About 1870 I. I. Takle and his wife came from Norway to Minnesota. They first settled in Goodhue county, but about two years later, in 1872, moved over into Cottonwood county. I. I. Takle homesteaded a quarter of a section in section 28 of Ann township and there established his home. He built a dug-out, with a sod roof, and that humble abode served as a home until he was able some time later to erect a more substantial dwelling. After he got a start he prospered in his farming operations, enlarged his holdings and became one of Ann township's most substantial and influential farmers. In 1908 he retired from the active labors of the farm and he and his wife moved to the neighboring town of Walnut Grove, where he died on March 30, 1915, and where his widow is still living. They were the parents of four children: Kirsti, widow of Andrew Marson; Jens; Ebert, who is with his mother in Walnut Grove, and Henry, who is farming in Ann township.
From Cottonwood and Watonwan Counties, Minnesota, John A. Brown, Volume II : 1916: B. F. Bowen & Company, Inc., pages 474-475.
From Cottonwood and Watonwan Counties, Minnesota, John A. Brown, Volume II : 1916: B. F. Bowen & Company, Inc., pages 474-475.
About 1870 I. I. Takle and his wife came from Norway to Minnesota. They first settled in Goodhue county, but about two years later, in 1872, moved over into Cottonwood county. I. I. Takle homesteaded a quarter of a section in section 28 of Ann township and there established his home. He built a dug-out, with a sod roof, and that humble abode served as a home until he was able some time later to erect a more substantial dwelling. After he got a start he prospered in his farming operations, enlarged his holdings and became one of Ann township's most substantial and influential farmers. In 1908 he retired from the active labors of the farm and he and his wife moved to the neighboring town of Walnut Grove, where he died on March 30, 1915, and where his widow is still living. They were the parents of four children: Kirsti, widow of Andrew Marson; Jens; Ebert, who is with his mother in Walnut Grove, and Henry, who is farming in Ann township.
From Cottonwood and Watonwan Counties, Minnesota, John A. Brown, Volume II : 1916: B. F. Bowen & Company, Inc., pages 474-475.
From Cottonwood and Watonwan Counties, Minnesota, John A. Brown, Volume II : 1916: B. F. Bowen & Company, Inc., pages 474-475.
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