- CHRISTIAN VINGER stands well among the prosperous and wealthy
young citizens of the town
- of York, Green county, where he was born Nov. 3, 1864, a
son of Gulbrand G. VINGER, who now resides in Argyle, Wisconsin.
- Gulbrand G. VINGER was born Jan. 2, 1830, in Norway, and
came to this country in 1850,
- being the first member of his family to emigrate to the United
States. He has since made his home in Green and Lafayette counties,
Wis., occupied in farming. During his first five years here he
worked out, in 1855, homesteading and buying from the government
the 400 acres now included in the original VINGER homestead,
which he yet operates. In 1855 Mr. VINTER married Martha CARLSON,
and to them were born twelve children: Gust and Lewis, both of
Argyle; Christ, deceased; Edward, of the town of Adams, where
he is engaged in farming; Martin, who is deceased; Christian,
whose name introduces this article; Oliver, a merchant of Argyle;
Brown, of the town of York; Henry, of Lafayette county; Theodore,
a farmer of Argyle township; Matilda, wife of Nim NELSON, a merchant
in the village of Argyle; and Caroline, the wife of Nels NELSON.
Gulbrand G. VINGER served as a soldier in the Union army during
the Civil war, making a record as a gallant and loyal son of
his adopted country. He is now retired, enjoying the fruits of
a useful and well-spent life.
- Christian VINGER has his home on Section 34, York township,
six miles east of Blanchardville,
- and sixteen miles northwest of Monroe, his being a large
and attractive farm of 334 acres, with a new dwelling, and farm
buildings ample to the demand, and provided with all the requisites
for modern and progressive farming.
- Mr. VINGER and Miss Carrie MANN were married March 15, 1888,
and to this union came
- two children: Melvin, born March 14, 1889, and Clarence,
born Aug. 19, 1891. Mrs. VINGER was born Oct. 28, 1869, and died
March 15, 1901, regretted by all who knew her. She was one of
the following family, all four of whom lived to maturity: Andrew,
who is deceased; Olena, who married Edward VINGER, and died in
1900; Carrie, noted above as the wife of Christian VINGER; and
Mattie, living at home with her parents in the town of Adams,
who is the only one of this family now surviving. Mrs. VINGER
was a noble and high-minded young woman, of charming Christian
character, and was kind and good to all. Her loss was a great
affliction to Mr. VINGER and his children, and her memory will
long survive in their hearts and in the remembrance of her many
friends.
- Mr. VINGER is a stanch Republican, has served on the town
board, and filled other town office
- as well, being at the present time one of the leading farmer
citizens of the town, where his reputation is very high by reason
of his good character and moral habits. In religion he is a Lutheran,
and is devoted to his church, of which he is a valuable factor.
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- Taken from "Commemorative Biographical Record of
the Counties of Rock, Green, Grant, Iowa and Lafayette Wisconsin,"
(c)1901 Union Publishing; pp. 750-751.
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- Courtesy of Carol.
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