Jokum Olsen

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Posted By: Gordon Felland (email)
Date: 10/5/2005 at 22:28:18

Jokum Olsen is a native of Norway, born Dec 31, 1830. He came to America in 1853, landed at Quebec, and went to Rock Co., Wis., where he lived until 1856. He then moved to Worth Co., Iowa, settled on section 14, Bristol township, where he has since lived. He has made farming is profession with the exception of four years, when he worked in a saw mill in Wisconsin. He has 160 acres of good land, well improved. He was married to Halza O. Sluck, Dec 28, 1862. She was born in Norway in 1842. There are six children, all born on the place where they now live – Len, Ole, Alice, Anton. Albert and Otto. All the family are members of the Norwegian Lutheran Church. Politically Mr. Olsen is a republican.

Source: History of Mitchell and Worth Counties, Iowa, 1883, page 715