GLADYS LARSON
Identification on photo: Gladys Larson
Photo taken: Fairbanks Bros., Austin MINN, circa 1910
Purchased: Feb 2020 South Florida Fairgrounds Antiques Show
Town of Austin is the county seat of Mower County, Minnesota. The Larson family is found in 1900 in the Census for Nevada, Mower County, which is abt 15 miles south-southeast of Austin.
1900 Census > Minnesota > Mower > Nevada
LARSON, Andrew G., head, Jun 1855, 44, born in Wisc of Norwegian parents, farmer
LARSON, Marie, wife, Feb 1864, 36, born in Minnesota of Norwegian parents
LARSON, Curly (?), son, Jly 1886, 13, born in Minnesota
LARSON, Agnes M., dau, Feb 1890, 10, born in Minnesota
LARSON, Gladys C., dau., Jun 1892, 7, born in Minnesota
LARSON, Clarence B., son, Nov 1895, 4, born in Minnesota
LARSON, John D., son, Mar 1897, 3, born in Minnesota
In the 1909 Austin city directory, Andrew G Larson is listed as a laborer residing at "Bergen". Not sure where "Bergen" is but there is a Bergen Street in nearby Adams. Clarence B. and Gladys C. Larson are listed as students.
The Larson family is found in 1910 on the Census for Adams, some 17 miles southeast of Austin.
1910 Census > Minnesota > Mower > Adams
LARSON, Andrew G., head, 53, born in Wisc of Norwegian parents, laborer, odd jobs
LARSON, Mary, wife, 47, born in Minnesota of Norwegian parents
LARSON, Gladys, dau., 17, born in Minnesota
LARSON, Clarence, son, 15, born in Minnesota
LARSON, John, son, 13, born in Minnesota
LARSON, Adolph, son, 9, born in Minnesota
Father Andrew Larson, poss. son of Gullik Larsen (1812-1899) and Anna Brumberg (1828-).
At this point, I lose track of Gladys and assume she married shortly after graduating high school. There are several possibilities at Ancestry, because the name is fairly common in the region.
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