St. Mathias, Minnesota
St. Mathias, Crow Wing, Minnesota
Stories set here
- Casey's Lunch Bucket and a Life of ProvidingCarol recounts Floyd's birth, conflicting family accounts of his birthplace, and his thirty-nine years at John Deere Plow Works. Known at work as Casey, he arrived early for his preferred parking space and carried six sandwiches in a black lunch bucket. Writing about his demanding life helped Carol appreciate his devotion to providing for the family.
- Olive and Clarence's Farm Years and a Sudden LossAfter marrying in St. Mathias, Olive and Clarence Vosburg traveled on horseback to a North Dakota farm, raised five children, and returned to Minnesota in 1898. In summer 1899, Clarence was crushed by a boulder while clearing a field. Myrtle's account, relayed by Orville, attributes the accident to a broken wedge pole and rejects other reported causes. Olive was left with five children.
Events here
January 28, 1884
Olive Wooster marries Clarence Vosburg
The passage gives Olive's age as 17 and Clarence's as 20.
1898
The Vosburg family returns to Minnesota
The passage says they returned after 15 years in North Dakota and rented near the farm of Dan and Bernal Guild.
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