Horgen, Gilbert C. 1866 – 1941
HORGEN, GULBRANDSON, HAUGEN
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Date: 3/25/2015 at 12:22:17
GILBERT C. HORGEN.
Gilbert C. Horgen owns and operates a fine farm on sections 1 and 12, Madison township, and by constant application has surrounded himself with an enviable degree of prosperity. He was born in Norway on the 8th of May, 1866, and is a son of Christian P. and Sigrid (Gulbrandson) Horgen, also natives of that country. The father came to America in 1869 and located in Whitewater, Wisconsin, where he remained until the following fall, removing then to Winneshiek county, Iowa. Here he secured employment as a farm laborer and in 1874 bought eighty acres of land in Madison township, turning his attention to its improvement and cultivation. From time to time he added to his holdings until he owns two hundred acres of fine land, upon which he still resides. He has, however, retired from active life, having earned a period of leisure by well directed work in the past.
Gilbert C. Horgen was three years of age when his parents came to America. He acquired his education in the public schools of Madison township and divided his time in his childhood between his studies and work upon the homestead. In 1898 he purchased one hundred and sixty acres on section 12. Madison township, and after clearing one hundred acres of this tract purchased more land. He now owns two hundred and eighty acres on sections 1 and 12, his place being among the most desirable in Winneshiek county. Aside from general agriculture Mr. Horgen engages also in stock-raising, making this a profitable department of his business. He gives a great deal of time and attention to his farming interests and enjoys the reputation of being one of the progressive agriculturists in this vicinity.
October 6, 1909, Mr. Horgen was united in marriage to Miss Anna Haugen, a daughter of Halver and Louisa Haugen, natives of Norway, who came to America at an early date and settled in Madison township, where the father is still engaged in farming.
Mr. Horgen is a stockholder and a director in the Farmers Creamery Company of Decorah, and also in the Farmers Hog Buying Company of that city, and his business ability is widely recognized and respected. He gives his political allegiance to the republican party and was for two terms township trustee, rendering his fellow citizens faithful and capable service. He is a man of sterling traits of character, reliable in business, progressive in citizenship, and at all times trustworthy and capable.
Source: History of Winneshiek County, Iowa Vol. II Chicago the S. J. Clark Publishing Company 1913
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