Ole Hanson Mehus

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Date: 11/8/2022 at 00:08:16

Ole Hanson Mehus

Ole Hanson Mehus, or Ole H. Mehus, located on section 26, Silver Lake township, Worth Co., Iowa, in 1857, where he owns 160 acres of fine land under good improvement. He was born in Norway, in 1828, and came to America in 1848. After coming to America, he first settled in Rock Co., Wis., where he remained eight years, and then came to Worth county. He was twice married. His first marriage was in 1856, to Margaret Thostenson, who died in 1871. By this marriage he had eight children, three of whom are living. His second marriage was in1873, to Ann Maria P. Saxrud, by whom he has four children living and one dead. The family are members of the Norwegian Lutheran Church. In politics Mr. Mehus is a republican. Source: History of Mitchell and Worth Counties, Iowa, 1884, p.865