BIOGRAPHIES: Edward SEVERSON, Clinton Township, Barron County, WI

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Edward Severson, now deceased, a substantial citizen of Section 23,
Clinton Township, for several years, was born in Norway, May 5, 1851, the
son of Sever Engelbretson and his good wife, who were farmers and
fisherfolk. Edward was reared in Norway, attended school as he could, and
like his parents, farmed and fished. In 1881 he came to the United States,
and with headquarters at Eau Claire, worked in mills and in the woods.
While thus employed he broke his leg, and then lived in Minneapolis, Minn.,
for a while. He came to Barron County in 1896, and bought a farm of 80
acres in Section 23, Clinton Township, to which he later added 20 acres
more, making a good place of 100 acres. Here he successfully carried on
general farming, and was a hard working, industrious man, until his death,
Aug. 14, 1918. He was well regarded by all who knew him. Mrs. Severson died
Oct. 22, 1909. He was married at Minneapolis, on Dec. 20, 1890, to Engeborg
Seeland, who was born in Norway, Nov. 26, 1858, the daughter of Staale
Sigbjornson and Anna Tonette Seeland, the former of whom died in Norway,
and the latter of whom came to this country and died at Paynesville, Minn.
Of the five children born to Mr. and Mrs. Severson, four are living: Elise,
Amanda, Stanley and Talmer. Amanda is teaching. Elise and Stanley are
operating the home farm. Elise is a talented young woman who makes the home
a place of good cheer, comfort and hospitality, and is well liked
throughout the neighborhood. Stanley is an energetic farmer and is taking
his share in everything that he believes to be for the good of the
community. From May 15, 1918, to Feb. 26, 1919, he served in the United
States navy. The family stand high with all who know them.

--Taken from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr. & Co.,
1922, pg. 416.