BIOGRAPHIES: John S. INSTENES, Ettrick Township, Trempealeau Co., WI

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John S. Instenes, who is successfully operating the old Instenes farm of 
200 acres in Ettrick Township, was born on this farm June 20, 1876, son of 
Sever and Anna (Instenes) Instenes.  In his boyhood he attended the Beach 
school in Ettrick Township.  Brought up on the home farm, he assisted his 
father in its operation, but at intervals was away from home, working 
elsewhere.  On his father's death in 1906 he came into possession of the 
farm, on which he has made a number of valuable improvements, and now has 
very good buildings, including a nice modern residence.  Besides carrying 
on general farming on a profitable basis, he is interested financially as 
a stockholder in the Ettrick Creamery, the Ettrick Telephone Company and 
the Farmers Exchange of Blair.  On May 28, 1908, Mr. Instenes was united 
in marriage with Anna Herreid, daughter of Tosten G. and Ragnhild (Bue) 
Herreid, prosperous farming people of section 17, Ettrick Township.  He 
and his wife are the parents of two children:  Evelyn Jeanette, born Aug. 
29, 1912, and Spencer Thomas, born Jan. 2, 1916.  They have also an adopted 
daughter, Clara Olive, born May 11, 1906, who is attending school.  The 
family are members of the Norwegian Lutheran Church.  Mr. Instenes is 
independent in politics.  He is a member of the order of Beavers, and is 
an enterprising agriculturist, widely known and respected.

--Transcribed from the "History of Trempealeau County Wisconsin, 1917," 
page 542.