Adolph B. Larson

As printed in 1912

ADOLPH B. LARSON (1887) is manager of the Christianson-Innes lumber yard at Florence. He is a native of Minnesota and was born in Fillmore county March 9, 1879, a son of Borce and Carrie (Christianson) Larson. The parents came to the United States from Norway in the early sixties and settled in Fillmore county, where they resided until 1878, when they came to Lyon county. In 1910 they retired from farm life and moved to Florence to live. They have six children, as follows: Louise (Mrs. Lars Ordlock), of Florence; Adolph B., of this sketch; Carl, of Lyon county; Lena (Mrs. G. A. Ofstad), of Florence; Anton, the postmaster of Florence; and Clara, of Florence.

The man whose name heads this sketch made his home with his parents in Shelburne township and attended school until sixteen years of age. He then started hustling for himself, working at farm labor and threshing. When twenty-one years of age he engaged in the general merchandise business at Ruthton and continued that business three years. He then farmer the home place several years and in 1908 entered the employ of the Christianson- Innes Lumber Company at Florence as local manager. He is a member of the Masonic lodge and a director of the State Bank of Florence. Mr. Larson is a justice of the peace and was assessor of Shelburne township in 1908.

October 14, 1908, Mr. Larson was married to Miss Ida E. Green, a native of Lyon county and a daughter of C. F. Green, one of the older residents of the county, formerly owner of the lumber yards of which our subject now has charge. Mr. and Mrs. Larson are the parents of two children, Wyvil B. and a baby boy.

As printed in An illustrated history of Lyon County, Minnesota (1912). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.