. Album of history and biography of Meeker County, Minnesota . 835, antl is a son of Jonesand Engriel Blomberg. In 1857 he came tothe United States and settled in Chisagocounty, Minn., where for three j^ears he wasengaged at farming and lumbering. Hethan went to Olmstead county, where for twoyears he worlced for different parties. Re-turning to Chisago county, he made that his-home until 1864, when he went to TaylorsFalls and enlisted in Company D, ThirdMinnesota Volunteer Infantry. He servedone year with his regiment, and after beinghonorably discharged he worked in Chicago,Goodhue and other
. Album of history and biography of Meeker County, Minnesota . 835, antl is a son of Jonesand Engriel Blomberg. In 1857 he came tothe United States and settled in Chisagocounty, Minn., where for three j^ears he wasengaged at farming and lumbering. Hethan went to Olmstead county, where for twoyears he worlced for different parties. Re-turning to Chisago county, he made that his-home until 1864, when he went to TaylorsFalls and enlisted in Company D, ThirdMinnesota Volunteer Infantry. He servedone year with his regiment, and after beinghonorably discharged he worked in Chicago,Goodhue and other counties until 1867, whenhe came to JVIeeker county and took a home-stead claim in Acton township. For nearlya year after this he worked in the pineries,but in 1868 he settled on his homestead andhas since lived there. He was a poor manwhen he came to the United States and Maseven obliged to borrow a portion of themoney with which he paid his passage ; buthis perseverance, industry and economy havebeen rewarded, and he is now in comfortable .iii^Si i -^ii^m-.
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