- EDWARD H. EMBERSON would be readily named by anyone familiar
with the personnel of the
- farming community of the town of York, Green county, as a
representative young farmer of that district.
- Mr. EMBERSON was born on section 30, town of York, three
miles east of Blanchardville, Jan.
- 4, 1862, and is a son of Hans and Carrie EMBERSON, both born
in Norway. They came to York in 1853, and made their home on
Section 29. The husband and father was born March 13, 1832, and
married for his second wife Miss Carrie LOKEN, of the town of
Moscow, May 4, 1861. She was born in Norway, Dec. 25, 1838, and
came to make her home in this country when a young girl. They
have had the following family: Edward H. was born in York, on
the farm where he is now living; Anton, born Sept. 23, 1867,
lives in Blanchardville; Helena, born Sept. 19, 1868, married
Henry HANSON, and has her home in the town of Argyle; Joseph,
born April 24, 1871, resides in the West; Matilda, born Nov.
19, 1872, is the wife of Henry GILBERSTON, of Webster, S. D.;
Emma, born June 29, 1874, is the wife of Henry OLSON, of Minnesota;
Carrie, born March 4, 1877, married Peter SEVERSON, of the town
of York; John, born Nov. 12, 1879, resides on the home farm with
his father. Mrs. EMBERSON died at the old homestead, Nov. 12,
1897, her remains being laid to rest in the Ula Cemetery in the
town of York. She belonged to the Lutheran Church, and derived
much comfort from her faith. Hans EMBERSON served in the Union
army during the Civil war, being a member of the 46th Wis. Vol.
Infantry. In farming he has made a large success, and is now
one of the large land owners of York.
- Edward H. EMBERSON and Ellen S. HANSON were married March
23, 1896. She was living
- in the town of Moscow, and is a daughter of Alexander HANSON.
To this union have come three children: Harry Elmer, born March
12, 1897; Olive, born April 26, 1898; Casper, born March 3, 1900.
Mrs. EMBERSON was born Sept. 4, 1875, and was reared in a family
of eight children, six of whom are now living: Hannah, the wife
of J. O. JOHNSON, of the town of Argyle; Henry, a farmer of Argyle;
Julia, the wife of Halver ANDERSON, of Dane county; Emma is dead;
Carrie is dead; Nora is the wife of John G. JOHNSON, of Iowa
county; Olaf, of Iowa county, unmarried; Ellen S., who is already
mentioned as the wife of Mr. EMBERSON.
- Mr. EMBERSON is a Republican in politics, and was reared
in the Lutheran Church. Quite
- extensively engaged in farming and stock raising, he takes
much interest in dairy matters, and furnishes the milk of thirty
cows to the neighboring cheese factory. In the community he is
a good citizen, and is honest and square in all his dealings,
and in his home is a devoted husband and kind father.
-
- Taken from "Commemorative Biographical Record of
the Counties of Rock, Green, Grant, Iowa and Lafayette Wisconsin,"
(c)1901 Union Publishing; p. 831.
-
- Courtesy of Carol.
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