Person:Edward Iverson (2)

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Edward Iverson, prosperous and respected native citizen of Preble township, was born January 24, 1859, son of Christian and Bertha (Housker) Iverson, natives of Norway, who came to America in the early days and located in Illinois, later coming to Minnesota and taking a farm in Preble, where the father broke and cultivated his property and carried on general farming for the remainder of his life. Edward was ever an ambitious boy and when not attending school was acquiring valuable knowledge of general farming by assisting his father, with whom he remained until 1881. Being then twenty-two years of age, the subject of this biography started in life for himself and went to Halstad, Minn., where he was employed for two years. at the expiration of that period of time, he returned to Preble and bought a farm, which he operated for five years and then sold. In 1888 he bought of S. S. Hookland his present property, which comprises 200 acres on sections twenty-nine and thirty-four in Preble and forty acres on section three in Newburg township. He has improved his farm and made it one of the well kept places in the community. He carries on general farming and dairying, keeps thirty head of cattle for general dairy purposes and fifteen horses for farm and driving. He owns stock in the Mabel elevator and has various business interests. Politically he is affiliated with the Republican party and among public offices which he has occupied is that of treasurer of the school board for six years. In 1882, March 13, he was united in marriage with Martha Hookland, who has borne his seven children: Sibert, Clarence, Alfred, Edwin, Blanche, Roy and Lea. (sic) With his family Mr. Iverson attends the Methodist church, of which body he has long been an esteemed memeber. (sic)

[1912] "History of Fillmore County Minnesota." Franklyn Curtiss-Wedge, (Ed.) H.C. Cooper, Jr. & Co., Chicago. pp. 1087-1088.

Ed Iverson, 94, Mabel's Oldest Resident, Dies Here Sunday

Funeral services for Edward Iverson, 94, who died at his home here Sunday evening following a stroke the week previous, were held at the Newburg Methodist church Thursday afternoon.

The Rev. C. W. Gilman officiated, with burial in the church cemetery.

He was the oldest resident of Mabel.

Mr. Iverson was born on a farm in Preble township, Fillmore county, Minn., Jan. 24 1859, the son of Christian and Bertha Iverson.

On March 13 1882, he was united in marriage to Martha Hookland, in a ceremony performed by the Rev. A. Wright.

Following their marriage they moved to a farm near Halsted, Minn., where they remained for three years. On their return to this community they settled on a farm northwest of Mabel, later moving to the Hookland farm northeast of Newburg where they lived until 1921 when they retired and moved to Mabel.

Survivors are five sons, Clarence, Seibert and Roy, all of Mabel. Leo of Austin, Minn., and Edwin of Spring Grove; one daughter, Mrs. Bernard (Blanche) Itse of Mabel; a brother, Christ Iverson of Mabel; 17 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife and one son, Alfred. -Mabel Record, 5/29/1953

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