BIOGRAPHIES:  Ludwig DRAGSETH, Menomonie, Dunn Co., WI

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Ludwig Dragseth, carpenter, contractor and cabinet-maker, of Menomonie was 
born in Mildalen, Norway, Feb. 18, 1872, son of Johan and Mary Dragseth, 
the latter of whom died in Norway in 1881, the former being still living 
and now 80 years old.

Ludwig Dragseth attended public school in his native land and for a few 
years followed farming. He then learned the trade of carpenter and cabinet-
maker and was engaged in it there until 1902, when he came to America with 
his family, locating at once to Menomonie, Dunn Co. For ten years he worked 
as a carpenter for the well known contractor, J.S. Govin, was later for 3 
years in the employ of Sever Olson and for shorter periods worked for other 
contractors. In 1918 he was at Barksdale in Bayfield Co, Wis and then 
returned to Menomonie and worked for a year for contractor Rudolph Jaeger. 
He is now in business for himself as a contracting carpenter, and at his 
home at 1220 Third Street, which he purchased in 1914, he has a shop in 
which he does all kinds of cabinet work and repairing. He is a member of 
the carpenters' union and has the reputation not only of being a good 
workman but also a square man of business.

Mr. Dragseth was married in Norway in May, 1899 to Mary Sneen, who was born 
at Mildalen, Oct. 14, 1870, daughter of John and Anna Sneen. Her parents 
came to American in 1886, locating in Menomonie, and Mr. Sneen was from that 
time on in the employ of the Knapp, Stout & Co. company, until they retired 
from business, working in the mill in summer and in the woods in winter. 
After the company closed down their plant and business here in 1901, he 
worked at Drummond, Bayfield County, Wis, until old age caused him to retire. 
He now lives with Mr. Dragseth, the subject of this sketch, his wife having 
died in July, 1920. 

Mr. and Mrs. Dragseth are the parents of a son, John L., born Oct. 11, 1900. 
He was graduated from the high school and then entered Stout Institute, where 
he took a two years course, after which he taught school one year in 
Waterville, Minn. The re-entering Stout, he completed the other two years of 
the course, being graduated with a degree of B.A. in June, 1923. He is now a 
director of manual training at Dubuque, Iowa. The Dragseth family are 
affiliated religiously with the Lutheran Church.

Extracted from the History of Dunn County (Wis), 1925, p. 603.