Olmsted County MINNESOTA Biographies.....Torsten H. Evjen January 1 1853 - 
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Mike Oiseth MOISETH@mn.rr.com March 10, 2005, 11:34 am

Author: Joseph Leonard, History of Olmsted County, Minnesota

TORSTEN H. EVJEN was born in Norway, January 1, 1853, and is a son of
Haldor and Bereth Evjen, who passed their entire lives at the business
of farming. Torsten H. grew up in his native land and spent his youth on
his father's farm and in getting an education principally at the
parochial schools. In 1880 he rented his farm for four years, crossed
the Atlantic ocean, landed in Quebec, and came west to Minnesota and
located in Salem township, where he commenced work as a stonemason,
which trade he followed for four years. He then in the first part of
November, 1883, returned to Norway, sold his farm, and while there
married Miss Ane Evjen, whose maiden name was thus the same as his own.
The marriage occurred March 17, 1884. Then, accompanied by his bride, he
again came to America and located in Rock Dell township, where he bought
eighty acres in section 30, which he has increased until he now owns 160
acres and has one of the best farms of the county. The land is under a
high state of cultivation, and the farm is well equipped with good
buildings, fences, and pasturage. The buildings cost a total Of $4,000.
Mr. and Mrs. Evjen are the parents of ten children, as follows: Berta,
born November 9, 1884, now a dressmaker in St. Paul; Anna, born March 2,
1886, living in Rochester; Hedvig and Regine, twins, born May 12, 1888;
Regine is in Rochester, and Hedvig is with her parents; Henry, born
March 7, 1892; Gurena, born December 17, 1895; Rosa, born May 1, 1897;
Serena, born February 1, 1900; Tina Andrine, born January 2, 1903;
Josephine, born March 1, 1907. Mr. Evjen is a member of the United
Lutheran church and is a Republican in politics. He is a stockholder in
the Farmers' Creamery, at Rock Dell, and in the Farmers' Lumber Company,
at Hatfield. In 1906 his barn was struck by lightning and was entirely
consumed, together with its contents of hay, grain and machinery. He has
recently erected a new barn with cement floors and up-to-date
improvements. His surroundings are probably not surpassed in the county.
He is up-to-date and conducts his farm according to the latest and best
methods. He is proud of his farm, of his children, of his home and of
his country.

Additional Comments:
Joseph Leonard, History of Olmsted County, Minnesota: together with sketches of many
of its pioneers, 
citizens, families, and institutions. Chicago: Goodspeed Historical Association,
1910.

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