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,...
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...
