This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hovde, Hanson, Brunn, Brack, Bruberg Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/gFC.2ACI/1367 Message Board Post: Ole HOVDE, a well known and respected citizen of the town of Peru (Dunn Co, WI), who has added to its agricultural resources by building up a good farm, was born in Gudbrandsdalen, Norway, Oct 8, 1860, son of Ole and Ingeborg (Settern) HOVDE. Both the parents died in Norway where they spent their lives. Ole as a boy attended public schools there and was 24 years old when he came to America in 1884, first locating at Eau Claire (WI). Thence he came to Dunn County, entering the employ of Peter Gilbertson of Peru, for whom he worked 5 years, afterwards renting landing from him in the town of Peru, which he farmed for 2 years. At the end of that time he bought his present farm of 120 acres, of which 40 acres are in Section 26 and 80 in Section 35. It was an old farm with poor buildings, but some of the land had been broken and Mr. Hovde started to improve it. The 33 years he has since lived on this place have been well spent and the results are plain to be seen in the most important improvements on it have been effected within recent years. In 1904 Mr. Hovde built a residence of 8 rooms and in 1909 a good modern barn of 32 x 50 feet, and his granary, machine shed and other buildings are well and substantially constructed. 90 acres of his farm are now under cultivation, the balance being in timber and pasture. The catte are grade Guernseys with a pure bred sire in the herd and Duroc-Jersey hogs are also raised. The farm is situated on State Trunk Highway No. 85 and is 11 miles from Durand. Mr. Hovde is a stockholder in the Meridean creamery, a cooperative concern, and the Rock Falls and Meridean Telephone co. He was married in April, 1890, to Inga HANSON who was born in Gudbrandsdalen, Norway on Nov. 28, 1867 and who came to this country in 1889, settling in Meridean. Mr. and Mrs. Hovde are the parents of three children: Otto M., Margaret K. and Ida H. Otto M., born Oct 14, 1893, has remained on the home farm assisting his father. He married Esther BRUNN of Menomonie and they have one child, Gilbert O., who was born May 2, 1923. Margaret K., born Aug. 7, 1898, married Lawrence BRACK and they live in St. Paul. Ida H., born Sept 19, married Sever BRUBERG and resides in Caryville. Their children are Mildred and Leslie. Mr. Hovde and his family are members of the Lutheran Church and are people who stand well in the community. Transcribed from "The History of Dunn County (Wisconsin)", 1925, p. 923 I have no further information about this family and am not related.