Haaland, Tobias

HAALAND

Posted By: Roseanna Zehner
Date: 7/21/2006 at 22:09:08

HAALAND, TOBIAS

Tobias Haaland is a young and prosperous farmer of Centennial township, Lyon county, who was born in Norway, August 29, 1874, and is a son of Simon Haaland, a Norwegian-born and bred farmer, who spent his entire life in his native land where he died in 1877.

Tobias Haaland grew up in his native land, and obtained his education in the schools of his childhoods home, which are much better perhaps than the reader imagines. When he was ten years of age he took the burden of self support on his own shoulders, and plunted out into the wide world to make his way. In 1884 he came to America, landing at New York, and coming to Iowa. Here he was employed as a farm hand until 1899, when he entered Lyon county, where he bought a farm. His mother had accompanied him from Norway, and is now keeping house for him. She has two other sons in Lyon county, both of whom are prominent and respected citizens.

Tobias Haaland now owns a good farm of eighty acres, which he has closely cultivated and brought into a high state of fertility. The farm buildings are good, and the appearance of the place very attractive. Mr. Haaland is a Republican, and is recognized as one of the bright and progressive young farmers of the day.

Source: Compendium of History Reminiscence and Biography of Lyon County, Iowa. Published under the Auspices of the Pioneer Association of Lyon County. Geo. Monlun, Pres.; Hon. E. C. Roach Sec’y; and Col. F. M. Thompson, Historian. Geo. A. Ogle & CO., Published, Engravers and Book Manufacturers. Chicago, 1904-1905

Transcribed by Roseanna Zehner, Darlene Jacoby and Diane Johnson