BIOGRAPHIES:   Thomas M. HAGEN, Pigeon Township, Trempealeau Co., WI

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Thomas M. Hagen, who owns and operates Woodland Farm of 240 acres in
section 5, Pigeon Township, is one of the thriving agriculturists of
this township and one of its best known and respected citizens.  He
was born in Norway, Dec. 12, 1867, his father being Matt Olson and
his mother in maidenhood Annette Thompson.  It was on May 17, 1883,
that he left his native land for the New World, his journey coming to
an end at Whitehall, this county.  He soon entered the employ of P.
Ekern of Pigeon Falls, for whom he worked for seven years.  These
were years, not only of industry, but of economy and thrift, as he
had no intention of spending his life in working for others.  At the
end of the period mentioned, having enough money for his purpose, he
purchased his present farm, a good piece of agricultural property,
well improved, where he carries on general farming and dairying.  The
house is a good frame building of two stories and basement.  The barn
measures 48 by 70 by 14 feet, having stone basement and concrete
floors, also 22 steel stanchions.  On the farm is also a stave silo,
14 by 32 feet.  Mr. Hagen has a herd of 30 cattle, of the Durham and
Holstein breeds, of which he milks 25.  He was married Dec. 25, 1891,
to Paulina Moe of Pigeon Township, who was born at Pigeon Falls, this
county, May 8, 1874, daughter of John J. and Antoinette (Peterson)
Moe.  Mr. and Mrs. Hagen have had ten children, three of whom died in
infancy.  The others are:  Joel, born Jan. 11, 1893; Albert, Feb. 10,
1895, was married June 30, 1917, to Elsie Margaret Evenson; Palmer,
Aug. 26, 1896; Edwin, March 15, 1899; Peter, Nov. 18, 1900; Rudolph,
Sept. 12, 1904, and Karl, Nov. 30, 1907.  In March, 1916, they
adopted a girl, Alice, who was born July 21, 1909.  The family are
members of the Norwegian Lutheran Church of America.

-Transcribed from the "History of Trempealeau County Wisconsin, 1917," 
pages 446-447.


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