“The History of Jefferson County, Wisconsin”, published: Chicago:  
Western Historical Company.   1879.


CHARLES M. LARSON,  farmer, Sec. 36;  P.O. Christiana, Dane Co.; 
was born in Sumner Township on Jan. 7, 1855; son of Peter and Gro 
Larson; the former was born in Norway Sept. 15, 1813.  Married, in 
Congsberg, June, 1842, Gro Torysen, also a native of Norway; they have 
had twelve children, ten living – Martha M., Gertrude S., Ann, Louisa, 
Louis, Tory Olnes, Jacob, Charlie, Peter O., Gustav A.  His parents came 
direct to Wisconsin in 1842; located and bought, in Sumner Township, a 
farm of 200 acres; Charles and Louis assisted in the working of the farm 
till the spring of 1879, when they together bought 170 acres of land, the 
latter 100 acres which they have worked very successfully.  Charles 
married in July, 1877, in Albion Township, Cane Co., Miss Rachel 
Smethback, who was born in Christiana Township.  Republican.


Submitted by:  Linda Pingel  (LPingel@worldnet.att.net)