Hi Listers.. An index to the biographies in the History of Barron County, 1922, and others previously submitted are available here: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/wi/barron/bios.htm Gilbert Gilbertson, a progressive farmer of section 33, west, Dallas Township, was born in Norway, Feb. 11, 1864, the son of Gilbert and Mary (Engebretson) Gunderson, both now deceased. He was educated in his native land, and as a young man worked in an iron foundry and for a time had charge of a large farm there. In 1902 he came to America, and for a while worked in Peterson's Nursery in Chicago. That fall he came to Barron County and bought 40 acres in section 9, Dallas Township. A short time later he sold that and bought half of his present place. Later he bought the other half, making him a good farm of 80 acres. He has put up a good set of buildings and has broken about 25 acres. Here he carries on general farming and dairying. He is a hard working, industrious man, who takes great pride in his farm and in his family, and he is held in the highest respect by all who know him. Mr. Gilbertson was married Oct. 16, 1892, to Olive Olson, who was born in Norway, Aug. 1, 1864, the daughter of Ole and Antoinette (Larson) Olson, both now deceased. This union has been blessed with four children: George O., Agnes (first), Agnes and Geneva. George O., a veteran of the World War, now deceased, was born Dec. 8, 1893, studied in the district schools and graduated from the engineering course of the Southern Minnesota College at Austin. May 4, 1917, he enlisted at Leeds, S. D., and was sent to Camp Greene, N. C. He served successively with Company H, Eighty-sixth Infantry, Forty-second Division; Headquarters Company, 147th Field Artillery, and Company H, Fifty-fifth Field Artillery. He saw active duty in France, and died of the influenza at Brest on Jan. 9, 1919. Agnes (first) was born March 17, 1897, and died May 9, 1899. Agnes was born June 19, 1899, and is the wife of Otto Opheim of Jackson County, Minn. Geneva was born Dec. 2, 1902, and is attending the Barron County Training School at Rice Lake. The family faith is that of the Norwegian Lutheran Church. --Taken from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr., & Co., 1922, pp. 857-858.