31, 1831. In the early sixties they set out 
with their daughter, Anna, to try their fortunes in the New World. Weather
conditions were unfavorable, the voyage lasted fourteen weeks, and in the
meantime the daughter, Anna, died. The bereaved parents found their way to 
Manitou Island, off the northern arm of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. 
There he engaged for several years in cutting wood. From there they went to 
Dunn County, Wis., and located on the Little L Creek. In 1870 they came to 
Barron County and located on 160 acres of wild land in section 34. He built a 
log cabin and a straw shed and started to clear up the land. He had but 
little to work with except his hands. Provisions had to be brought in on his 
back from Bloomer and Eau Claire, many miles away. His wife carded and spun 
wool, and knit mittens, stockings and jackets for the family. To the 
development of this farm they devoted the remainder of their lives and 
became well known people in the community. Mr. Gregerson died in the fall of 
1890. His wife died Dec. 14, 1904. They were firm believers in the Norwegian 
Lutheran Church, and early services of that denomination were held in their 
home. They had four children born in Michigan: Anna (deceased), Louise 
(deceased); Greger, of Dovre Township; and Ole, who lives on the home place.

--Taken from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr., &
Co., 1922, pg. 664.