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Born 1861
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)
HENRY ANTONSEN.
Among the men of Hobart township, Otter Tail county, Minnesota, who not only take a leading place among the farmers and stock raisers of the community, but who also are active and influential in the business and official circles, is Henry Antonsen, who was born in LeSueur county, Minnesota. March 27, 1861, a son of Christian and Henrietta E. (Wassman) Antonsen, the former of whom was born in Denmark, and the latter, 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 LeSueur 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.
Henry Antonsen received his education in the common schools of LeSueur county, Minnesota, and after his school days became a farmer, working on the farms of his native community. When twenty-two years of age. in 1883, Mr. Antonsen moved to Otter Tail county, Minnesota, and located in Hobart township, where he purchased eighty acres of uncleared and unimproved land. On taking possession of his land, Henry Antonsen built the necessary buildings, supplied his farm with the proper equipment and fourteen years later, in [898, having prospered as a farmer, he added eighty acres of land to his original farm, all of which has since been highly improved and now is in a thorough state of scientific cultivation. On his excellent farm Henry Antonsen now is engaged in general farming, together with the specializing in the raising of purebred Poland-China hogs and of Red Polled cattle, the product of (his progressive farmer in this line being of the choicest to be found in the community.
Henry Antonsen, in addition to his success as a farmer and stock-raiser is well known and prominently connected with the business activities of the township, he now serving in the capacity as secretary of the Vergas I lo-operative Creamery Company.
During the year 1887, Henry Antonsen was married to Sarah L. Pengra, a daughter of Rush Pengra and wife, and to this marriage have been born eight children: William II.. John PP. Charles IP. Prank II,. Sarah II. Mary H.. Margaret H. and Elnora H.
In the political and official life of this community, Henry Antonsen has been active and useful to the township and vicinity, for many years having served as township treasurer, as school clerk for several terms and in all the other township offices with the exception of supervisor..Mr. Antonsen has demonstrated his efficiency and value as a public official. Henry Antonsen is an independent voter.
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.
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