BIOGRAPHIES:  John WESTMAN, 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 Westman, farmer, P. O. Ella, Pepin county, was born in Sunne
Wermland, Sweden, September 22, 1859, and is a son of Olof and Maria
Johnson.  His parents had two sons, our subject and Lewis.  John
attended school in Sweden, until eleven years old, when the family
came to Stockholm, Wis.  Five weeks after their arrival, Olof Johnson
died.  His widow afterward married E. L. Westman, whose surname was
adopted by our subject.  The latter's introduction to his new home
was not very encouraging.  Immediately after his arrival he was
obliged to go to work as herd-boy on a farm.  For the first three
months he received only his board for his services, and his duties
were so confining that he was barely excused long enough to attend
his father's funeral.  He continued to be employed at farm work in
this state and Minnesota, and at the age of nineteen years was
enabled to buy a half interest in the farm where he now resides.  In
1881 he went to Marshall county, Minn., and took up a homestead,
which he afterward sold, and returned to Frankfort township.  In 1890
he purchased a fine farm on Plum creek, where he intends to make his
home in the near future.  November 14, 1888, Mr. Westman married Miss
Caroline Swanson.  Although he was only permitted to attend school
about three months in this country, he has become an intelligent,
well-informed gentleman.  Many a native born youth who startes out
with better prospects in life might learn a useful lesson from his
example.  Politically Mr. Westman is a steadfast republican.  He has
served the town as assessor and is at present town treasurer.  He is
a member of the Swedish Evangelical Lutheran church.

-Transcribed from the "Historical & Biographical Album of the
Chippewa Valley Wisconsin, 1891-2," pages 794-795.


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