Carl Gustav Wemstrom

CARL GUSTAV WEMSTROM.

Carl Gustav Wemstrom, a well-known farmer of Everts township. Otter Tail county, Minnesota, was born in Sweden, August 2, 1858, ami is the son of Xels and Hellena Gustina (Lundbeck) Wemstrom, both of whom were born in Sweden and who lived and died in their native land.

Carl Gustav Wemstrom was reared in Sweden and educated in that country. In 1801 Air. Wemstrom came to Chicago. Illinois, shortly after his marriage in Sweden. In 1893 his wife and family also came to Chicago. Mr. Wemstrom moved thereafter to a farm in Will county, forty miles southwest 'if Chicago and. fur the next seventeen years, rented land. In 1910 Air. Wemstrom came to Otter Tail county and purchased a farm of two hundred and twenty-five acres, where he lived until a short time ago, whin he sold the farm, lie paid forty-two dollars an acre for the farm ami suld it for seventy-five dollars an acre.

On December 22, 1S7S. Carl G. Wemstrom was married in Sweden to Matilda Monson, who was born in Sweden on February 3, 1857. Airs. Wemstrom's parents spent their entire lives in their native country. Fight children base been horn to Air. and Airs. Wemstrom as follow: Xels, in iN;w: Kare < hestin, in [884; Manges, in 1886; John, in [889; Marie, in [894; Ida, in r8g6; Carl, in 1898, and Clara Floreda, in 1901. Of these children, Nels, who is a farmer in Illinois, married Rosa Wemstrom and has seven children, John, Andrew, Carl. John, Joseph, Marjorie Rose and Rose Marie, the two latter being twins. Rare Chestin is the wife of Xels Xel- sen, of Illinois, and has two children, Hilda and William Xels. Marie is the wife of Edwin Andersen and lives 'Hi a farm southwest of Fergus halls. I he remainder of the children are at home.

Air. and Mrs. Carl G. Wemstrom and family are members of the Luth- eran church.