YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTY MINNESOTA
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Submitted to the Minnesota Biographies Project by:
Name: LaNaye Hennen
Email: henfarms@clarkfield.ruralink.com
Date: 29 June 2000
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"A History of Yellow Medicine County" by Arthur P. Rose,published in 1914

RASMUS N. AARESTAD (1883)

Rasmus N. Aarestad is the proprietor of a 240 acre farm on section 1,
Normania township, and has lived in that township many years.  He has a well
improved farm and a find residence.  He engages in general farming, making a
specialty of Red Polled cattle.

Mr. Aarestad was born in Stavanger, Norway, June 23, 1859, a son of Nels and
Maren Aarestad, both of whom died in their native land.  Rasmus lived in
Norway until 1883 and then came to America and to Yellow Medicine county.
He worked out six months and for the next five years engaged in farming in
Lyon county near Cottonwood.  At the end of that time he bought his present
farm in Normania, upon which he has ever since resided.  He is a member of
the Norwegian Lutheran Church.

Mr. Aarestad was married in Yellow Medicine county December 6, 1888, to
Marie Isaac.  She was born in Adams county, Wisconsin, June 30, 1868, a
daughter of Andrew and Sofrone (Barnson) Isaac, who came from Norway.  The
children of Mr. and Mrs. Aarestad are:  Amanda, born November 18, 1889;
Franklin, born May 21, 1891; Suella, born May 22, 1893;  Ada, born September
12, 1895; Raynold, born December 13, 1901; Stella, born December 11, 1903;
and Mildred, born November 1, 1906.