California Biographies 

Source:
History of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Ventura Counties, California
by: C M Gidney - Santa Barbara. Benjamin Brooks - San Luis Obispo. 
Edwin M Sheridan - Ventura
Volumes II - Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago, ILL., 1917

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LOUIS C. LARSON.  Any list of the prosperous ranchers in the vicinity of Goleta in Santa Barbara County 
would include the name of Louis C. Larson. Mr. Larson is a native son of this section of California and 
for more than thirty-nine years he and his people have borne a worthy part in the planting and general 
agricultural affairs of Santa Barbara County.
 
The birthplace of Mr. Louis C. Larson was the old La Patera Ranch. He was born there November 26, 
1877, a son of Christian and Minnie Larson, both natives of Denmark. Christian Larson came to La 
Patera, California, in 1871, and entered the service of the well known ranch owner S. P. Stow. He 
assisted in the planting of the great fruit orchard on the La Patera Ranch, and altogether was in Mr. 
Stow's service for sixteen years. This long experience and the thrifty utilization of his means gave him 
the foundation for an independent career. He bought forty acres from the old La Patera Ranch, and 
was successfully identified with its operations until his death on May 29, 1916.
 
Louis C. Larson grew up at Goleta, and was well educated, partly in the public schools of Goleta and 
also by private teachers. His education being finished, he took his place with his father on the farm, 
and since his father's death has been its active manager. Mr. Larson employs his land successfully in 
the growing of walnuts and beans as the chief crop. He is unmarried and his sister Inga is the wife of A. 
W. Conover who is supervisor and a rancher of Goleta.
 
Louis C. Larson is identified with the republican party in politics and is a member of Santa Barbara 
Lodge No. 613 Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.