Bio: Kronholm, Carl (1923)

 
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Surnames: Kronholm

----Source: History of Wood County, Wis. (1923) pages 561-562

Carl Kronholm, a prosperous farmer in Sigel Township, was born on the farm he is now operating there, Aug. 15, 1889, son of Emanuel and Eliza Kronholm. The parents were natives of Finland and were engaged in farming in that country until they came to America in 1880 and bought land in Section 4, Sigel Township, Wood County. They also owned several other tracts in that locality and later bought the present farmr which consists of 120 acres in Section 13, Sigel Township. This land was only partly cleared when Emanuel Kronholm acquired it, and was without any suitable improvements. This pioneer family completed the clearing and equipped the property with good buildings, adding another fine farm to the list of those that make up the agricultural greatness of Wood County. The father operated the property until his death in 1900; the mother still makes her home on the farm. Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel Kronholm were the parents of ten children, of whom seven, as follows, are now living: Victor, William, Carl, Oscar, Aina, Ernest, and Arvid. Two daughters, both named Mary, and one son, Carl (first), are deceased. Carl Kronholm grew up on the home farm, attending the district school near his home and assisting in the operation of the property. In 1917 he purchased the interests of his brothers and sisters and since that time has owned the farm in partnership with his mother. He is carrying on general farming and dairying, having a good herd of Guernsey cattle with a pure-bred sire at the head. He has remodeled and improved the house and barns, built a garage, and otherwise added to the development of the farm, and is carrying along on the lines developed by the most recent progress in agriculture; he has 60 acres under the plow. His mother and one sister make their home with him. Mr. Krohnolm is very widely respected, and served as treasurer of Sigel Township for one year; he is now one of the county road patrolmen; he has always been a booster for local industries, and is a stockholder in the creamery and telephone companies. The Kronholm place is a nice, pleasant home, with a fine lawn and well-arranged equipment.