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| | Nels Thorson Biography |
 | | He was born in Bristol township, Dane county, Wisconsin, May 24, 1852, a son of Hans and Betsy (Malland) Thorson, both of whom were natives of Norway, where they were reared and married. |
 | | They were long proprietors of one of the leading drug stores of Northwood, had a well appointed establishment, carried a carefully selected line of goods, were thoroughly reliable and enterprising in all of their dealings, and won a gratifying measure of success. |
 | | Thorson was united in marriage to Miss Emma Westbury, of Leland, Winnebago county, Iowa, who was born at Waverly, Iowa, and was a daughter of William and Ellen A. (Seger) Westbury, the former a native of England. |
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