Lars was the son of Jakob Hagelin and Anna Lisa Larsdotter. He was born in Steneby Parish, Dalsland, Sweden. He married Christina Andersdoter at Habol Church, Geserud, Dalsland, Sweden. He worked as a blacksmith in Sweden.
Lars emigrated to America in 1881. He was offered the job of chief blacksmith for the Northern Pacific Railroad in Brainerd, Minnesota, but he turned it down to homestead property in Gull River Township, Cass County, Minnesota instead. He loved to garden, and even when he was in his 90's there was never a weed in his gardens.
Christina and their 4 children joined him in 1882. Four more children were born in Minnesota. His homestead was 2 miles east of Gull River, where he worked in a saw mill in the summer. In the winter he cut cord wood from the thick stand of Jack Pines on his land. He was able to sell the wood for $2/cord in Brainerd. In 1889 the saw mill and most of the town of Gull River burned. What was left of the mill moved to Brainerd.
Christina died in 1891. Lars worked as a farm laborer in Baxter, Minnesota in 1905, and by 1910 had moved to Jackson County, Missouri to live with his son John.
At the time of his death Lars was living with his daughter Ina and her husband Harve Britton at Daggett Brook Twp, Crow Wing County, Minnesota. He died of pneumonia at the age of 91.
Lars emigrated to America in 1881. He was offered the job of chief blacksmith for the Northern Pacific Railroad in Brainerd, Minnesota, but he turned it down to homestead property in Gull River Township, Cass County, Minnesota instead. He loved to garden, and even when he was in his 90's there was never a weed in his gardens.
Christina and their 4 children joined him in 1882. Four more children were born in Minnesota. His homestead was 2 miles east of Gull River, where he worked in a saw mill in the summer. In the winter he cut cord wood from the thick stand of Jack Pines on his land. He was able to sell the wood for $2/cord in Brainerd. In 1889 the saw mill and most of the town of Gull River burned. What was left of the mill moved to Brainerd.
Christina died in 1891. Lars worked as a farm laborer in Baxter, Minnesota in 1905, and by 1910 had moved to Jackson County, Missouri to live with his son John.
At the time of his death Lars was living with his daughter Ina and her husband Harve Britton at Daggett Brook Twp, Crow Wing County, Minnesota. He died of pneumonia at the age of 91.
Lars was the son of Jakob Hagelin and Anna Lisa Larsdotter. He was born in Steneby Parish, Dalsland, Sweden. He married Christina Andersdoter at Habol Church, Geserud, Dalsland, Sweden. He worked as a blacksmith in Sweden.
Lars emigrated to America in 1881. He was offered the job of chief blacksmith for the Northern Pacific Railroad in Brainerd, Minnesota, but he turned it down to homestead property in Gull River Township, Cass County, Minnesota instead. He loved to garden, and even when he was in his 90's there was never a weed in his gardens.
Christina and their 4 children joined him in 1882. Four more children were born in Minnesota. His homestead was 2 miles east of Gull River, where he worked in a saw mill in the summer. In the winter he cut cord wood from the thick stand of Jack Pines on his land. He was able to sell the wood for $2/cord in Brainerd. In 1889 the saw mill and most of the town of Gull River burned. What was left of the mill moved to Brainerd.
Christina died in 1891. Lars worked as a farm laborer in Baxter, Minnesota in 1905, and by 1910 had moved to Jackson County, Missouri to live with his son John.
At the time of his death Lars was living with his daughter Ina and her husband Harve Britton at Daggett Brook Twp, Crow Wing County, Minnesota. He died of pneumonia at the age of 91.
Lars emigrated to America in 1881. He was offered the job of chief blacksmith for the Northern Pacific Railroad in Brainerd, Minnesota, but he turned it down to homestead property in Gull River Township, Cass County, Minnesota instead. He loved to garden, and even when he was in his 90's there was never a weed in his gardens.
Christina and their 4 children joined him in 1882. Four more children were born in Minnesota. His homestead was 2 miles east of Gull River, where he worked in a saw mill in the summer. In the winter he cut cord wood from the thick stand of Jack Pines on his land. He was able to sell the wood for $2/cord in Brainerd. In 1889 the saw mill and most of the town of Gull River burned. What was left of the mill moved to Brainerd.
Christina died in 1891. Lars worked as a farm laborer in Baxter, Minnesota in 1905, and by 1910 had moved to Jackson County, Missouri to live with his son John.
At the time of his death Lars was living with his daughter Ina and her husband Harve Britton at Daggett Brook Twp, Crow Wing County, Minnesota. He died of pneumonia at the age of 91.
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