Halvor O. Juve, a respected farmer of Section 31, Stanley Township, has lived in this county for over 36 years. He was born in Norway, March 14, 1848, the son of Ole and Helga Juve, who, in 1852, left their native land, and after a long and dangerous voyage aboard a sailing vessel and a weary trip overland, reached Dane County, this state, where they remained for a while. They then moved to Juneau County, where they purchased a farm on which they spent their remaining years. They were devout members of the Norwegian Lutheran Church and helped to organize the congregation in their neighborhood. Halvor was the fifth of a family of ten children. He started school while in Dane Co., but received most of his education in Juneau County. As a young man he was employed at farm work and on railroads. In time he saved enough to purchase 120 acres of wild land in Plymouth Township, Juneau County, on which he built a log house and barn. He was married in Juneau County Nov. 13, 1875, to Martha Everson who was born in Norway Nov. 25, 1848, and came to America when but a young girl. In 1884 he sold out and in 1885 moved with his family to Barron County and bought 65 acres of land in Section 6, West Maple Grove Township, where he built a frame house 16 by 24 feet. He cleared some of this land and the next year traded it for 240 acres in Section 6, East Maple Grove Township. This land was partly improved and a log house and barn had been erected. After a few years he sold about 80 acres of it and made extensive improvements on the quarter remaining. He erected a frame house, the main part of which is 16 by 24 feet and the kitchen 12 by 18 feet. He farmed here over 20 years. In 1890 he bought 40 acres in section 31, Stanley Township, and in 1909 he bought 80 acres adjoining the 40 acres, making a 120-acre farm. Here, on Forest View Farm, he and his son, Oscar, carry on general farming and dairying. His cattle are of the Guernsey breed. Mr. Juve has been highway official in his district and while in Juneau County served as member of the school board. The Norwegian Lutheran Church in Barron has found in him a loyal and faithful contributor, and he has taken an active part in its affairs. He is a good citizen in every way, his work in life has met with success, and he has the confidence and esteem of all who know him. Mr. and Mrs. Juve have had seven children: Henry, Mary, Helena (deceased), Isabelle, Oscar, Helena and Sarah. Henry farms in Maple Grove Township. He married Gena Amundson. Mary is the wife of Gust Hong of Wheeler, Dunn County. Isabelle attended the public schools in Barron County, in the city of Barron, and at St. Paul. She graduated from a Minneapolis business college and is a stenographer. Helena attended the Barron High School, the Superior (Wis.) Normal School, and is a proficient teacher. Sarah is a graduate of the Barron High School and the Wisconsin Business University of La Crosse, Wis. She has attended the Valley City and Mayville Normal schools in North Dakota. She is an efficient teacher and stenographer. To the memory of Mrs. Martha Juve, wife of Halvor O. Juve, who shared the burdens of pioneer days in Barron County, worked unceasingly for her family, her church and her community, and who died at her home in Stanley Township March 8, 1919, this article is faithfully dedicated.
--Taken from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr., & Co., 1922, pg. 786.