BIOGRAPHIES:   Nels TILLESON, Red Cedar Township, Dunn Co., WI

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NELS TILLESON, who is successfully engaged in general farming and
dairying in Section 9, town of Red Cedar, was born in the town of Elk
Mound, Dunn County, Wis., July 29, 1873, son of Arne and Betsy
(Anderson) Tilleson. He was reared in his native town, where as a boy
he attended school, and until he was 16 years old he remained at home
with his parents. He then went to Menomonie, where for three years he
was employed in the butcher shop of A. O. Strand. After that for a
while he worked on farms in the town of Red Cedar and for six years
subsequently operated the farm of F. R. Ross at Rusk. In 1905 Mr.
Tilleson began his career as an independent farmer, buying has
present farm of 110 acres in Section 9, town of Red Cedar. Fifty
acres of this place, on which tract the buildings are situated, were
formerly the farm of Geo. D. Owens. Mr. Tilleson has shown himself a
modern farmer, keeping pace with modern methods. He has greatly
improved his buildings, and is giving special attention to dairy
work, keeping Holstein cattle of high grade, with a pure bred sire.
He is also a stockholder in the Rusk Cooperative Creamery and store.
Mr. Tilleson was married in Menomonie, Nov. 26, 1898, to Edith Owen,
who was born in the town of Red Cedar, Oct. 14, 1871, in the house in
which she now lives, daughter of George D. and Caroline (Kent) Owen.
To this union one son was born, Jay E., on Oct. 16, 1900, who is
living on the home farm with his parents.

-Transcribed from the "History of Dunn County Wisconsin, 1925," page 746

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