John Alexander JACOBSON
Noted events in his life were: • Biography: History of Houston County, MN, 1919, Houston County, Minnesota, USA. BOOK - HISTORY OF HOUSTON COUNTY, MN., PUBLISHED IN 1919. John Alexander Jacobson, farming on a general stock farm of 80 acres in section 6, Yucatan township, was born in Barnes county, N. D., May 28, 1883, son of Christopher and Karn (Goarder) Jacobson. [Christopher, b 1862, i1872?, Carrie, 1847? living in Yucatan, Houston, MN 1910, p11] His education was acquired in the school of his district in Yucatan township, and from an early age he made himself useful on his parents' farm, the management of which came into his hands when he was but 15 years old. He has since operated it with profitable results, and is also a stockholder in the Rushford Creamery and the Farmers' Telephone Company. His religious affiliations are with the Norwegian Lutheran church at Rushford, and in politics he is a Republican. Mr. Jacobson was married Jan 16, 1918, to Hilda Stensing, who was born in Rushford, Fillmore county, Minn., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Stensing. Both her parents were born in Norway, the father in January 1852, and the mother August 14, 1854. Mr. Stensing, who was a tailor by trade, came to the United States when a young man, locating in Winona, Minn. He later removed to Rushford, then returned for a time to Winona, but finally took up his residence in Rushford, where he conducted a tailor's business for nearly forty years. For some time he was a member of the Rushford city council, but declined other office. His death took place in Rushford March 7, 1916. He and his wife had ten children, of whom their daughter Hilda (Mrs. Jacobson) was the second in order of birth. She attended school in Rushford and subsequently became a trained nurse, practicing there and in North Dakota until her marriage. They have one child, John Clifford, born June 4, 1919. Carl M. Jacobson, who is associated with his brother, John A., in operating the home farm, was born in Fillmore county, Nov. 23, 1889, received his education in the districts schools, and has devoted his life to farm work. |