BIOGRAPHIES:  Charles LARSGARD, Rice Lake, Barron Co., WI

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Charles Larsgard, retired farmer, living at 417 West Allen street, Oak
Park, Rice Lake, was born Feb. 22, 1854, in Aalesund, Norway, son of
Jetmund and Petrine (Johanekn) Larsgard, also natives of that country. He
received a common school education in Norway, and after leaving school
followed the sea. He came to America in 1883, and located in Stanfold,
Barron County, Wis., where he took a homestead of heavy timber land, which
he partly cleared, and erected a log house, barn and sheds. In 1890 he
erected a frame residence. He sold out in 1902, and bought 80 acres in the
same township, this county, four miles from Rice Lake. This was partly
improved. He continued its development, and farmed thereon until 1916, when
he sold out, and moved to Rice Lake, where he bought a lot in Oak Park, and
erected a modern home in Rice Lake. He has many interesting stories to tell
of the incidents pertaining to the development of this part of Wisconsin,
especially of the fire of 1899 when he lost everything he possessed. Mr.
Larsgard was married July 3, 1889, at Rice Lake, to Anna Johnson, daughter
of John and Ellen (Jenson) Johnson, who came to this country in 1889. Mr.
and Mrs. Larsgard have eight children: Tena, Emma, Josephine, Joseph, Carl,
Ella, Tilda E., and Lillis. Tena was born April 3, 1890, was married to
Sigwat Olsen who died July 19, 1920, and has a son, Byron Sidney Olsen,
born Feb. 2, 1913, now living with his grandparents. Emma was born Jan. 23,
1892, and works in Minneapolis. Josephine was born Aug. 24, 1894, married
Alex Peterson, who lives on the home farm, and has one son, Lester Clifford
Peterson, born May 28, 1915. Joseph was born June 19, 1896, and lives in
Racine, Wis. He enlisted at Rice Lake, Wis., in 1917, with the 20th
Engineers and served 14 months in France in the World War. He married
Dorris O'Neil, and they have one child, June Dorris, born Aug. 24, 1920.
Carl was born Jan. 11, 1899 and lives at home. Ella born July 6, 1902 and
Tilda E. born July 5, 1904, live in Minneapolis. Lillis was born June 2,
1907, and attends High School at Rice Lake.

--Transcribed from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper,
Jr., & Co., 1922, pp. 598-599.

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