Gilbert L. Antonsen

As printed in 1916

GILBERT L. ANTONSEN.

Gilbert L. Antonsen, well-known farmer of Edna township, Otter Tail county, Minnesota, was born in LeSueur county, Minnesota, July 14, 1877, the son of Christian and Henrietta E. (Wassman) Antonsen, the former born in Denmark, the latter born in New York state. Christian Antonsen was the son of Peter and Sarah Antonsen, natives of Denmark.

Christian Antonsen came to America about 1859 and located in Le- Sueur county, Minnesota, where he secured one hundred and eighty acres of land and engaged in farm life for the remainder of his days. Christian and Henrietta Antonsen were the parents of nine children: Henry, Allen, Walter, Fred, John, Elick. Otis, Gilbert and Sarah.

Gilbert L. Antonsen received his education in the common schools of LeSueur county, after which he became a farmer, working generally on the farms of his native county for two years. He came to Otter Tail county in tSqo. and bought one hundred and twenty acres of land in Edna township, at the same time dealing to a small extent as a land agent, in partnership with his brother, Otis. As a farmer, Gilbert L. Antonsen has been thoroughly successful, having improved his land, equipped his farm with approved machinery and now engaged in general farming on two hundred and ten acres of highly productive soil. In addition to his general farm activity, Mr. Antonsen operates a threshing outfit throughout the township and vicinity.

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.