Jertina (Jacobson) Lee
Nov 19, 1889
Jertina Jacobson Lee, daughter of Christen and Gunnel (Sorenson) Jacobson, was born July 7, 1869, in Freeborn County, Albert Lea, Minnesota. She was baptized by Rev. Jacobson of Albert Lea. At the age of four, she came in a covered wagon, drawn by oxen, to Yellow Medicine County, where her father took a homestead. She was confirmed by the...
Sophie Marie (Aas) Solberg
Nov 17, 1889
Mrs. Sophie Solberg was born in Lisbon Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, near Clarkfield, October 26, 1874, the daughter of Ole Swenson Aas and Ambjor (Dokken) Swenson Aas. She was baptized and confirmed in Camp Release Church. Rev. O. Gulbransen confirmed her on November 17, 1889. On June 9, 1897, she was united in marriage to Konrad K. Solberg...
Pastor Louis Carl J. Rosin
Nov 3, 1889
Pastor Louis Carl J. Rosin was born September 29, 1889, to Mr. Henry W. and Mrs. Albertine (Reimann) Rosin at Mapleton, Blue Earth County, Minnesota. Pastor Rosin was baptized on November 3, 1889, at Mapleton. On April 5, 1903 he renewed the baptismal promise when he was confirmed by Pastor Grabarkewitz at Good Thunder, Minnesota. He graduated from Concordia...
Conrad Bernhard Rowberg
Oct 17, 1889
Conrad Bernhard Rowberg, son of Evan and Anne (Risa) Rowberg was born west of Hanley Falls, Minnesota, on October 17, 1889. He was baptized on December 15, 1889, at Yellow Medicine Lutheran Church by Rev. Thorstenson and confirmed in 1904 by Rev. Runsvold. On February 25, 1925, he was united in marriage to Ella Hoff of Hanley Falls at...
Henry H. Heimark
Mar 9, 1889
Henry H. Heimark was born on March 9, 1889, on the home farm where he resided all his life. His parents were pioneers Halvor and Ceceilia (Storebo) Heimark. He was baptized and confirmed by Rev. Fjelstad in the Bergen Lutheran Church where he was a life long member. On December 12, 1917, he was united in marriage to Margaret...
Huldah Marie (Nelson) Albertson
Dec 30, 1888
Huldah Marie Albertson was born on a farm, in Eden Township, Pipestone County, near Jasper, Minnesota, on December 30, 1888, to John and Anna Randine (Okie) Nelson. She was baptized and confirmed in the Eden Lutheran Church, near Jasper. In 1903, upon the death of her father, she moved with her mother, one brother and sisters to Cottonwood, Minnesota,...
Hannah Quale
Jun 27, 1888
Hannah Quale was born in Carver, Minnesota, on June 27, 1888, to parents Andrew and Sophie (Olander) Youngmark. Shortly after her birth her family moved to Clarkfield where she spent most of her life. On June 11, 1923, she was united in marriage to Elias Quale in Nevis, Minnesota. To this union one daughter was born, namely Beryl Babb...
Daniel Oscar Brown
May 19, 1888
Daniel Oscar Brown, son of Charles and Eunice Brown was born in Hanley Falls, Minnesota, on May 19, 1888. He attended school in the Hanley Falls community and later spent two years at Hamline University in St. Paul. January 18, 1911, he was united in marriage to Miss Ida Stevens. To this union two daughters were born, one who...
Alexander Oliver Jacobson
Mar 23, 1888
Alexander Oliver Jacobson was born in Normania Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, on March 23, 1888, the son of Olaf C. and Anna (Halovorson) Jacobson. He was baptized at Yellow Medicine Lutheran Church of Hanley Falls on June 17, 1888, by Rev. Knut Thorstenson and confirmed at Spring Creek Lutheran Church in 1903, by Rev. John Salhus. Alex homesteaded...
George Almond Lund
Feb 10, 1888
George A. Lund was born at Thor, Iowa, on February 10, 1888, the son of Samson and Hannah (Korslund) Lund. He was baptized at Thor. His early years were spent in the village of his birth, Thor, Iowa. Here he attended the public school and assisted his father in the local post office. In the year 1901, the Lunds...
Cecil Simeon Sims
Oct 10, 1887
Cecil Simeon Sims was the second child of Clara M. Rogers Sims and Asbury Bishop Sims. He was born on October 10, 1887, near Gilbert, Story County, Iowa. He moved with his parents to Pocahontas County near Rolfe, Iowa, in 1892, where he grew to manhood and learned both the carpenter and blacksmith trades. Following the death of his...
Marie A. Glaim
Oct 8, 1887
Marie A. Glaim was born in Alesund, Norway, on October 8, 1887. At the age of sixteen, she came to the United States with her Aunt and worked in the Clarkfield, Minnesota area until her marriage to Hellick J. Glaim on October 28, 1905. Mr. and Mrs. Glaim continued living in the Clarkfield area until Mr. Glaim's death in...
Lester Anton Anderson
May 23, 1886
Lester Anton Anderson was born in Swede Prairie Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, on May 23rd, 1886, the son of Pete and Ingar (Nelson) Anderson. He was baptized and confirmed by Rev. B.F. Bengtson in the Swede Home Church. He was united in marriage to Minnie Christina Swanson by Rev. Olof Hoel of Canby, Minnesota, on June 12, 1912....
Helena (Tiemann) Leppke
Apr 18, 1886
Mrs. Helena (Tiemann) Leppke was born October 7, 1882, in DeWitt, Nebraska, the daughter of William Tiemann and Lottie (Noris) Tiemann. She was baptized in the Lutheran faith by Rev. A. Fleishmann. When six months old she moved with her parents to Faulk County, South Dakota. On April 18, 1886, her mother passed away and she was taken by...
Albert Hanson
Mar 5, 1886
Albert Hanson was born on March 5, 1886, in Michigan, the son of James and Hannah Hanson. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith of the Augustana Synod in Michigan. He completed the eighth grade and worked as a boat builder in Manistee, Michigan. His parents passed away when Albert was about 16 years of age. He...
Julian Ueland
Jan 24, 1886
Julian Ueland was born in Hanley Falls, Minnesota, the son of Reinert and Kari (Listul) Ueland, on January 24, 1886. He was baptized on March 14, 1886, at the same church in Hanley Falls by Rev. Knut Thorstenson and confirmed there in 1901 by Rev. S.J. Njaa. Julian lived in the Hanley Falls community all his life except for...
Annie Marie (Afdem) Fagerlie
Nov 25, 1885
Annie Marie Fagerlie was born on November 25, 1885, in Clarkfield, Minnesota, the daughter of John E. and Belle (Brakke) Afdem. She was baptized by Rev. R.K. Fjelstad and confirmed by Rev. O.C. Farseth in the Clarkfield Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church. She attended school in Clarkfield and completed her high school education at Windom Institute in Montevideo, Minnesota. She...
Fred Oftedahl
Oct 5, 1885
Fred Oftedahl, the son of Christian and Annie (Carlson) Oftedahl, was born at Pemberton, Minnesota, on October 5, 1885. He was baptized at the Medo Lutheran Church of Pemberton by Rev. Mellby. A few years later, the family moved to Cottonwood where he was confirmed at the Silo Lutheran Church by Rev. Martin Romstad in 1899. On March 26,...
Albertine Friberg
Aug 30, 1885
Albertine Friberg was born in Tyro Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, on August 30, 1885, the son of John and Saraline (Nelson) Friberg. He was baptized on October 25, 1885, and confirmed in the Lutheran faith July 8, 1900, by Rev. B.F. Bengtson. On November 1, 1916, he was united in marriage to Ednah Nelson. To this union four...
