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Born 1869
From An illustrated history of Lyon County, Minnesota (1912)
NIELS F. LARSON (18 83) is the proprietor of a general merchandise store at Lynd, carrying dry goods, groceries, crockery, glassware, shoes, etc. He has been a resident of Lyon county since he was fourteen years old, and until buying the store in the present year he has been engaged in farming.
Mr. Larson was born in Denmark on the last day of the year 1869, the son of Peter and Stine (Peterson) Larson, now residents of Nordland township. In 1883 he came to America with his parents, and his first home in the New World was in the old town of Lynd. For two seasons he herded cattle and then for several years he worked out as a farm hand.
In 1893 Mr. Larson was married and started farming for himself. For two years he rented land in Lyons township and then he bought the northwest quarter of section 2 of that township. On that place he farmer and made his home until 1910. He then moved to section 33, Lynd township, having bought 200 acres of land there the year before, and his home is still there. In May, 1912, he traded 431 acres of land in Lyons and Lynd townships for the stock of goods in Lynd and is now in charge of the store. He also conducts Ms farm on section 33 and raises and ships cattle. He raises thoroughbred Polled Angus cattle and Duroc-Jersey hogs. His farm is a place of great historic interest, having been the place designated as the first county seat of Lyon county, known as Upper Lynd. There the first court house was built and there Rev. Ellis had his store.
In the city of Marshall, on March 15, 1893, Mr. Larson was married to Lottie G. Watson. She is a native of the county and was born July 4, 1874. Her parents, Gordon and Mary Watson, natives of Ohio, were among the very early settlers of Lyon county. Mr. Watson came in 18 69 and took as a homestead claim the northwest quarter of section 2, Lyons township. The family moved to the claim the following year and lived in the county until their deaths. The following named seven children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Larson: Oliver G., Olive F., Iva E., Ida P., Elva M., Loyal W. and Ruth.
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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