Olmsted County MINNESOTA Biographies.....Lars Erickson April 26 1845 - 
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Mike Oiseth MOISETH@mn.rr.com March 10, 2005, 10:19 am

Author: Joseph Leonard, History of Olmsted County, Minnesota

LARS ERICKSON was born in Norway, April 26, 1845, his parents being
Erick and Ronda, who passed their entire lives in that country engaged
in farming. Lars was reared a farmer and was given a common school
education. In 1866 he came to America and settled on government land in
Section 14, Rock Dell township, and worked the same five or six years
and then bought 160 acres additional. In time he became the owner of 200
acres of well improved land, all secured by his own ability, energy and
industry. The first house here he stopped in after coming to America is
the house he now owns. He was then a poor emigrant boy with nothing and
now he is the owner of many fine acres, embellished with elegant
buildings and beautified with orchards and groves. A few years ago he
retired from hard work, though he still keeps busy attending to his
property, renting the farm to the neighbors. He is well known and has
the unqualified respect of all who know him. In 1870 he married Miss
Carrie Golberg, whose father was the first settler of Olmsted county. To
this marriage nine children were born: Rosini, born in 1871, now the
wife of Henry Mihoon [Moon], a farmer, she has four children; Erick,
born in 1873, who enlisted in a Minnesota regiment for the
Spanish-American war and is now in the Philippines; Zoliff, born in
1875, retired and living in Rochester, was a farmer of North Dakota;
Caroline, born in 1877, married Mr. Lilliascow, a farmer, she has four
children; Christian, born 1882, a farmer of North Dakota; Clara, born
1880, now Mrs. Kirkpatrick, lives in Seattle; Henry, born 1882, farmer
in North Dakota; Bangval, born 1883, a farmer of North Dakota and
Clarence, born 1885, a farmer of North Dakota, Mrs. Erickson died in
1890, and was buried in St. Olaf's Cemetery. Shortly after her death he
rented his farm and returned to Norway, where in 1891 he married
Borghild T. Sorteberg, and brought her to his home in this country. They
are now partly retired and are taking life easy. They had one child,
which died in infancy. They worship with the United Lutheran Church. Mr.
Erickson owns stock in the Zumbro Creamery, the Farmers' Elevator at
Stewartville, and the Farmers' Lumber Company at Hayfield. During his
busy career Mr. Erickson was one of the most active and successful
farmers and business men of the county. He occupied many official
positions with fidelity and credit.

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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