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Born 1866, Dane county
From An illustrated history of Lyon County, Minnesota (1912)
KNUT LARSON (1899), of Lyons township, is a farmer and land owner. He was born in Dane county, Wisconsin, May 10, 1866. Knut received his early education in Wisconsin, where he grew to manhood. When nineteen years of age he moved to Lincoln county. South Dakota, where he purchased a quarter section of land, which he farmer until 1899, when he came to Lyon county. At that time he purchased the southeast quarter of section 32, Lyons township, where he has since resided. He raises considerable stock and has fine improvements on his place. Mr. Larson also has other interests. He is a stockholder of the Farmers Elevator Company of Russell and is treasurer of school district No. 93.
On March 27, 1887, the subject of this review was united in marriage to Ella Thompson at Lincoln, South Dakota. Mrs. Larson was born in Dane county, Wisconsin, July 30, 1861, a daughter of Falkver and Gurie Thompson, both natives of Norway. Mr. and Mrs. Larson have two children: Lula G., born April 29, 1890; Florence, born October 15, 1894.
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.
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