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Author: Bowen & Co. (1903)

GUS A. BURG.

   A representative Swedish-American citizen who has prospered in the land of
his adoption, is Gus A. Burg, a prominent resident of Wood's Landing, in Albany
county, Wyoming. Born in 1844, in Sweden, he is the son of Jonas Burg, his
parents both being natives of the same country. His father was born in 1801 and
followed the occupation of farming in Sweden up to the time of his demise, which
did not occur until he had arrived at the advanced age of ninety-five years. The
mother was born in 1811 and passed away within two days of the death of her
lifelong companion and they are buried side by side near the scenes of their
lives' activity. Gus A. Burg grew to man's estate in Sweden and he there
received his education, attending the public schools and availing himself of
every opportunity at his command for the purpose of acquiring knowledge in early
life. When he had attained to the age of twenty-one years he began life for
himself, on a farm near the paternal home, where he remained for about one year,
then came to America to ascertain the whereabouts of an elder brother, who had
been a soldier in the Civil War in this country and had not since been heard
from. In America he engaged in various occupations in different localities in
the eastern states for about one year and then came to Omaha, Neb., where he
remained for about one year, thence coming to Laramie, in the territory of
Wyoming. In 1868 he engaged in railroading, on the Union Pacific Railroad,
continuing in that employment up to 1874, when he located the ranch he now
occupies, where he has since been engaged in stockraising. At first he entered
in a small way in sheepraising and woolgrowing, but subsequently he changed his
stock and has since devoted his energies to cattleraising, in which he is now
engaged. Starting with two hundred and eighty acres of unimproved land he has
added to his holdings, both of land and stock from year to year, until he is now
the owner of a fine ranch consisting of over 1700 acres of land, well-fenced and
improved, with modern buildings and all appliances and conveniences for the
successful conducting of the cattle industry, being one of the prosperous and
thrifty property owners of the county. In 1884 he was united in matrimony with
Miss Anna C. Matson, a native of Sweden. To their union have been born two
children, Ames Oliver and Leonard C., both of whom are attending school in
Omaha, Neb. Politically Mr. Burg is a stanch adherent of the Republican party,
and for many years he has been active in the councils of that political
organization and taken a leading part in the public affairs of the community
where he maintains his home. Deeply interested in the work of the public
schools, he has served as a member of the school board of his district, and has
contributed liberally of both his time and means to the promotion of every
worthy measure calculated to advance the best interests of his section of the
state. He is widely respected as a successful, enterprising and public spirited
citizen.


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ILLUSTRATED

A people who take no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors, will
never achieve anything worthy to he remembered with pride by remote
generations.—.MACAULAY.

CHICAGO, ILL.
A. W. BOWEN & CO.
PUBLISHERS AND ENGRAVERS
1903


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