BIOGRAPHIES: Ole KRINGLE, Doyle Township, Barron Co., WI *********************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Submitted by: Vic Gulickson 8 March 2004 *********************************************************************** Ole Kringle, now deceased, for many years a respected and substantial citizen of Doyle Township, and later a resident of Mikana, in Cedar Lake Township, was born in Norway, Jan. 29, 1858, son of Andrew and Gertrude (Nelson) Krinkle, natives of that country, who brought him to America in 1861 and located in Dane County, this state, where they farmed the remainder of their lives. Ole was reared and educated in Dunn County and learned farming from his father. In 1881 he came to Barron County and bought 100 acres of railroad land in Doyle Township. To this he later added 80 acres more, making a good tract of 180 acres. He erected a good set of buildings, cleared a part of the land and developed a good farm. There he successfully carried on general agricultural operations until 1908. Then he sold out and moved to Mikana. There he conducted a livery and dray line, and operated in addition a truck farm of eighteen acres. He died Feb. 12, 1918. He was a good citizen and well liked by all who knew him. His religious faith was that of the Norwegian Lutheran Church. Mr. Kringle was married Oct. 12, 1892, to Maren Sathra, who was born Sept. 6, 1868 in Olmsted County, Minn., daughter of Ole and Jaran (Gulson) Sathra, natives of Norway, who came to America in 1861, and located in Olmsted County, Minn. They left Minnesota in 1879 for North Dakota where they successfully farmed until Mr. Sathra's death Nov. 16, 1910, since which time Mrs. Sathra has lived in North Dakota. Mr. and Mrs. Kringle were the parents of two children. Alfred C. was born June 26, 1893 and now lives in Mikana. Ellen was born July 14, 1895, and is the wife of Jack Snyder of Mikana. --Transcribed from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr., & Co., 1922, pg. 795. © All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm