BIOGRAPHIES: Nels SHERVEY, Rice Lake, Barron County, WI

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Nels Shervey, who, with E. 0. Fossum, built the Central Hotel at Rice Lake
and operated it for a number of years, was for many years a prominent
figure here and served for a time on the city council. He was born in
Norway, and as a young man came to Rice Lake where he met and married
Mattie Bratley. After owning the hotel jointly with Mr. Fossum for a while,
he bought out his partner and continued alone for several years. Then he
sold out and for some time was occupied as a farmer in Rice Lake Township.
He died April 20, 1918. His wife, a most highly respected woman, now makes
her home in Rice Lake, where her daughter, Clara, keeps house for her.

--Taken from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr. & Co.,
1922, pg. 635.