Magnus, Ole S. 1868 – 1942
MAGNUS, KETTLESON, JOHNSON, HOVDEN
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Date: 4/9/2015 at 08:46:51
OLE S. MAGNUS.
Ole S. Magnus, whose life has been spent within the borders of Winneshiek county and who has devoted his attention to general agricultural pursuits throughout his entire business career, is the owner of a well improved and valuable farm of one hundred and twenty acres on section 15, Lincoln township. His birth occurred in that township on the 24th of August, 1868, his parents being Samuel and Anna (Kettleson) Magnus, natives of Norway. When a youth of thirteen the father came to Winneshiek county, Iowa, locating in Lincoln township. When nineteen years of age he enlisted for service in the Union army as a member of Company E, Thirty-eighth Iowa Infantry, with which command he remained for one year and was then discharged because of disability. He gave his time and energies to farming throughout his active business career and at his demise owned two hundred and eighty acres of rich and productive land. In his passing the community lost one of its substantial agriculturists and esteemed citizens.
Ole S. Magnus spent the first twenty-six years of his life under the parental roof and, assisting his father with the work of the fields, gained a comprehensive knowledge of the best methods of tilling the soil and caring for the crops. Starting out as an agriculturist on his own account, he purchased a tract of eighty acres from his father but subsequently disposed of the property and bought the farm of one hundred and twenty acres on section 15, Lincoln township, on which he now resides. The place is splendidly improved, and the well tilled fields annually yield golden harvests as a reward for the care and labor which is bestowed upon them. In connection with the cultivation of cereals Mr. Magnus also devotes considerable attention to stock-raising, meeting with success in both branches of his business.
On the 3d of October, 1898, Mr. Magnus was united in marriage to Miss Randina Johnson Hovden, a daughter of George Johnson and Randina Snedsrud Johnson Hovden, both natives of Norway. Her father served for three years as a member of the Fifteenth Wisconsin Infantry during the period of the Civil war, holding the rank of first sergeant in Company G.
In his political views Mr. Magnus is a stanch republican, supporting the men and measures of that party at the polls. His religious faith is that of the Lutheran church. His life has been well spent, in harmony with his professions, and in every relation he has been honorable and upright, winning for himself the warm regard of his fellow citizens.
Source: History of Winneshiek County, Iowa Vol. II Chicago the S. J. Clark Publishing Company 1913
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