OLE HAUKOOS

HAUKOOS, TWEDT, MURRELL, NOLTE

Posted By: Tamara Jorstad (email)
Date: 9/15/2002 at 22:47:56

Published in the 1969 McCallsburg Centennial booklet (family photo availabe as a scanned image upon request):

Ole Haukoss Family

Mr. and Mrs. Ole Haukoos and family were among the early pioneers of the McCallsburg community. They purchased a farm northwest of McCallsburg for $8 an acre. At that time there was no McCallsburg and were only 3 or 4 families in the locality and they did all their trading in Nevada. They later moved to McCallsburg where Clarence Twedt now lives. Here they celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1920.

Ole and Margaret Haukoos were the parents of one daughter, Julia, and five sons, Lars, Peter, Martin, Carl and Oscar. Oscar is the only living one. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Haukoos reside at Leland, Iowa where Oscar celebrated his 80th birthday in April. They have 3 chrildren, Hazel, Mrs. Edson Murrell of McCallsburg, Marvin of Renwick and Jane, Mrs. Marlin Nolte of Leland.