Elizabeth (Hoiland) Anderson
Jun 22, 1876
Elizabeth Hoiland Anderson was born at Tine, Norway, on June 22, 1876, to Tonnes and Elizabeth (Westly) Hoiland. She was baptized in the Lutheran faith as an infant. Her mother passed away when she was six years of age. She lived with relatives until the year 1888 when she came to America with a sister and brother to rejoin...
Helen Anna (Christenson) Valen
Dec 1, 1875
Mrs. Ole Valen, nee Helen Anna Christenson, was born in Lisbon, Illinois, on the 21st day of December, 1875. She was baptized by Rev. P. Rasmussen. When two years of age she, together with her parents, Ole and Gudine Christenson, and family, moved to Hamilton county, Iowa. Two years later, her mother died and she was adopted by relatives,...
Henry R. Rogge
Nov 28, 1875
Henry Rogge was born November 14, 1875, at Chicago, Illinois, the son of Henry and Amalie (Kienath) Rogge. He was baptized in the Lutheran faith on November 28, 1875, by Pastor Rudolph Zinter and was confirmed in 1890. In 1886 he moved with his parents to a farm in Tyro Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. On November 6, 1901,...
Anna Kristine (Schjelderup) Hauge
Aug 21, 1875
Anna Kristine Schjelderup was born on August 21, 1875, at Forsaa on the Fysfjord, Nordland, Norway. She was the oldest of nine children born to Cecilia Hedvig Winther Schjelderup and Willats Bing Schjelderup. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Tysfjord. Her childhood was spent at Forsaa in the harsh climate of northern Norway. She was...
Albert Anderson
Jul 29, 1875
Albert Anderson was born in Sweden on July 29, 1875. His parents were Carl J. and Anna (Johnson) Anderson. He was baptized in Sweden and confirmed at Fridhem Lutheran Church in Tyro Township of Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, where he was a member until they joined the First English Lutheran Church at Clarkfield. The Anderson family came to America...
John E. "Jack" Anderson
Jan 19, 1875
John E. "Jack" Anderson was born in Stony Run Township, on January 19, 1875, and resided in the Clarkfield area all his life. His parents were A.K. and Carrie Anderson. He was baptized and confirmed at the Bergen Lutheran Church and was a member of the Clarkfield Lutheran Church at the time of his death. For 57 years, Mr....
Fred Eckhardt
Nov 15, 1874
Mr. Fred Eckhardt, the son of Frederick Eckhardt and Amelia (Stube) Eckhardt was born on November 15, 1874, at Ontaria, New York. During his early childhood, the family moved to Blue Earth, Minnesota, and later to Boyd, Minnesota, where he spent most of his life except for a few years when he lived at Bancroft, Iowa and Mora and...
Olai S Stokke
Jul 22, 1874
Olai Sivert Stokke slept peacefully away at his home in Clarkfield, Friday evening, April 2, 1965. He had reached the age of 90 years. He was born on July 22, 1874, in Stavanger, Norway, the son of Sivert and Bertha (Kalberg) Stokke. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. In April of 1882, he, together with his...
Konrad Knute Solberg
Jun 25, 1874
Konrad K. Solberg was born at Rushford, Minnesota, on June 25, 1874. At the age of five, he moved with his parents Knute and Aasild (Haugen) Solberg to Lisbon Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, where he resided the greater part of his life. They were members of Bergen Lutheran Church, where he was confirmed. On June 9, 1897, he...
August Voss
Mar 20, 1874
August Voss was born on March 20, 1874, at Belle Plaine, Minnesota, the son of Carl and Henrietta (Kahan) Voss. In 1878 the family moved to a farm north of Canby, Minnesota, in Oshkosh Township. On June 15, 1898, Mr. Voss was united in marriage to Elizabeth Kelm. To this union two sons and two daughters were born. In...
Olive (Lura) Hanson
Jun 9, 1873
Mrs. Olive (Lura) Hanson was born on June 9, 1873, at Chicago, Illinois, to Knute and Bertha (Larson) Lura. At the age of one, she with her family moved to McCallsburg, Story County, Iowa, where she received her education. On April 10, 1895, she was united in marriage to Milton C. Hanson. Five children were born to this union,...
Anton Grinager
Jan 25, 1873
Anton Grinager was born in Tingelstad, Hadeland, Norway, on January 25, 1873, the son of Gudbrand and Annie (Melbostad) Grinager. He was baptized, confirmed and received his early education in Norway. In 1892, at the age of 19, he immigrated to America, locating in Clarkfield, Minnesota, where he made his home the rest of his life. Only three residences...
Ole Martin Gullickson
Jul 10, 1872
Ole Martin Gullickson was born in Normania Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, on the shore of Gullickson Lake on July 10, 1872. His parents were Halvor Gullickson and Christina (Anderson) Gullickson who had immigrated to Yellow Medicine County from Freeborn County in October 1867. He was baptized in infancy and he with his sister, Hannah, were members of the...
Emma (Olson) Hognestad
Jul 8, 1872
Emma Hognestad was born on July 8, 1872, in Malmo, Sweden, the daughter of Ole and Anna Olson. She was baptized and confirmed in Sweden and attended school in Stockholm. At the age of 19, she immigrated to America with the Louis Tell family. She was employed in Clarkfield and Granite Falls and worked at farm homes in the...
Erick Gaarden
Jun 16, 1872
Erick O. Gaarden was born in Gol, Halingdal, Norway, on June 16, 1872, the son of Ole and Barbara Gaarden. He came to America with his parents in 1876 and settled on a farm in the Spring Creek community where he lived until 1949 when he moved to Hanley Falls, Minnesota. There he lived until 1951 when he came...
Anna (Christensen) [Berg] Lee
Nov 4, 1870
Mrs. Anna Berg Lee was born in Dane County, Wisconsin, on November 4, 1870, the daughter of Hans and Ingeborg (Quam) Christensen and came to Minnesota with her parents at the age of six months. She was baptized in the Lutheran faith and was confirmed by Rev. Knute Thorstenson. She grew to womanhood on the farm with her parents...
Iver R Haugen
Jan 9, 1870
Iver R. Haugen, the son of Rasmus and Malina (Solheim) Haugen, was born at Nordfjord, Norway, on January 9, 1870. He was baptized at the Hornindal Church at Nordfjord, Norway, by Rev. Eckhoff in January, 1870, and confirmed at the same church in September, 1884, by Rev. Schaaning. Iver Haugen immigrated to America in 1889 and for several years...
Minnie (Rogge) Biel
Dec 16, 1868
Minnie Biel was born in Bromberg, province of Posen, in Germany, on December 16, 1868, the daughter of Henry and Amelia (Kienath) Rogge. She, together with her parents and others of the family, came to America in 1871 and settled in the city of Chicago. There the family resided for about fifteen years before moving to western Minnesota. She,...
Mathilda (Eskillson) Anderson
Oct 17, 1866
Mathilda Anderson was born in Malmo, Sweden, on October 17, 1866, of the parents Joahn and Elna Eskilsson. She was baptized and confirmed in Malmo. In 1893, she came to America with her father and sister. Her father had planned to homestead here, where he had a sister, however, after residing here about three months, he decided to return...
Johnnes Augustinius Olson
Jul 2, 1866
Johannes Augustinius Olson was born in Story County, Iowa, on July 2, 1866. His parents were Sigbjorn Espeland Olson and Kari Fiveland Olson. He was baptized by Rev. Amelund and confirmed in the Lutheran faith by Rev. P.A. Rasmussen at Duncombe, Iowa, where he grew to manhood. On December 1, 1886, the deceased was united in marriage with Maryanna...
