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 MISTOKY OF GOODHUE COUNTY 779 his fine family of children. He is one of the respected members of the Lutheran Church. Mr. Olson was married, June is. 1880, at Benson, Minn., to Marie Hanson, both of whose parents' are now deceased. This union has been blessed with eighl children— Ole is dead: Anna is dead; Ole T., Theodore, Oscar, Olga, are living; Elmer and Mabel are dead. Fredrick L. Marvin, who conducts an extensive produce busi- ness in Zumbrota village, the amount of his transactions reaching something like $25,000 a year, was born in Rome. Ohio. June 28, 1845, son of Albert and Anna (Rogers) Marvin, the former a native of New York state and the latter of Ohio. In 1855 the family moved to Monticello, Iowa, where the father engaged in retailing agricultural implements until 1880, when he retired. Albert Marvin was a staunch Republican, and a noted stump speaker. He several limes toured the state of Iowa during polit- ical campaigns, and also served Jones county in the Legislature. lie died in June, 1887, at eighty years of age, and his wife lived to be eighty-eight. A1 once after leaving school in Iowa. V-r> erick migrated to Nebraska. In 1870 he took- up 160 acres in John- son county, that state, and carried on general farming. In 1887 he went to St. Rani and in September of thai year came to Zumbrota. where he has since engaged in buying and shipping eggs, poultry, fruit and vegetables. This has not only proven a profitable venture for Mr. Marvin, but has also furnished the farmers with an outlet for their garden crops and poultry products. Mr. Marvin belongs to the United Workmen, but has never sought the excitement of public life, either in fraternal or political eireles. He was married October 24. 1866,. at Monticello, Iowa, to Jennie S. Tucker, daughter of Samuel Tucker, a wagon manufacturer. Both her parents are deceased. A son and a daughter have blessed the Marvin home. Frank A., born in Nebraska, is in the gas business at AYatertown, S. D.; Lillian B., was also born in Nebraska. Otto F. C. Miller, a Zumbrota meat dealer, is a native of the village, born October 13. 1878, son of August Miller and Mrs. Anna (Pagel) Miller, who previous to her marriage with Mr. Miller was Mrs. Anna Wallaue. The parents, natives of Germany, came to America in 1872 and 1860. respectively, and settled in Wisconsin, later coming to Goodhue county and locat- ing in Red Wing in 1874. In that city, the father followed his trade of meat cutting and in 1876 was married to Mrs. Wallauer. In 1877 he started in business for himself. In 1886 he took E. V. Ramharter as a partner and later sold the entire business to him. Subsequently he engaged in stock buying until 1901. In thai year he and his son started in the meat busi- ness as partners, under the firm name of A.ugus1 .Miller & Son.