Abrahm T. Haugo

HAUGO, MIDBO, FLORENTZ

Posted By: Gordon Felland (email)
Date: 5/5/2006 at 03:49:13

Abraham T. Haugo is successfully engaged in business in Lake Mills as a real estate dealer, specializing in local and North Dakota lands, and is also the agent for the Studebaker cars. He was born in Norway on the 10th of March, 1874, of the marriage of Torjus 0. and Anna (Midbo) Haugo, farming people of that country. In 1888 they removed with their family to the United States and located at what is now Joice, Worth county, Iowa. Not long afterward, however, the father purchased a farm in Mount Valley township, Winnebago county, which he operated until his death in 1894. The mother survives.

Abraham T. Haugo, who is the third in order of birth in a family of four children, attended school in Norway until he was fourteen years old and for a short time in Winnebago county. He worked for his father upon the homestead until he attained his majority and following his marriage he rented a farm in Grant township for four years. He next moved to Forest City, where he was connected with the real estate business for three years as an employee of the firm of Dannihar & Maben. From 1903 to 1910 he operated a farm of one hundred and sixty acres in Bristol township, Worth county, which he owned, and upon leaving that place he took up is residence in Lake Mills. He is there engaged in the real estate business with J. B. Conley, under the name of The Haugo-Conley Land Agency, and has given especial attention to local and North Dakota lands. He has gained a gratifying measure of success and his annual business has now reached large proportions. He is also agent for the Studebaker automobile and has proved an energetic and efficient representative of the company.

In 1896 Mr. Haugo was married to Miss Elizabeth Florentz, a daughter of Mathias Andreas and Henrietta Florentz, of Telemarken, Norway. To them were born eleven children, and Mr. and Mrs. Haugo have seven children, all at home, Anna, Erling, Lila, Henrietta, Teresa, Magna and Astrid.

Mr. Haugo votes the republican ticket, but has never sought office, as his private interests have made heavy demands upon his time. He belongs to the Lutheran church and its work has profited much from his hearty support. He began his independent business career without capital but as the result of his persistent and well directed efforts he is now one of the substantial men of his community.

Source: History of Winnebago and Hancock Counties, Iowa, 1917,Vol II, page 86