Andrew J. Horwei

HORWEI

Posted By: Gordon Felland (email)
Date: 9/10/2004 at 22:08:53

Andrew J. Horwei resides on section 21, where he settled in 1866. Here he owns 240 acres of good farming land in Silver Lake township, Worth County. He was born in Norway, March 10, 1842, where he grew to manhood. In 1864 he came to the United States, settling at Rochester, Olmsted Co., Minn., where he remained one year and the following year he settled in Worth Co., Iowa, where he still resides. He was married in 1864 to Anna Olson, a native of Norway. By this union they have nine children living – Agnes, John, Mertha, Ole, Christina, Oscar, Anna, Louis and Albert. Mr. Horwei is a republican and has held local offices. He and his family are members of the Lutheran Church.

Source: History of Mitchell and Worth County, Iowa, 1884, page 868: