History of Wexford County, MI. Compiled by John H. Wheeler Published in 1903 by B. F. Bowen Biography Page 144

CARL E. HAGSTROM

Carl E. Hagstrom, who is engaged in general farming in Clam Lake township, Wexford county, is a native of Sweden, his birth having there occurred on the 3d of July, 1863, he being the fourth of seven children born unto Peter J. and Ingred darson) Hagstrom, who were also natives of Sweden. Believing that he might have better business opportunities in the new world and furnish his children with better advantages than could be obtained in the land of his birth, the father made arrangements to bring his family to America. Bidding adieu to home and friends they sailed from Sweden in the fall of 1874 and in due course of time arrived at New York City. Proceeding into the interior of the country, they remained for almost a year in the vicinity of Howard City, Michigan, but in the spring of 1875, came to Wexford county, where the subject of this review has since made his home, covering a period of twenty-eight years. Time and man have wrought many changes in the appearance of the county during this time. The farmers have taken possession of the land and transformed it from a wild tract into productive fields. The merchants and artisans have developed thriving towns and a11 the comforts, conveniences and advantages of the older districts of the country have been introduced, placing Wexford on a par with any county in the state. Mr. Hagstrom has always followed farming, first as an assistant on the old home place and later on his own account. He has also worked in the lumber woods and for eight years he was engaged in buying potatoes at Hobart as agent for the firm of Freeman Brothers. His savings have been invested in property and he is now the owner of thirty acres of land in Clam Lake township, most of which is improved, and upon the place are good buildings. He is now giving his undivided attention to the further development of his farm and follows progressive methods in his farm work. On the 24th of June, 1893, Mr. Hagstrom was united in marriage, in Clam Lake township to Miss Jennie Marie Gran, a daughter of N. J. and Johanna Christina (Anderson) Gran, well-known residents of this township. The father is now a resident of Clam Lake township, aged sixty-three years, while the mother died August 2, 1887. They were adherents of the Swedish Mission church. Mrs. Hagstrom was born in Sweden, August 26, 1866, and like her husband was reared in Wexford county, where both are widely and favorably known. Mr. Hagstrom exercises his right of franchise in support of the men and measures of the Republican Party, is deeply interested in its success and does all he can for its growth. He has held some offices in his township, including that of highway commissioner, and he delights in the progress and advancement here made along all lines of general improvement. The moral advancement of the community is also a matter of interest to him and he is an attendant on the services of the Swedish Mission church. From his boyhood days to the present he has been a resident of the county and that his stanchest friends are numbered among those who have known him from his youth is an indication that he has lived an honorable life, characterized by all those traits which in, every land and clime command respect and admiration. OTTO HAGSTROM