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Note: Herman Barsness took over the family farm in Vermont township, Wisconsin.
From the book "Look to the Rock.....The Urness/Barsness Episode", by Ann Urness Gesme An item from the local newspaper states that Herman and Otilia Erickson were married in the beautifully decorated Lutheran church, Wednesday, December 11, 1901. Following the wedding, a large number of invited guests gathered at the Erickson home to extend congratulations to the bride and groom. The cornet band was present and furnished music.
In addition to being a farmer, Herman Barsness was a resourceful man who invented a stanchion, the Barsness Stanchion. In 1914, with the help of his brother, Ed, the stanchion was put into production. A newly built stanchion factory opened in Black Earth in August of 1919, and the third Barsness brother, Joe, became a part of the enterprise. A news item of December 21, 1918 reported the Barsness Manufacturing Company had an offer to move out of town, but this did not materialize.
From the book "Look to the Rock.....The Urness/Barsness Episode", by Ann Urness Gesme, copyright 1988, p. 166 There was a drinking cup by each stanchion, so each cow had her own water supply. When the cow pressed against a disk in the bottom of the cup, a valve was released, allowing water to flow by gravity from the tank in the ceiling of the barn. A gasoline engine was used to pump water into the tank.
June 13, 1950 WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL - BLACK EARTH - Funeral services for Herman J. Barsness, 74, lifelong farmer of the town of Vermont, who died at his home Sunday after a long illness, will be held from his farm home at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday and from the Vermont Lutheran Church at 2. The body is at the Schanel funeral home. Burial will be in the Vermont Lutheran Cemetery. The Rev. Hector Gunderson will officiate. Mr. Barsness was born in 1874 in the town of Vermont, and has always lived there on a homestead taken by his father 108 years ago. He was married on December 11, 1901 in Perry Lutheran Church. Survivors are his wife, Otelia; three daughters, Mrs. John Topper, Mt. Horeb; Mrs. Aldro Johnson, Vermont; and Mrs. Orville Halvorson, Wyota; five sons, Bert, Ralph, Orville, Harvey and Marvin, all of Vermont; three sisters, Mrs. James Pledger, Madison; Mrs. Ralph Sutcliffe, Vermillion, South Dakota and Mrs. George Carver, Hudson; five brothers, Joseph and Dr. Peter, Madison, Gayhard, Edgerton, Edwin, Black Earth and Dr. Melvin, Superior; 32 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren. (Note: Herman J. Barsness was born in 1876.)
Monday, June 26, 1939 The Capital Times, page 3 Barsness Reunion Is Held on Sunday in Black Earth About 60 members of the Barsness family attended the annual reunion on Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Barsness of this village. It was tentatively decided to have next year's reunion in the park on the top of the Blue Mound. Attending the Sunday reunion were: Mrs. Christine Urness, Mr. and Mrs. Nels Urness and Norton, Anna Mae and Mary Ellen; Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Mickelson and Constance, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Barsness and Marvin, Mildred and Harvey; Mr. and Mrs. Bert Barsness and Lyle, Beverly and Marilyn; Mr. and Mrs. Orville Barsness and Dale; all of Vermont township. Mr. and Mrs. John Topper and Verna, Doris, Russell, Wesley, Janis, Marilyn and John, Blue Mounds; Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Barsness and Edwin, Jr. and John, Black Earth; Orville Halverson, Mt. Horeb; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Barsness, Mr. and Mrs. James E. Pledger, Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Bentley and Richard. Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Pledger, Madison; Mr. and Mrs. Gerhard Barsness and Rolland and Dorothy, Edgerton; Misses Selma and Mattie Urness of Cleveland, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. Iver M. Kalnes and Ruth, Pauline and Rasmus; and Eleanor Egner, McFarland.
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