BIOGRAPHIES:  John M. LARSON, Ella, Pepin Co., WI

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Submitted by Nance Sampson, Pepin Co. Archives File Manager on 19 November 2004
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John M. Larson, farmer, P. O. Ella, Pepin county, is a native of
Sweden, and was born January 22, 1849, one of the three children of
Lars and Sarah Larson.  His brother and sister were named Anton and
Christine.  John M. lived in Sweden until the age of twenty-one years,
farming and doing such other work as could be had, attending school
when he could.  Being a pushing, go-ahead young man, he thought best to
come to America, and in 1870 came to Manistee, Mich., and worked as
scaler and manager of part of a lumber yard for about eight years. 
There he married Miss Christina Anderson, and to them seven children
have been born, namely:  Arthur H., Lydia, Edgar, Harry, Esther, Jennie
and Ella.  In 1878 he moved from Manistee to the town of Frankfort, and
bought his present farm, then covered with wild timber.  But, having
good health and a true pioneer spirit, he has cleared the timber and
broken the soil, until now he has a fine farm, where he can rest from
his hard labor.  The people recognized his abilities and elected him
supervisor nine years in succession, and he now holds the offices of
justice of the peace and assessor.  He is a republican in politics, and
in religious faith is a member of the Lutheran church.  He is
identified with the United Workmen.

-Transcribed from the "Historical & Biographical Album of the Chippewa
Valley Wisconsin, 1891-2," pages 844-845.


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