Ole O. Blegen

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Date: 11/6/2022 at 21:01:49

Ole O. Blegen

Ole O. Blegen located in the "centennial year." He was born in Norway, Dec 7, 1850, In 1870 he settled in Winneshiek Co., Iowa, where he worked as a farm hand until 1876, when he came to Danville township and settled on section 11, where he still lives. He was married in November, 1876, to Clara Thompson, born in Norway, Aug. 9, 1849. They have four children - Dina, Carl, August and Clara O. The family are members of the Lutheran Church. Source: History of Mitchell and Worth Counties, Iowa, 1884, p.742