Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1905 edition. Excerpt: ...they took up 160 acres of land, and where botn he and his wife died. They were consistent members of the Lutheran church and very worthy, good people. The father assisted in building the first church of his faith in Burnett county, and always helped to build roads, or in any way hasten the advance of civilization. He and his good wife reared seven children: Karen, wife of E. J. Tollofson, a farmer in Burnett county; Ole; Swen, a farmer 1n Burnett county, Wis.; Jorgine, wife to Oliver Olsen, mayor of Grantsburg; Iver, a farmer in Burnett county, Wis.; Ole A. Juresen, ex-judge and a farmer af Croukston, Minn.; Ingeborg, wife to A. Higdem, of Seattle, Wash. Two others died in infancy. Ole Thoreson was educated in his native land and remained with his parents until he was thirty years of age, assisting on the farm. He also did considerable work as a lumberman, both in Norway and Wisconsin. When the family came to America in 1862, they took the trip on a sailing vessel, and seven weary weeks were consumed on the voyage. Finally they landed in Quebec, and from there came via St. Croix Falls to Burnett county, Wis., their destination. Ole Thoreson took up 160 acres of land in the woods, and in diisgreat solitude he erected a log shanty in winch he lived until he built his more pretentious residence later on. When he took up his home in this wilderness bears, deer and other wild animals were the nearest neighbors, and often replenished the family larder. Now all this is changed. The dense woods have been cleared, and eighty acres are placed in a fine state of cultivation, upon which Mr. Thoreson raises wheat, oats, hay, corn and potatoes, although he devotes the greater portion of his energies to his fine dairy. Mr. Thoreson has been very...
