sides being president of the Hadley Creamery for 17 years, he is also president of the Murray County Agricultural society. He is a director in the Slayton Co-op Lumber Co., was a director in the Murray County Co-op. Oil company. He was also a member of the group of farmers who organized the Murray county farm bureau. A really wonderful record.

        Adolph married Celia Holmes. Three children were born to this union.: Lyle, Glen and Dorothy. Lyle and Glen were in the heavy artillery in World War II. Adolph's first wife was Miss Schellgren and they had one son in World War I. The Engebretsons live in Slayton.

        Tilda died several years ago.

        Alvin H. was united in marriage on September 15, 1920 to Miss Lillian Nelson of Albert Lea. They have three children: Richard M., born August 21, 1922; John R., born July 13, 1927; Constance L., born May 5, 1929.

        Richard took part in World War II. He was a member of the 134th Inf. 35 Div., part of General Patton's Third Army. He is now attending the University of Minnesota. He married Stella Stevens, March 20, 1945. They have a daughter: Roxeanne Sue, born January 22, 1947.

        John R. served in the navy for over a year. He is now attending Junior College at Worthington.

        Constance is a senior in Slayton high school.

        Mr. Engebretson, who attended Minnesota university, has held the position as county engineer in Murray county for the last twenty-two years. He is a veteran of World War I. There are three generations of soldiers in the Embric Engebretson family.


THE JOHN W. ERICKSON FAMILY

        John W. Erickson and his twin brother, Louis, were born in Romsdalen, Norway, October 16, 1877. They came to the U. S. in 1892, settling at Odebolt, Iowa. John worked on a farm, then went to the mercantile business and from there to Sioux City, Iowa, where he was employed in a wholesale hardware store. He came to Lake Wilson in 1917 and for many


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years was active in village affairs. He was the first president of the First National bank, was in the automobile business for seven years and for seventeen years was manager of the Lake Wilson Co-op. lumber yard.

        He was united in marriage to Miss Effie Marie Nelson, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Nelson on November 6, 1918. Mrs. Erickson was a former teacher in Sac county, Iowa.

        They have one son, John Robert, who was born October 3, 1919. He attended St. Olaf and the Minnesota U., then took employment at Mankato. He was united in marriage to Miss Gladys Joy Tillisch of Mankato, March 23, 1940. They have two sons: Stephen John, born March 1, 1942, and Gregory Robert, October 24, 1946. Mrs. Erickson attended St. Olaf and the Miss Wood's school. John Robert entered the navy June 15, 1943. Took up radar and was attached to the U. S. S. Burias and U. S. S. Wyoming in the Pacific, Squad. No. 10. He is now a department manager in Montgomery Ward's store at Mankato.


THE AUGUST ERICKSON FAMILY

        August Erickson was born in Sweden and came to Princeton, Ill. in 1880. He was united in marriage to Elizabeth Swanson of Princeton. They moved to Lake Wilson, Minn. in 1887 settling on a farm in section 17 in Lowville township, which they farmed for 32 years. In 1919 they retired from farming and moved back to Princeton, Mr. Erickson was a member of Lowville township board for many years. He passed away in 1946. To Mr. and Mrs. Erickson were born seven children: Gilbert, Ellen, Mamie, Reuben, Edith, Mabel and Arthur.

        Gilbert, the oldest son, has been active in township and civic affairs for the last thirty years, and for the last ten years has been president of the Lake Wilson Co-op. Elevator and Lumber Co., the largest organization of its kind in Murrray County. Mr. Erickson was married to Miss Esther Hedin in 1917. To this union two children were born: Earl and Louise. Earl who graduated from the Lake Wilson high school is associated with his father on the farm. He was married to Miss Loretta Ginn in September 1946. Louise also graduated from the Lake Wilson high school and after a business course in Minneapolis entered the employ of a wholesale house.


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