Christian Larsen and his wife, Inga Augusta, and
her two sons by a previous marriage, Gustaf and
Einer Ostlund, were among the first group called to
settle Southern Alberta, Canada. They left Elsinore,
Utah, under the leadership of Theodore Brandley of
Richfield, Utah. They traveled by train and arrived at
Stirling whistle stop, May 5, 1899.

Christian Larsen was a native of Denmark, born
November4, 1854. His wife, lnga Augusta Himmer-
man Ostlund, was a native of Sweden, born August
27, 1869. He was a bricklayer and worked for Mr.
Burns, a contractor from Calgary, in building the
first school at Stirling. Christian also homesteaded
land east of Stirling. After their arrival in Stirling,
four more children were born to the Larsens.

Tragedy struck in the spring of 1917. Both
died within two weeks. Christian died March 22,
1917, and Inga Augusta died April 9, 1917.

Christian Larsen and his wife, Inga Augusta, are
buried in the Stirling Cemetery.

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