Winnebago County, IA Genealogy Trails
Biographies

L. Walter Torgeson, lawyer—Lake Mills—born 29 Aug.1868, in Silver Lake township, Worth county. His father, Rev. T. A. Torgerson, is one of the most prominent clergymen in the Norwegian Lutheran Synod. In 1890 young Torgeson graduated from the Lutheran high school at Albert Lea. Minn., after which he attended the Iowa State University, graduating from the law department in 1892. Since the latter date he has practiced his profession at his present home. He is a Republican, and a member of the Norwegian Lutheran Synod. In 1893 he was married to Genevieve Ricord. They have one child.

[History Of The Scandinavians And Successful Scandinavians In The United States;
By O. N. Nelson; Volume II, 1897]
Submitted by K. Torp