Ole Olsen Høvre, Sr.

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1869 (14 May) left Oslo for La Crosse, Wisconsin: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/view/8/pe00000000399178

Ole O. Hovre recently county treasurer of Trempealeau County, was born in Guldbrandsdalen, Norway, Feb 14 1864. His father, Ole O. Hovre, also a native of Norway, came to the United States in 1874 settling in Ettrick Township, where he homesteaded land in section 2 in 1876. He died on his farm in 1900 at the age of 70 years. Ole O. Hovre married Sonnov Husmoen, who survives him and still resides on the homestead, being now 78 years old. They had six children of whom the subject of this sketch was the first born. Ole O. Hovre Jr was graduated from Gale College in 1886. He then went to Spink County, S.D., where he remained until 1890, working on farms during the summers and teaching school in the winters. At the end of that period he bought a general store in Hale Trempealeau County, Wis. and conducted it for 26 years or until the spring of 1916 when he sold out. He was elected county treasurer in the fall of 1914 and served two years. He has lately purchased a farm in Taintor Township, Dunn County to which he intends to remove after Jan 1 1917. Mr. Hovre served as clerk of Hale township for 12 years. He was also clerk of School District No 3 for eight years. For 24 years he served as deacon of the Norwegian Lutheran Synod church acting as secretary for six years. He was also justice of the peace for 24 years. Mr. Hovre was married May 13 1891 to Mathia Bole of Ettrick, Wis. who was born there Feb 7 1871, daughter of Juuhl and Ingri Bole Her father who was born in Norway came to America in 1875 locating in Vernon County Wis from which place after a year he came to Ettrick. He died in 1914 at the age of 89 years. His wife still lives on the old farm having now attained the age of 90 years. Mr. and Mrs. Hovre have had a family of 10 children: Selma residing at home; Olga who lives in Culbertson, Mont. where she is employed as a bookkeeper; May who is the wife of the Rev. Folkestad of Strum, Wis. and Helmer, Hazel, Myrtle, Lillian M., Orvel, Allice and Catherine, all of whom are residing at home except Lillian M., who died at the age of 2 years.