Charles Berglund | ||||
Charles immigrated to Minnesota in 1871. He was a shoemaker in Sweden. Charles worked in the forests, bought an 80-acre farm in 1885 from the Issac Jacobson family, and married Martha Benson in 1886. They had 8 children: G. Fred, ALbert, Edwin, Elvira, Arthur, Emmett, Esther, and Herbert. They were berry farmers and later expanded and started a dairy herd. Charles was on the school board for Dist. #66. They eventually had two hundred and sixty-five acres of land. |