BIOGRAPHIES:   Fred HAGEN, Gale Township, Trempealeau Co., WI

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Fred Hagen, who is aiding in developing the agricultural resources
of Gale Township on his farm of 104 acres in section 5, was born at
Lillehammer, Norway, July 11, 1870, son of Simon and Ingeborg Hagen. 
The father was a mechanic and neither he nor his wife ever left their
native land.  Both are now deceased.  Fred Hagen was the fifth born
in a family of six children.  He attended school in Norway and began
regular industrial life at the age of 17 years.  In 1893 he joined
the tide of westward emigration and, landing in the United States,
proceeded to Iowa, where he worked as a farmer in Ward County for
about three years.  He then spent a winter in Trempealeau County,
Wis., but at the time did not settle here permanently, going instead
to Dodge County, Minn., where he worked as a farm hand for about
seven years.  Then returning to Trempealeau County, he rented a farm
in Gale Township, having previously rented one for three years in
Minnesota, and went to farming for himself here.  Eight years later,
having saved money, he bought his present farm of 104 acres, on which
he has since been engaged in general farming and stock raising.  His
property is well improved and he is enjoying a well-earned
prosperity, being also a stockholder in the Farmers' Telephone
Company.  Mr. Hagen was married, Oct. 10, 1902, to Clara Dahl, who
was born in Gale Township, daughter of Gustave and Len Dahl.  Her
parents, both now living in this township, are natives of Norway, the
father being a retired farmer.  Mrs. Hagen died Oct. 26, 1911,
leaving three children:  Stanley, born Sept. 14, 1903; Lester, born
July 20, 1905, and Norman, born Nov. 8, 1908.  The family are members
of the Lutheran church at French Creek, and in politics Mr. Hagen is
a Republican.  When he first came to this country he was entirely
ignorant of the English language, but acquired it quickly,
considering his opportunities, and has since carved his way to a
position of comparative prosperity, with good prospects for the future.

-Transcribed from the "History of Trempealeau County Wisconsin, 1917," 
page 539.


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