Olmsted County MINNESOTA Biographies.....Ole S. Saettre February 12 1827 - 
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Author: Joseph Leonard, History of Olmsted County, Minnesota

OLE S. SAETTRE was born in Norway, February 12, 1827, and came to the
United States with his parents in 1844. The family first settled in Dane
county, Wisconsin, where Ole S. assisted his parents on the farm. While
there he formed the acquaintance of Knute Nelson, who became United
States Senator in after years; their friendship as boys has been
continued down to the present time through all the years. In 1856, the
family came to Olmsted county, Minnesota, and settled on a tract of land
in Section 30, Salem township. While a resident of Wisconsin, Ole S. saw
hard work on the farm in summers and in the pineries in the winters.
Owing to his superior strength and skill he received 50 per cent more
wages than others while engaged in handling the broad-axe. In 1854 he
married Miss Ingeborg Gjesme, who was born in Norway, December 24, 1831,
and whose parents came to Olmsted county and settled in Rock Dell
township at an early day. To Ole S. and wife the following children were
born: Sjur 0., born April 27, 1855, died in 1899; Torbjon, born April
13, 1857, married and pastor of the United Lutheran Church at
Evansville, Minnesota, has a splendid education obtained at Decorah
College, State University of Minnesota, Columbia College, Columbia,
Ohio, and at Madison, Wisconsin State University; Ole, born April 7,
1852, farming in North Dakota; Andrew, born October 17, 1861; collector
for the Minneapolis Thresher Company, Minnesota; Lewis, born March 29,
1864, married Julia Rush and they have Orin, Clarence, Florence; Adolph,
born May 10, 1866, married and farming in Dodge county, has two
children; Mathia, born September 28, 1868, caring for her parents in
their old age; Inger, born October 12, 1870, died in infancy; Inger (2),
born July 10, 1872, now Mrs. D. Revins, her husband being a merchant.
The family now owns 360 acres of excellent land, on which are
improvements worth approximately about $10,000. Ole S. holds stock in
the Creamery, Telephone and the Farmers' Insurance Companies. The family
are members of the United Lutheran Church. Mr. Saettre is a Republican
and has served as assessor for sixteen years. He organized the school
district 76.

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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