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 930 HISTORY OF GOODHUE COUNTY Hannaf ord, N. D. ; Carrie married Thomas Egtoet ; Josephine married Olaf Anderson, who was killed three months later, after which she came home to live. The brothers are : Hans, now of Shell Lake, Wis. ; Ole, now of Morrison county, and Henry, who lives at home. Mr. Jordal is a stockholder in the Farmers' Ele- vator and Creamery at Wanamingo, and is a Republican in his politics. He attends the Lutheran church. Andrew E. Lee was born in Wanamingo township, where he still lives, November 19, 1886, son of Erick and Ragnild (Kulseth) Lee. He received his education in the common schools of Wan- amingo and worked with his father on the farm until his father's death, when he took charge of the place, with his brothers, and continued general farming. Mr. Lee is a Republican in politics, and attends the Lutheran church. The father of Mr. Lee was born in Illinois, came to Wanamingo township when a young man and purchased 160 acres of land, which he broke and cleared, built a home and carried on a general line of farming up to the time of his death, April 18, 1903. The mother was born in Norway and emigrated to America in 1882. They had eight children. Gertrude, who married John Hegvik, is now deceased. The others are: Henry, of Zumbrota; Martin, Andrew, Caroline, Mary, Julia and Simon. Enar B. Lunde, one of the prosperous farmers of Wanamingo township, was born in Norway in June, 1832, son of Bottle and Breta (Erickson) Lunde, both natives of Norway. The father died in 1866 and the mother in 1890. Enar received his education in Norway and came to America in 1852, locating in Dane county, Wisconsin, where he remained for four years. In 1856 he came to AYanamingo and purchased 160 acres of wild land, which he broke and cleared, erecting a home and other outbuildings. To this he has added land until he now has a farm of 435 acres, all in section 34, constituting one of the best farms in the county. Mr. Lunde was married in 1857 to Christie Ellingson, by whom he had two children : Breta, married to Nels Almi, now in North Dakota, and Bertha, married to B. Lunde, of Cherry Grove. Mrs. Christine Lunde died in 1875, and on September 11, 1879, Mr. Lunde was married to Anna Johnson, daughter of John Johnson. Both her parents died in Norway. By this union were born : Ellen, married to David Davidson ; and Anna, living at home. Mr. Lunde has been successful and owes his present pros- perity to his own untiring efforts and hard work. He is a Re- publican in politics, but has never sought public office. He is a stockholder in the Farmers' Bank of Wanamingo, in the Farm- ers' Elevator at Wanamingo and in the Farmers' Elevator at Kenyon. He and his family are communicants of the United Lutheran church.