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Born 1873
From 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)
HANS S. BERGERUD.
A well-known and prosperous farmer of Otter Tail county and of Aastad township, one who has been loyal to the community in matters of citizenship, and one who because of his unselfish nature and on account of his sense of duty to the welfare and progress of life and affairs of the locality, has won for himself a place of respect and esteem in the hearts of the local people, is Hans S. Bergerud, who was born on the family homestead in Western township. Otter Tail county, on September 5, 1873, the son of Stengrim and Mary (Olson) Hansen, whose lives are reviewed elsewhere in this volume.
Hans S. Bergerud was educated in the public schools of Otter Tail county, after which he became a farmer, purchasing two hundred and fifteen acres of land in Aastad township, where he now lives and pursues general agricultural life, producing excellent crops on his well-tilled soil, and also keeping some purebred cattle, which are used for breeding purposes. The farm of Hans S. Bergerud is well improved, has first-class equipment and is conducted on modern and approved methods.
During the year [904 Hans S. Bergerud was married to Helen B. Ryden, who was born in Doring, Minnesota, the daughter of Peter O. and Ragnild (Tverson) Ryden. To the marriage of Hans S. and Helen Bergerud have been born six children: Roy, Ernest. Palmer, Linden and T.ila, twins, and Harry.
In the political and public life of Aastad township, Otter Tail county. Minnesota. Hans S. Bergerud is well and favorably known as a man of tad and of special ability in the matters which have come before him as an official in the capacity of clerk of the school district, an office with which this worthy citizen has been honored for more than six years.
Hans S. Bergerud and his wife are earnest and devout members of the Norwegian Lutheran church and are people whose efforts in support of the policies and activities of this congregation are greatly appreciated.
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.
Their biographies name Hans S. Bergerud: Stengrim Hansen (b. 1843)
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