Gilbert G. Moen

As printed in 1916

GILBERT G. MOEN.

Gilbert G. Moen, a well-to-do farmer of Sverdrup township, Otter Tail county, Minnesota, was born in Norway on June 23, 1855. Mr. Moen is a son of Gulbrand G. Moen and Rangdi Erickson (Skatebo) Moen, both of whom were born in Norway, and both of whom died in that country.

In 1883 Gilbert G. Moen came to America, and settled in Sverdrup township, Otter Tail county, where he subsequently purchased one hundred and sixty acres of land, and it is upon this farm that Mr. Moen now lives. He has erected all of the buildings which now stand on the farm, and which are now used, including the house in which the Moen family now live. Mr. Moen has also cleared the land of trees and stumps, and has put it under cultivation. Jt is a very fertile farm, and Mr. Moen raises crops equal to any raised in this part of the county.

In 1876, before coming to America, Mr. Moen was married to Berit Haldorson, who was born in Norway, June 10, 1854. Mrs. Moen's parents died in their native land. Gilbert G. Moen and wife are the parents of eight children, as follow: Gilbert, Haldor, Edwin, Martin. Olaf, Carl, May and Ida, all of whom are living. Gilbert and Haldor live in Underwood; Edwin, in Duluth; Martin lives on a farm in Sverdrup; the others live at home.

The Moen family are all members of the Unitarian church at Underwood, Minnesota. Mr. Moen is a stockholder in the Co-operative Creamery Company, and in the co-operative store at Underwood. He is one of the well-to-do farmers of Sverdrup township, and one of its most highly respected and substantial citizens.

As printed in History of Otter Tail County, Minnesota : its people, industries, and institutions : with biographical sketches of representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families (1916). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.