Emma Otillie (Roske) Roske
Dec 30, 1880
Mrs. Emma Otillie Roske was born on December 30, 1880, in Barber Township, Faribault County, Minnesota, the daughter of William Daniel Roske and his wife, Caroline (Nohrenberg) Roske. She was baptized on February 20, 1881, in Immanuel Ev. Lutheran Church near Blue Earth, Minnesota. The family moved to Omro Townshiip in 1886 and became affiliated with St. John's Lutheran...
Otilia Andrea (Haukos) Berkvam
Dec 10, 1880
Otilia Andrea Haukos was born to parents Ole and Annie Haukos on December 10, 1880, on a farm in Minneola Township, Goodhue County, near Zumbrota, Minnesota. She was baptized by Rev. C.M. Bjorn on January 1, 1891. When she was two years old, she moved with her parents to Lac qui Parle County where the family settled on a...
Mary Wilhelmina (Schlee) Gebers
Sep 19, 1880
Marie Wilhelmina Schlee Gebers was born in Roddon, Germany, on September 19, 1880. In 1882, with her parents, Ludwig Schlee and Wilhelmina (Thomes) Schlee, she immigrated to America. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. She grew to womanhood on her parental farm near Adair, Iowa. On February 25, 1903, she was united in marriage to Herman...
Bernt Cornelius Larson
Jun 13, 1880
Bernt Cornelius Larson was born on a farm two miles northwest of Clarkfield, in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, on June 13, 1880, the son of Christopher and Brita (Olsen) Larson, pioneer settlers in Lisbon Township. He was baptized July 4 that same year in the Bergen Church, Stony Run Township and was confirmed by Rev. Fjeldstad in 1893 in...
Ingebret F. Fagerlie
May 9, 1880
Ingebret F. Fagerlie was born on May 9, 1880, in rural Sacred Heart, Minnesota, the son of Franz and Kari (Braum) Fagerlie. He was baptized and confirmed in Our Savior's Lutheran Church by Rev. Johannes Bergh. He attended school in the Sacred Heart rural area and Business College in Minneapolis. After serving as Deputy Register of Deeds for Renville...
Albert Martin Dotseth
May 11, 1879
Albert Martin Dotseth, the son of Nels and Christine (Stenson) Dotseth was born March 22, 1879, in Normania Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. He was baptized on May 11, 1879, at the Yellow Medicine Lutheran Church by Rev. Knute Thorstenson and confirmed his faith at the Spring Creek Lutheran Church in 1894 before the same pastor. On May 26,...
Hannah (Hagen) Cole
Apr 12, 1879
Hannah Cole, the daughter of Hans and Maria (Johanson) Hagen, was born on April 12, 1879, at Vardahl, Norway. She was baptized in the Lutheran faith on June 2, 1879, at Vardahl, Norway, and confirmed by Rev. Knut Thorstenson at Yellow Medicine Lutheran Church in Hanley Falls in 1893. On June 21, 1899, she was united in marriage to...
Olaus Miller
Feb 21, 1879
Mr. Olaus Miller was born on February 21, 1879, the son of Ole and Mathia (Jacobson) Miller, in Normania Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, where he resided until his retirement when he and his wife moved to Cottonwood, Minnesota, in 1942. He was baptized by Rev. Knute Thorstenson, confirmed and was a lifetime member of the St. Lucas congregation....
John Engwald Satre
Jan 29, 1879
John Engwald Satre was born on January 29, 1879, in Lisbon Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, the son of Hans J. and Anna (Hoye) Satre. He was baptized in the Lutheran faith on February 12, 1879, by Rev. Fjeldstad of the Stony Run Lutheran Church in Stony Run Township. He was confirmed on July 8, 1894, by Rev. Carl...
Johanna (Ronning) Toftness
Jan 6, 1879
Johanna Toftness was born on January 6, 1879, to Jens and Kari Ronning in Baxter Township, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota. On September 12, 1908, she was united in marriage to Albert Toftness. He preceded her in death as did one son, Clifford Orlando. Mrs. Toftness, widow of longtime mail carrier of Clarkfield, was a resident of the Madison...
Peter J. Vold
Dec 19, 1878
Peter J. Vold was born in Skatual, Trondheim, Norway, on December 19, 1878, the son of Johan and Andrea Skjervold. He was baptized and confirmed in Norway. He came to America in 1898 and settled in the Hazel Run community where he was a lifelong resident and a faithful member of the Hazel Run Lutheran Church. Mr. Vold settled...
Minnie Augusta (Fenske) Eckhardt
Sep 26, 1878
Minnie Augusta Eckhardt was born in the province of Posen, Germany, on September 26, 1878, the daughter of John and Olelia (Pliantz) Fenske. There she was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. In her youth she came with her parents to America and resided near Easton, Minnesota. Later, they moved to Boyd and in 1897 she was united...
Emma (Hanson) Jorgenson
Sep 23, 1878
Emma Jorgenson was one of ten children of Tosten and Britta Hanson. She was born in Iowa on September 23, 1878, and came with her family when about one year old to Tyro Township, to the farm now owned by the Fritz Johnsons. On this farm, she grew to womanhood, receiving her education at the local schools and her...
Titlof Olai Jorgenson
Sep 9, 1878
Titlof Olai Jorgenson, the son of Sophie Jorgenson was born in Sandnes Township on September 9, 1878. He was baptized at the Yellow Medicine Lutheran Church on October 6, 1978 by Rev. Knut Thostenson, and was confirmed at the same congregation in 1893 by Rev. Knut Thorstenson. Olai Jorgenson entered the occupation of meat marketing in Bristol, South Dakota,...
Carl Anton Nordli
Jun 28, 1878
Carl Anton Nordli was born in Sandvika, Norway, to Arne Arneson and Karen (Mathias) Nordli on June 28, 1878. He spent the greater part of hislife in the blacksmith business. He was married to Theoline Meland of Flekkefjord, Norway, on December 8, 1900. One son, Kolbj
Lewis Olai Droen
Jul 10, 1877
Lewis Olai Droen was born on the Droen farmstead two miles north of Clarkfield on July 10th, 1877. His parents, Anders Larson Droen and Inger Olson Droen carried him to the Bergen Church where he was baptized by Rev. K. Thorstensen on July 29th, 1877. He was confirmed by Rev. Ole Lokensgaard July 24th, 1892. He attended country school...
George Henry Isaacs
Mar 25, 1877
George Henry Isaacs was born at Arkdale, Wisconsin, on March 25, 1877, the son of Andrew and Sophronia (Barentson) Isaacs. He was baptized at the Arkdale Lutheran Church. He came with his parents to Hazel Run, Minnesota, in 1884 at the age of seven years and settled on a farm in Normania Township. He was confirmed in the Hauge...
Bertina (Kalberg) Halverson
Mar 10, 1877
Bertina Kalberg Halverson was born at Stavanger, Norway, on March 10, 1877, the daughter of Tollef Olson Kalberg and Ellen Stokke Kalberg. She was baptized in the Lutheran faith. In May, 1882, at the age of five, she came with her parents to America. The same year, her parents purchased a farm in Normania Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota,...
Edward Peter Elmer
Sep 17, 1876
Edward P. Elmer was born in Gottland, Sweden, on September 17, 1876, to the parents, Johan Thomas Edward Elmer and Anna Marie Josephine Elmer. He observed his seventh birthday on the boat enroute to America, together with his parents and four sisters, namely, Helena and Anna, and the twins, Helda and Louise. The family's first residence was at Pullman,...
Tilla Martina (Harris) Reishus
Aug 6, 1876
Tilla Martina Reishus, the daughter of Thomas and Martha Harris was born July 15, 1876, at Arkdale, Wisconsin. She was baptized on August 6, 1876, at the Lutheran Church in that community. At the age of six, she moved with her parents to a farm west of Hanley Falls. She confirmed her faith at the Yellow Medicine Lutheran Church,...
