Olmsted County MINNESOTA Biographies.....Gullik Evenson 1850 - 
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Mike Oiseth MOISETH@mn.rr.com March 10, 2005, 9:17 am

Author: Joseph Leonard, History of Olmsted County, Minnesota

GULLIK EVENSON was born in Norway in 1850 and is the son of Evan and
Kari, who in 1857 came to the United States on borrowed money and took
up a tract of government land in Rock Dell township, upon which they
afterwards lived until their respective deaths. The father passed away
in 1891 and the mother in 1897, and both now sleep their last sleep in
the family lot at St. Olaf's Cemetery. They were among the early
settlers and encountered all the trials, self-denials and hardships of
the new country. They were prominent and useful citizens and reared
their children to correct and honorable lives. Their son Gullik grew up
on the farm and was educated in the common schools and remained with his
parents until he was thirty years old. In 1878 he bought eighty acres of
his parents and has continued in possession of the same until the
present time. He has added to the place until he now owns a total of
160 acres in section 24, Rock Dell township. He has a good house,
barns, granaries, fences and up-to-date implements and machinery and a
good grade of live stock. He also owns elevator and creamery stock. He
is a Republican and takes much interest in all public affairs. He is
public spirited and progressive and carries out all his public duties
with dispatch and fidelity. He is one of the leaders of progress and
good citizenship in this part of the county. On February 12, 1880, he
wedded Miss Gertie Bergh and they are the parents of one of the finest
families of the county, as follows: Emma, born June 7, 1881, now Mrs. H.
Halverson, and the mother of three children living on a nearby farm;
Carl, born December 1, 1882; Caroline, born November 27, 1884; Sylvester
born November 13, 1886; Edward, born October 11, 1888; Christian, born
March 9, 1891???; Martin, born September 27, 1893; Selmer, born January 29,
1895; Albert, born May 18, 1897 ; Edwin, born March 28, 1900; Stella,
born August 4, 1902; Gladys, born December 11, 1905. The seven oldest
have been confirmed in St. Olaf's Church, where the family worship. All
the children except Emma are yet with their parents.

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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