From HISTORY OF MITCHELL AND WORTH COUNTIES, IOWA, 1883, Page 775.

Lars Ellefson Hagen was born in Norway, Nov. 30, 1839. He came to America in 1868, going from Quebec to Minnesota, where he lived two years then coming to Worth county. He has 121 1/2 acres of good land in Hartland township where he now lives. He was married to Carrie Evanson in 1861. She was born in Norway in 1834. They have five children-Ellef, Kittel, Mary, Emma and Evan. Mr. Ellefson and family are members of the Norwegian Lutheran Church. Politically he is a republican.

Transcribed by Gordon Felland, April 24, 2008