Olmsted County MINNESOTA Biographies.....Carl O. Syverson April 22 1832 - 
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Mike Oiseth MOISETH@mn.rr.com March 10, 2005, 8:53 am

Author: Joseph Leonard, History of Olmsted County, Minnesota

CARL O. SYVERSON, one of the well known farmers of Rock Dell township,
was born in Christiania, Norway, on April 22, 1832, and is the only
surviving child born to the union of Olaf and Carren Syverson. The
father was a potter by trade, and died in Norway in 1834, the mother
surviving him until 1850. Carl 0. was educated and reared to early
manhood in his native country and followed the potter's trade in
Christiania, until April, 1853. He then decided that he would have a
greater chance to succeed in life in America, and accordingly came to
this country and located at Janesville, Wisconsin, where for one year he
secured employment in a shoe factory. In 1854, he removed to St. Paul,
which at that time had no building of over two stories in height, but
after spending a month there, went to Menomonie, Wisconsin and worked
for one year in a saw mill there. He then returned to Janesville,
Wisconsin, and until 1857 worked in a furniture store, but then came to
Olmsted county, securing 160 acres of land from the Government, and has
since resided thereon. In May, 1857, Mr. Syverson was united in marriage
with Miss G. Nelson, of Janesville, Wisconsin, and three children have
been born to them as follows: Carline, Martin and Natin. On May 21,
1907, Mr. and Mrs. Syverson celebrated their golden wedding, one hundred
friends and relatives being present to wish them long and useful lives.
At the age of seventy-seven years, Mrs. Syverson was still steady enough
of hand and quick of eye, to make by hand, bed-quilts for her children.
In his political views, Mr. Syverson is a Republican, and he cast his
first vote in favor of that party when John C. Fremont was the candidate
for the presidency. Although not an office seeker in any sense of the
word, Mr. Syverson has served his community in minor capacities, such as
supervisor and town clerk for twenty years and for sixteen years was
assistant pastor of United churches. He has always been remarkably
active in anything that tended toward the betterment of the county. The
family has always been prominent in church work and is among the oldest
and most highly respected ones of the county. In 1889, he helped
organize the new church congregation, known as United Lutheran church,
as the progressive members of East St. Olaf's church did not believe in
pre-ordination and pre-destination.

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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