Oscar F. Larson

As printed in 1916

OSCAR F. LARSON.

Oscar I. Larson, farmer, of Carlisle township, Otter Tail county, was born on June 29, 1857. in Sweden, and is a son of Lars and Anna Anderson, lie was educated in the schools of his native country, and assisted his father on the farm until 1883, when he came to America, settling at Wilkesbarre, Pennsylvania, where he worked in the coal mines. In 1885 he came to Otter Tail county, remaining one year, and for the next five years was employed in various pursuits in different state-. In [890 he bought his present farm, consisting of one hundred and sixty acres, in Carlisle township, where he has ince lived. Mr. Larson has put all the improvements on his place, where he has followed general farming and-tock raising, including eight or nine good cow-. In politic-. Mr. Larson ian independent voter. He is a member of the United Lutheran church. In.addition to buildings and other valuable improvements, Mr. Larson haplanted a line grove and a g 1 orchard near his house.

Lars Amlcr-on. father of ( War F., was born in [809, in Sweden, as was also his wife, Anna Anderson. They were farmers and spent their entire life in their native country.

( (scar F. Larson was united in marriage, in 1890, with Christina Johnson, a native of Norway, by whom he has had two children: Alma L., who became the wife of 'William A. Gardiner, and has one child. Harold: Roy, the second child, is at home with his parents.

Mr. Larson is a splendid example of the thrifty and industrious citizen, and his career has been characterized by a marked degree of success.

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.