Laur. Larsen: Pioneer College PresidentNorwegian-American historical association, 1936 - 358 pagina's Peter Laurentius Larsen (1833-1915) was in Kristiansand, Norway. His parents were Herman Larsen and Elen Else Marie Oftedahl. He married his first wife, Karen Randine Neuberg (1831-1871) in 1855. They had three children. They immigrated to America in 1857. He became the pastor of Rush River, Wisconsin from 1857 to 1859. October 14, 1861, marks the beginning of Laur. Larsen's official Presidency of Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. He married Ingeborg Astrup (1846-1923) in 1872. They had ten children. He died in Decorah, Iowa. |
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... going out into the country to conduct services and had to cross a little river whose banks form a swamp perhaps half a mile in width . A young man who had a swift team of horses was going to drive me , but he did not know the lay of the ...
... going out into the country to conduct services and had to cross a little river whose banks form a swamp perhaps half a mile in width . A young man who had a swift team of horses was going to drive me , but he did not know the lay of the ...
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... going to the gold fields , although they see before their eyes long trains of wagons going thither every day . They seem to realize that the best gold is that which an industrious and capable farmer wins from his own land . And they are ...
... going to the gold fields , although they see before their eyes long trains of wagons going thither every day . They seem to realize that the best gold is that which an industrious and capable farmer wins from his own land . And they are ...
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... going to do all in his power to make their home life more nearly approach his ideal . He was going to be kinder , more helpful , less exact- ing , and more appreciative of all that his wife was to him and did for him : And I must not ...
... going to do all in his power to make their home life more nearly approach his ideal . He was going to be kinder , more helpful , less exact- ing , and more appreciative of all that his wife was to him and did for him : And I must not ...
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FAMILY AND CHILDHOOD | 1 |
KRISTIANIA DAYS | 17 |
A PIONEER PARSONAGE | 36 |
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