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Early Settlers of Norman County

First Name Last Name Year Township

Hans P Aamodt 1885 Fossum

E N Aamodt Good Hope

Gilbert D Aamodt January 1886 Halstad

J.G. Aamodt Shelly

Andrew Aanenson Shelly

Aarestad Brothers Shelly

John Aarvig Shelly

Tolef Aarvig Shelly

John S Aas December 1885 Flom

Thea Aasen June 1889 Sundahl

Martinus L Aasgaard October 1892 Home Lake

Elof H. Ahlgren June 10 1889 Wild Rice

John H Allen July 1884 McDonaldsville

Peter Ambuhl January 1889 Mary

Ludzi Ambuhl April 1883 Mary

Peter Frank Ambuhl March 1885 Mary

Frederick Ammer January 1884 Spring Creek

Lewis A Amundson December 1883 Fossum

Nels A Amundson 1888 Fossum

Halvor Anderson June 1889 Anthony

Lars Anderson March 1886 Anthony

John Anderson April 1888 Anthony

Lars Anderson 1886 Bear Park

Anna Anderson 1887 Bear Park

Carl Anderson NW quarter March 19 1895 Hegne

Knud K Anderson February 1887 Hendrum

Andrew A Anderson 1883 Hendrum

Andrew Anderson December 1885 Lake Ida

Jens Anderson 1879 Lee

Ole Anderson January 1884 Mary

Halvor Anderson June 1884 Mary

Ole Anderson May 1884 McDonaldsville

Olaf Anderson March 1885 McDonaldsville

Ole T. Anderson Shelly

John R. Anderson November 1880 Spring Creek

Bent Anderson January 1885 Spring Creek

Martin O. Anderson July 1888 Sundahl

Andrew Anderson December 1888 Winchester

John J. Anderson March 1899 Winchester

E. Andreas February 1884 Sundahl

Alphabetical Listing of Early Settlers in Norman County

This information is taken from Tuner and Semlings "Clay and Norman Counties Minnesota" 1918. Settlers

are alphabetical by last name. Once township is known, more information is available by going to the specific

township in which that individual settled.

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Lars L Aske NE quarter March 10 1885 Anthony

Even Assen October 1888 Bear Park

John W Augustine November 1881 Lockhart

Ole O. Aune July 1886 Sundahl

Peder O. Aune May 1885 Sundahl

A.K. Austin Shelly

Charles Baarsch October 1889 Green Meadow

Ole C Bagerud July 1888 Hendrum

Knut S. Bagne November 1886 Strand

John W Bailey November 1889 Pleasant View

Peter L Bak February 1891 Bear Park

John Johnson Bak January 1890 Sundahl

John J. Bak January 1890 Sundahl

Johannes K. Bak January 1890 Sundahl

Severt J. Bak November 1889 Sundahl

Karen Baker (widow) July 1886 Hendrum

Charles Baker August 1884 Spring Creek

Asahel H. Baker May 1881 Spring Creek

Thomas Baker January 1898 Winchester

Andrew E Bakke May 1887 Home Lake

Julius Bakke April 1882 Lockhart

Ole A Bakken August 1888 McDonaldsville

John Bakken Shelly

Erick H Ballangerud February 5 1891 Rockwell

Nathan M Barnes July 1899 Home Lake

William K. Bartlett April 1883 Spring Creek

Robert Barton June 1879 McDonaldsville

Julius Bartz NW quarter July 1888 Lockhart

George C Bauer Dec-01 Pleasant View

Martha L Bay October 1898 Lockhart

Francis Beck October 1879 McDonaldsville

Andrew Beck January 1889 Winchester

Joseph Bellanger, Jr December 1881 Lockhart

Joseph Bellgarde August 1882 Halstad

William Bennefeld September 1882 McDonaldsville

German Bennett May 1878 Lake Ida

German Bennett November 1880 McDonaldsville

Elmer Bennett June 1883 McDonaldsville

Henry Benson 1883 Fossum

Charley Benson June 1884 Strand

Ole S Bentley April 1888 Fossum

Michael O Berg & Gustave Gilbertson 1887 Anthony

Johnson Berg SW quarter October 20 1891 Hegne

Ole Johnson Berg January 1885 Hendrum

Oscar Berg December 10 1890 Lee

Lewis L. Bergan 1882 Waukon




Henry Bergerson November 1884 Home Lake

Soren Bergerson June 7 1889 Wild Rice

Andrew Bergstrom July 1886 Anthony

Lars Berland 1885 Waukon

Arthur Betcher January 1897 Pleasant View

Anthony Betcher Pleasant View

John Bilden May 11 1891 Rockwell

Knut Birkemo Shelly

Martha H. Birkenes March 1889 Sundahl

David Bischsel November 1883 McDonaldsville

George J Bjerken November 1884 Mary

Ole J Bjorem 1893 Anthony

Mathias E. Bjorge 1883 Waukon

John Pederson Blankholm December 1884 Green Meadow

H.J. Blix Shelly

Ole Bolstad SW quarter March 1890 Fossum

Jens Jenson Bolstad June 1883 Hendrum

John Boppre December 1883 Mary

Nicholas Borner June 1886 Winchester

Iver O Borstad June 1899 Home Lake

Kristian O Borud April 1899 Bear Park

Kristian O Borud November 1886 Bear Park

Lewis Bottelson February 1 1882 Flom

Gustaf E. Bowman June 1887 Winchester

John M Braaten November 1888 Hendrum

Thaddeus Bradley February 1881 McDonaldsville

Knud N. Bragestad December 1881 Strand

Erick K Brandt June 1878 Halstad

John P Brandt April 1897 Pleasant View

John Brasch September 1876 Green Meadow

Charles Brasch September 1881 Green Meadow

Henry Brase June 1887 Pleasant View

Rudolph Brawand November 1881 McDonaldsville

Peter Bremer December 1885 Pleasant View

Peter Bremer, Jr SW quarter March 1884 Lockhart

Jacob A Brenden SWquarter March 10 1886 Flom

Arthur Brigham June 1884 Winchester

Anna Bright January 1886 Spring Creek

Erick Olson Brockstad June 1892 Home Lake

Ole C Brodahl September 1883 Hendrum

Elling A. Broten June 1883 Waukon

Lars O Brotten heirs of March 1885 Hendrum

John O Brotten May 1885 Hendrum

Henry Brown March 1883 Mary

Andrew V Brown October 1884 Pleasant View

Leo C Bruggeman May 1883 Mary




Peter O. Brunsberg January 1886 Sundahl

Christ Brurud Shelly

Henry Budd July 1881 Lockhart

Ferdinand Burkhard October 1882 Lake Ida

John F Burkhard November 1882 McDonaldsville

James A Burnett December 1883 Halstad

Henry Buss August 1884 Pleasant View

August Busse May 1885 Pleasant View

David W. Cable October 1888 Spring Creek

Albert C. Cain September 1881 Spring Creek

Frank M Calkins July 1900 Lockhart

William M Campbell May 1881 Pleasant View

Aaron Carlson June 1886 Lake Ida

Ed Carlson Shelly

Carl Carlson October 1892 Spring Creek

Carl H. Carlson November 1885 Spring Creek

Ole Carstad February 1882 Spring Creek

Francis M Case February 1882 Lockhart

Joseph Case December 1881 Pleasant View

Percy E Casselman May 1892 Lockhart

W.E. Casselman 1902 Spring Creek

William E. Casselman January 1882 Spring Creek

George Chase 1885 Spring Creek

John P. Chesley September 1881 Spring Creek

Jacob Chloupek July 1888 Fossum

Albert Chloupek May 1886 Waukon

Anthon C. Christian October 1888 Strand

Carl Christiansen July 1891 Strand

Carl Christiansen April 1888 Strand

Erick Christianson August 1889 Bear Park

Gunder Christianson December 1890 Bear Park

M M Christianson May 1889 Mary

Rasmus Christianson January 1888 Sundahl

William Christopherson September 1879 Halstad

O P Clark April 1881 Lockhart

John B. Clark January 1882 Spring Creek

William Clark December 1882 Winchester

Henry Clauson October 1881 Lockhart

William Coleman May 1881 Lake Ida

Enoch Colton October 1883 Halstad

Elizabeth A Cook October 1879 Lockhart

Joseph Cook March 1885 Mary

James Ford Crandall June 1883 Spring Creek

William Crandall October 1897 Winchester

J I Crosby prior to 1878 Lee

Oliane Dahl October 1891 Bear Park




Nels O Dahl July 1889 Bear Park

Mathias P Dahl February 1887 Fossum

G Olsen Dahl February 1891 Home Lake

Hans O Dahl May 3 1892 Rockwell

Christian Dahl June 11 1889 Rockwell

L.H. Dahl September 25 1896 Rockwell

John H Dahl January 23 1899 Rockwell

H. Dahl March 1885 Shelly

Ole P. Dahl May 1896 Waukon

Soren Dahl October 1887 Waukon

Albert S. Dahl December 1891 Waukon

Wilhelm Dahling February 1884 Pleasant View

Peter O Dalby March 1885 Fossum

Frederick Damke May 1885 Winchester

Olaus Danielson December 1889 Halstad

John Danielson January 1881 Lake Ida

Jacob Danielson October 1880 Lake Ida

Andrew Danielson March 1893 Sundahl

Thomas Davidson April 1888 Pleasant View

Julius E. Dawley October 1881 Spring Creek

Lafayette D. Dawley October 1881 Spring Creek

Halvor Degernes Sundahl

Ebgebret K. Dekko April 1889 Strand

L T Dengerud 1887 Bear Park

Carl Dietrick October 1883 Spring Creek

Rosalin Dimert December 1881 Mary

E N Doback (widow) April 1890 Bear Park

Henry W Dows April 1882 McDonaldsville

Henry W Draper October 1879 Lockhart

Sven Dufva Shelly

Patrick Dullard January 1885 McDonaldsville

Rasmus Dybing Good Hope

John Olson Dybing December 1896 Hendrum

John Dyrdal December 19 1885 Flom

John O Dyrdal NE quarter 1880 Flom

Martin A Eastvold September 261902 Rockwell

Jack Eastwood west quarter Lee

Joseph Echenfels Mary

Henry Eckhoff June 1879 Pleasant View

Wilhelm Eckhoff September 1882 Pleasant View

Herman Edlund July 1888 Sundahl

John Edwards NW quarter December 1 1897 Anthony

T.J. Efteland Shelly

T.J. Efteland Shelly

John A Eggen February 1883 Bear Park

August Eichler October 1885 Green Meadow




Jacob E. Eid June 1889 Sundahl

Ole Eidsmoe Shelly

G C Eie Good Hope

Jacob L. Eie January 1889 Shelly

Martin Eie June 1884 Shelly

Jonas Eie Shelly

Jacob Eie Shelly

Gulllick E Ekerbakke November 1885 Pleasant View

Gustv Ellefson SE quarter March 8 1898 Hegne

Ole K. Ellingsen June 1898 Waukon

Ole Ellingson May 1883 Flom

Knud Ellingson May 1887 Lake Ida

Ole I. Ellingson September 1892 Sundahl

Joseh V Emil April 1883 Mary

Jan Engbretson March 10 1886 Flom

Marit Engbretson March 1886 Fossum

M Engebretson January 1890 Bear Park

P.O. Engelstad 1894 Shelly

Anne T Engen January 1890 Green Meadow

Christian Jacobson Enger August 1885 Hendrum

John Epreiter January 1883 Lake Ida

Mary Erickson January 1890 Bear Park

Zakarias Erickson November 1887 Bear Park

E Erickson January 1891 Bear Park

Erick Erickson July 1885 Bear Park

John Erickson May 1891 Bear Park

Erick G Erickson October 1880 Flom

Hans Erickson July 1878 Hendrum

Hans W Erickson December 1884 Home Lake

Thomas Erickson August 1882 Lake Ida

Gullik Erickson May 1886 Lake Ida

August Erickson May 1901 Lockhart

Henry Erickson November 1885 Spring Creek

Emir Erickson February 1882 Spring Creek

Oley Erickson February 1882 Spring Creek

Daniel Erickson February 1882 Spring Creek

Peter E. Erickson June 10 1889 Sundahl

Lars Erickson Sundahl

Hans G. Erickson April 20 1882 Wild Rice

Martin N. Erstad December 1886 Sundahl

Jacob N. Erstad June 1885 Sundahl

Bertha O. Espe May 1891 Strand

Kersti Everson December 1892 Sundahl

Conrad Evje June 1884 Shelly

Knut Anderson Fadnes July 1888 Sundahl

John Fahnlander December 1881 Mary




Summer A Farnsworth May 1882 McDonaldsville

James T Farries November 1893 Lockhart

Martin Felske March 1895 Lockhart

Robert Fetting April 1888 Mary

Rudolph Fetting July 1882 Mary

L O Fevik December 1897 Home Lake

Stanley W Fisk January 1884 McDonaldsville

Samuel W Fisk November 1882 Pleasant View

William Fisk April 1884 Pleasant View

Knudt Anderson Fjeld February 1891 Fossum

Julienne Flabout May 1890 Lockhart

John O Flakne February 1886 Bear Park

Pierre Flamant December 1881 Lockhart

Peter F Flaw October 1886 Fossum

A. Flaw May 1896 Waukon

B.A. Flesjer Shelly

Olaus Flikka Good Hope

Gerhart Flikka Good Hope

O.T. Flikka Shelly

J.J. Flikkie Shelly

Elling H Flom August 20 1884 Flom

Hans Flom May 15 1883 Flom

Mathea Flom 1891 Strand

Foster L Flower September 1883 Pleasant View

O Peterson Flyberg December 1884 Anthony

Frank E Forbes July 1882 Lockhart

Ole Olson Fordahl February 1891 Home Lake

Anne E Foss December 1893 Bear Park

Lars B Foss January 1892 Hendrum

Louis B Foss November 1881 Hendrum

Frederick Freitag April 1890 Pleasant View

Sivert J Fremstad June 1885 Hendrum

Gustav Frohwerk Mary

Andrew Hanson Froyslund January 1889 Strand

Gebrt Fulmer September 1894 Winchester

Samuel M. Fulton July 1884 Winchester

David Fulton July 1887 Winchester

John Ganley June 1883 Spring Creek

Ole Garden May 1885 Bear Park

Regine Garden May 1885 Waukon

John L Garden 1887 Waukon

Christopher Gaustad September 1881 Waukon

John Germolus December 1888 Mary

B Gibbin March 1877 Halstad

Franz Gigler March 1885 Green Meadow

Frank Gigler December 1888 Green Meadow




Gustav Gilbertson & Michael Berg 1887 Anthony

Ragnild Gilbertson August 1889 McDonaldsville

B Gilbertson June 1889 McDonaldsville

G.O. Gilbertson Shelly

Olavus Gilbertson May 1883 Waukon

Christopher O. Gire 1889 Waukon

O.P. Gisselquist Shelly

John Gjertson November 10 1882 Flom

Jens Gjertson April 1874 Flom

Ingeborg Gjertson 1881 Flom

Jens Gjertson December 1885 Home Lake

Christian Gjovig June 22 1899 Hegne

Martin Glasner June 1886 McDonaldsville

George Gnadt November 1885 Lockhart

Gilbert Goodrich 1889 Fossum

Albert Goodrich 1889 Fossum

Andrew L Gordon June 1881 Hendrum

Hans Gordon Shelly

Cuthbert Grant October 1877 Halstad

Peter Grant December 1881 Lockhart

Leo Grant March 1886 Lockhart

A Grauss June 1883 Mary

Isabella W Greene September 1882 Lockhart

Henry Griewe June 1879 Pleasant View

William Griewe April 1885 Pleasant View

John L. Grinde October 1889 Spring Creek

John E Grosfield Good Hope

J.T. Grosfield Shelly

T. Grosfield Shelly

Peter J Grotte December 1883 Hendrum

J.P. Grotte Shelly

N. Grotte Shelly

Christian Gulbrandson SE quarter November 6 1889 Anthony

Ole Gulbrandson February 1891 Bear Park

Thor Gulbranson May 1885 McDonaldsville

Hans T. Gulbranson 1883 Waukon

Soren Gulbranson March 27 1893 Wild Rice

Ole O. Gullingsrud June 1889 Waukon

Thomas O. Gullingsrud July 30 1889 Waukon

Herbrand Gullingsrud December 1893 Waukon

T.J. Gunderson Shelly

Jacob Gunderson Shelly

Ole Gunderson June 1889 Strand

Ole H. Gunderson April 1887 Strand

Herman Gunderson March 1887 Strand

Gunder A. Gunderson January 1889 Strand




Andreas Gunderson January 1888 Sundahl

Ole G. Gysland June 1889 Sundahl

Andrew J Haaland SE quarter May 3 1892 Hegne

Aslak A Haaland May 1886 Hendrum

Torger Haavelson March 1890 Waukon

William Habedank November 1884 Green Meadow

Frederike Habedank November 1884 Green Meadow

Joseph Hadler (entered land in 80s) May 1896 Pleasant View

Jacob Hadler May 1896 Pleasant View

Nils R Hage March 1877 Halstad

S.O. Hage Shelly

Nicholas J Hagen December 1807 Hendrum

Ole J Hagen December 1885 Hendrum

Johannes O Hagen January 1886 Hendrum

Albert Hagen December 1885 Hendrum

Petrina P. Hagen November 1887 Strand

Gilbert G. Hagen Aug-02 Winchester

Arne Hagens May 1891 Home Lake

Clarence Haight March 1889 Lockhart

Gilbert A Halet 1889 Home Lake

Stengrin O. Halland November 1888 Waukon

E W D Halloway Good Hope

Sarah J Halstensgaard nee Johnson July 1888 Bear Park

Paul Halvorson 1885 Anthony

Ole Halvorson May 1889 Fossum

Olaus Halvorson October 1880 Lake Ida

Kittel Halvorson May 1883 Strand

Andrew Halvorson July 1885 Strand

Halvor Halvorson January 1887 Strand

Ole Halvorson June 1889 Strand

Halvor Halvorson December 1885 Sundahl

Kittel Halvorson June 1890 Sundahl

Henry J. Halvorson April 1888 Winchester

Thomas C Hamilton July 1881 Green Meadow

Charles J Hamilton August 1884 Green Meadow

John Hamilton January 1879 McDonaldsville

Botolf O Hamre December 1892 Fossum

Peter Hamre January 1888 Home Lake

Jens I Hamre February 1891 Home Lake

William S Hand August 1883 Halstad

Lars O Handeland January 1883 Bear Park

Theodore Hansen April 1883 Halstad

Bertha S Hansen August 13 1897 Rockwell

Lars Hanson August 15 1884 Flom

Ole Hanson Bear Park

Hans Hanson July 5 1883 Flom




Nick Hanson January 23 1901 Fossum

Peter Hanson October 1882 Fossum

A P Hanson Good Hope

Osten Hanson March 1885 Home Lake

Andrew Hanson March 1884 Home Lake

Helge Hanson May 1886 Home Lake

Olaves Hanson December 1885 Lake Ida

Gulbrand Hanson June 12 1889 Rockwell

T. Hanson June 1891 Shelly

H.A. Hanson Shelly

Hans D. Hanson June 1883 Spring Creek

Jens C. Hanson June 1887 Sundahl

Peter H. Hanson April 1888 Sundahl

Charles H. Hanson January 1886 Sundahl

Ole & Carl Hanson Sundahl

Ole Hanson October 11 1888 Wild Rice

Peter M Hanson 1883 Bear Park

William J Harlow October 1879 Lockhart

John Harris June 11 1880 Wild Rice

Cynthia C Hart June 1878 Halstad

Peter Hassel June 1880 Lake Ida

Ole C. Hauer March 1890 Strand

John L Hauge November 1886 Hendrum

R.J. Hauge August 1884 Shelly

Peder O Haugen July 1887 Bear Park

John E Haugen May 1888 Home Lake

Ole G Haugen December 1879 McDonaldsville

Ingebrigt J Haugen February 28 1893 Rockwell

Gavriel O. Haugen August 1895 Winchester

Andrew Hawkins December 1883 Halstad

Henry Hawkins November 1889 Halstad

Charley Hawkins January 30 1901 Wild Rice

Thomas E Hedal December 1887 Flom

Ludvig M. Heiraas June 12 1889 Wild Rice

Nels Helgeland August 1884 Shelly

Brown Helgesen September 1896 Sundahl

Nels H. Helgesen December 1888 Waukon

Anton H Helland March 1883 Anthony

Ed E Helle July 1882 Flom

John P Helle March 1886 Home Lake

Patrick P Helle December 1883 Home Lake

John Helle 1887 Waukon

Carl P Henderson March, 1892 Bear Park

Isaac Henderson April 1881 Fossum

Henry Henderson September 1889 Halstad

Peter Henderson Shelly




N.O. Henderson Shelly

Karl Hendrickson April 1881 Waukon

Michael Hennan November 1881 Mary

Henrichs March 1890 Pleasant View

Jacob P Heskestad 1895 Anthony

H. Hestad Shelly

Lars J Hetland November 1892 Halstad

Theo. Hetland Shelly

Hans Hetland Shelly

T.E. Hetland Shelly

Jacob Hetland Shelly

Ole N. Hoaas March 1885 Waukon

Syver O Hoff October 101894 Hegne

Nicholas Hoffard September 1884 Mary

James Hogan December 1883 Home Lake

Berrit Hogenson November 1882 Halstad

Lars Hogenson December 1882 Sundahl

Alexander Holden July 1875 Lake Ida

Alexander Holden November 1877 McDonaldsville

J.O. Holland Shelly

T.O Holland Shelly

Andrew E Holm SE quarter June 11 1889 Hegne

Beret Holmberg April 1888 Halstad

John Holst June 1885 Lockhart

John Holst October 1885 Pleasant View

Anna Holte Shelly

Henry Holte Shelly

Lewis O. Holter heirs of (deceased) May 1885 Strand

Thomas E Holum NW quarter May 3 1892 Flom

Frank Hopkins (sections 3 & 4) February 5 1891 Rockwell

George Horton July 1882 Spring Creek

Morris W. Horton October 1882 Spring Creek

Gulbrand I Hov October 6 1893 Rockwell

Ole Hovden prior to 1878 Lee

Borre Hoven June 1890 Winchester

Andrew Hovland December 1891 Bear Park

Lars J Hovland September 1890 Bear Park

John A Hovland November 1882 Bear Park

Ole P. Hovland November 1890 Winchester

Karl G Huebner May 1884 Pleasant View

Henry W Hunting May 1879 McDonaldsville

James T Husebo March 1886 Home Lake

Hans M. Indahl December 1887 Sundahl

Peter O Ingberg May 1885 Hendrum

Ole Ingbretson November 1878 Hendrum

Ole Ingebretson August 1885 Fossum




Hans Ingvaldson Shelly

Torger Iverson 1892 Fossum

Ole Iverson August 1891 Fossum

Martin Iverson January 1884 Spring Creek

Herbert H Jackson February 1881 Lockhart

Walter H Jackson November 1883 Lockhart

Walter H Jackson November 1884 Lockhart

Arthur L Jackson March 1881 Lockhart

Knud Jacobson March 1885 Flom

John Jacobson March 1886 Halstad

O Jacobson SW quarter June 11 1889 Hegne

Hans L Jacobson July 31 1893 Hegne

Lars L Jacobson May 1884 Hendrum

John Jacobson NW quarter Lee

Linn Jacobson Shelly

Cornelius Jacobson Shelly

Pourponne Jean April 1883 Lockhart

Wesley Jenkins August 1884 Lake Ida

Sadie Jenkins December 1885 McDonaldsville

Elmore S Jenkins March 1890 McDonaldsville

Hans Jensen July 1890 Bear Park

John Jensen 1879 Fossum

Ole Jensen (patent) 1885 Home Lake

Karen Jensen August 13, 1889 Rockwell

Christian Jensen November 1889 Sundahl

Hans J Jenson February 1886 Fossum

Julius Johannessohn December 1899 Winchester

Ole O. Johansen July 1888 Waukon

Isaac Johnson December 1883 Anthony

Axel Johnson June 1898 Bear Park

Peter Johnson November 1889 Bear Park

Gilbert Johnson November 1887 Bear Park

Christian Johnson February 1884 Halstad

Peter O Johnson January 1886 Hendrum

Andrew Johnson August 1885 Hendrum

Carl Johnson January 1883 Hendrum

George Johnson January 1884 Lake Ida

John Johnson June 1808 Lake Ida

John L Johnson 1807 Lake Ida

Olivia Johnson SW quarter January 10 1890 Lee

Ole Johnson June 1885 Mary

John S Johnson September 1882 McDonaldsville

Nels Johnson Shelly

George W. Johnson October 1882 Spring Creek

Andrew Johnson February 1884 Strand

Knut Johnson July 1887 Sundahl




Knut Johnson November 1889 Sundahl

Germun C. Johnson May 1883 Waukon

Ole O. Johnson January 1890 Waukon

Asle Johnson 1890 Waukon

Ole Johnson 1887 Waukon

Henry M. Johnson November 1895 Waukon

Theodore Johnson December 1888 Waukon

B. Johnson January 1886 Waukon

Inger E. Johnson (widow of John E. Johnson) May 1886 Winchester

Uri A. Johnson November 1888 Winchester

Ole Jorgenson May 1884 Mary

Hans Juelson & Ole Aune July 1886 Sundahl

Thor O Juve November 1890 Hendrum

Henrich Kappel February 1888 Pleasant View

Gustav A Kasperbod November 1890 Hendrum

Rufus T Keetchum April 1883 Pleasant View

Stephen R Kellogg March 1882 Green Meadow

Torrence P. Kennedy March 1885 Spring Creek

William Ketchum April 1882 McDonaldsville

Martin Kilen February1891 Spring Creek

John Kilnow October 1888 Lockhart

Peter P Kindseth May 1887 Fossum

Magnus P. Kindseth February 12 1891 Waukon

Fred Kirchhoff July 1895 Winchester

Fred Kirchoff November 6, 1889 Rockwell

Hans O. Kirkevold April 1892 Winchester

Ole A Kjos December 1883 Anthony

Nils A. Kjos January 1887 Strand

Hans J. Kjos July 1892 Sundahl

Klemet Klemetsen January 1884 Strand

Ole H Klemstrud NW quarter March 1 1892 Hegne

Johannes Klevgaard February 1894 Mary

Frederick Kllusmann May 1885 Pleasant View

Thor N Kloster May 1894 Home Lake

Konard Knapp February 1884 McDonaldsville

William Knopp August 1884 Lockhart

Martha Knudson July 1883 Halstad

Carl Knudson September 1884 Hendrum

Peder Knudson September 1882 Lake Ida

Rasmus Knudson May 1883 Lake Ida

Ole O Knudson August 1884 Mary

Benjamin Knudson December 1883 Mary

Marget Knudson June 1889 Sundahl

Lars Knudson April 1883 Sundahl

Ole Knudson March 1893 Waukon

Knudt T. Knudtson December 1883 Waukon




Even Knutson June 1885 Mary

Lars O Kokken December 1884 Hendrum

Amund Kolbo Shelly

Hans Kolbo Shelly

Anton Kost August 1884 Mary

Joseph Kost April 1883 Mary

Julius Krause NE quarter Lockhart

Sophia Krogstad Lee

Even T. Krogstad July 1886 Strand

Martin P. Krogsund 1895 Spring Creek

Charles W Kunberly May 1881 Lockhart

Jacob Kunnemann March 1886 Mary

Gudbrand J Kvale December 1888 Home Lake

Gustav Kyllander March 1885 Bear Park

John La Frase April 1883 Mary

Paschal LaChapelle September 1870 McDonaldsville

LaGare Brothers Good Hope

Nils Isaksen Landro July 1885 Hendrum

L. Langhus Shelly

Engebret H. Langland December 1887 Waukon

Andrew Larson NW quarter June 1 1886 Flom

Hendrick Larson June 1885 Anthony

Andrew Larson October 1892 Bear Park

Christian Larson August 1899 Bear Park

Welleck Larson SW quarter October 1 1880 Flom

Ole P Larson March 10 1886 Flom

Andrew B Larson August 1883 Halstad

Even Larson April 1881 Hendrum

Peder E Larson March 1886 Hendrum

Mads Larson March 1885 Hendrum

John Larson Januarary 1884 Mary

Bertha Larson (heirs of) March 19 1890 Rockwell

Christopher Larson November 1888 Spring Creek

Sigvart Larson October 1884 Strand

Lars Larson June 10 1889 Sundahl

Phillip Larson November 1885 Sundahl

Lars Larson March 1890 Sundahl

Phillip Larson September 1881 Sundahl

Lars Larson November 1885 Sundahl

Thorwald Larson November 1887 Sundahl

S S Laura NE quarter March 8 1898 Hegne

John E Leding March 1885 Bear Park

Sverre J Lee January 1888 Bear Park

Martin G Lee 1895 Hendrum

Jens Lee NW quarter April 16, 1890 Lee

Ole J Lee prior to 1878 Lee




Torius Lee Shelly

Peter A. Lee November 1888 Waukon

August Leiser December 1885 Spring Creek

John H. Lemley October 1882 Spring Creek

Christian O. Lene January 1885 Strand

Anton Johnson Lerud December 1887 Home Lake

Arthur J Lerud July 1889 Home Lake

Jacob J Lerud August 1896 Home Lake

Peder R. Lewison 1884 Waukon

Syvert O. Lian December 1894 Winchester

Martin M. Lian August 1898 Winchester

J A Libak Good Hope

Ole Halvorson Lie December 1887 Strand

Ole T Lien January 1883 Lake Ida

Peter Lien prior to 1878 Lee

Peter J Lillevig NE quarter March 3 1892

John Matson Lindbak September 1879 Lake Ida

Hannah Lindefjeld July 1883 Strand

Swen Linquist January 1900 Winchester

Christopher G Lockrem March 1884 Flom

Lewis Lockrem February 1882 Home Lake

Ole Logan Shelly

Charles Lohman October 1881 Lockhart

Andreas H Loiten July 30 1889 Bear Park

Christian H Lokken February 22 1894 Fossum

Nils J. Lovig November 1889 Spring Creek

E L Lovoen December 1885 Flom

Frederick Luchau October 1885 Green Meadow

Ferderick Luchau March 1881 Green Meadow

Henery Luchau July 1888 Green Meadow

Henry J Luchau January 1890 Green Meadow

George C Luchau June 1899 Green Meadow

Margaretha Luchau November 1885 Green Meadow

Erick O Lundberg February 28 1893 Hegne

Charles Lundin August 1889 Shelly

Maria Lundin 1892 Sundahl

Ole H. Lyngen March 1890 Sundahl

Angus Maass SW quarter October 1886 Lockhart

Joseph I Mackel January 1894 Pleasant View

Ignatius Mackel October 1882 Pleasant View

Christopher Mahlum 1891 Lockhart

Henry Malakowski April 1888 Lockhart

Ernestine Malakowskie SE quarter May 1886 Lockhart

Julius Malakowskie December 1889 Lockhart

August Mallakowski December 1888 Pleasant View

Knut Malme Shelly




Solomon Mank March 1885 Pleasant View

Peter E. Marion November 1881 Winchester

Ole Martineson December 1883 Lake Ida

Peter Martinson January 1883 Halstad

Iver Martinson June 1887 Waukon

Christian Matti January 1881 Lake Ida

Lars Mauritson Shelly

T. Mauritson Shelly

F McDonald February 1882 McDonaldsville

Lars P. Mehle August 1880 Sundahl

Erick L. Mehle October 1893 Sundahl

Marit J. Mehle December 1893 Waukon

Ole Peterson Melberg June 1883 McDonaldsville

Lars G Melbostad 1893 Mary

Ole A. Melvold March 1884 Strand

August Menge May 1887 Lockhart

August Menge June 1889 Lockhart

Peter Merkens December 1895 Anthony

John Merkens August 1884 Pleasant View

Henry Merkin SW quarter November 1885 Lockhart

Henrich Merkins July 1889 Lockhart

Frank F S Miller December 1889 McDonaldsville

Jacob E Milsten December 1892 Bear Park

Christian E. Milsten December 1886 Strand

Jacob E. Milsten November 1885 Sundahl

Nels O Mitthun January 1884 Flom

Lars H. Moe December 1888 Strand

Henry Moe 1891 Waukon

Tobias Moen Shelly

Lars K. Moen December 1884 Waukon

Nels Moen March 1885 Waukon

Mons J Monson January 1883 Lake Ida

Andrew Monson October 1882 Lake Ida

Ole Monson June 1889 Lake Ida

Lars E. Monson May 1808 Winchester

Horace Morse June 1879 McDonaldsville

Charles Morse December 1881 Winchester

Albert W Mott July 1883 McDonaldsville

Gerhard Motz May 1883 Pleasant View

Ole J Mule October 1881 McDonaldsville

Peter A Myhre November 1882 McDonaldsville

Hans P Myrah NE quarter April 27 1891 Hegne

John C Narum December 1882 Home Lake

Herman A. Natwick December 17 1903 Wild Rice

George Nei Jr. April 7 1896 Rockwell

Ole Nelson SW quarter August 1 1883 Flom




John Nelson July 1887 Anthony

John Peter Nelson NW quarter January 20 1880 Flom

Louis Nelson Good Hope

John Nelson December 1883 Halstad

Lewis L Nelson NE quarter May 11 1891 Hegne

Bergit Nelson June 1884 Lake Ida

Abby L Nelson June 1880 Lockhart

Iver Nelson Shelly

Alex Nelson Shelly

Erick Nelson January 1889 Waukon

Christ G Nepstad April 1888 Mary

Halvor H Nereson November 1892 Hendrum

N.J. Nereson April 1891 Strand

Engebret E Nes August 1884 Hendrum

Hans O Ness November 1887 Hendrum

K O Ness June 1889 Hendrum

Gullick Johnson Ness May 1883 Hendrum

Lars G Ness December 1886 Pleasant View

John M.S. Ness November 1889 Sundahl

Bottol L. Ness 1886 Waukon

William Newkom November 1882 Green Meadow

George J Newland December 1879 Hendrum

William F Nichols August 1885 Green Meadow

Isaac E. Nichols September 1882 Spring Creek

Carl Niesson January 1888 Bear Park

Bernt C Nilsen November 1 1897 Rockwell

Nils Nilson October 1880 Flom

Ole P Nilson December 1885 Fossum

Hans C Nilson December 1883 Fossum

Severin T Nilson SE quarter October 3 1892 Hegne

Nils T Nilson May 1885 Hendrum

Ole T Nilson April 1888 Hendrum

Johanna Nilson widow of Martin Nilson January 1890 Lockhart

Samuel Nilson July 1887 Strand

Bernt Nilson May 1885 Strand

Anfind M Njos December 1896 Home Lake

Olaus O Norby July 1883 Fossum

Ole Larson Norby January 1888 Strand

Christian C. Norby April 1888 Strand

Anders N. Noss June 1883 Waukon

Jacob H. Noto October 20 1891 Wild Rice

John Nuttall September 1881 McDonaldsville

John A Nyback March 1898 Bear Park

Arne K. Nyen December 1884 Spring Creek

Ole Nygaard May 1881 Hendrum

Rasmus O. Nygaard July 1889 Strand




Tobias O. Oakland June 1889 Sundahl

Peter K. Odden December 1885 Spring Creek

T Odegaard prior to 1878 Lee

Henry Oelkers February 1884 Pleasant View

Edward I Offerdahl January 1893 Pleasant View

Ole Iverson Ofstedal December 1884 Bear Park

Ingeborg Ofstedal December 1890 Lake Ida

A.S. Oistad Shelly

Mads Ojen Shelly

Ole P. Ojen Shelly

Peter A.O. Ojen Shelly

Thea Ojen Shelly

G.P. Ojen Shelly

B.M. Ojen Shelly

Knut Olaon December 1879 Halstad

Christian E Oleson May 1885 Hendrum

Johannes Oleson December 1882 Home Lake

Torger Oleson (Sundet) July 1885 Bear Park

Fritz Ollenroth June 1893 Pleasant View

Halsten Olsen January 1884 Waukon

Mattis Olsen December 1888 Winchester

Erick Olson June 1889 Bear Park

Ole P Olson March 1884 Anthony

Hans D Olson January 1889 Bear Park

Otto Olson March 1890 Bear Park

Gunnil Olson June 11 1889 Flom

Hagen Olson July 1889 Fossum

Charles Olson Good Hope

Otto Olson Good Hope

Ole Olson March 1878 Halstad

Jacob Olson NW quarter March 28 1891 Hegne

Morten Olson December 1883 Hendrum

Hans C Olson August 1884 Home Lake

Ole Olson June 1883 Home Lake

Erick Olson March 1886 Home Lake

B Olson May 1883 Lake Ida

Martin Olson March 1882 Lake Ida

Martin Olson NE quarter June 11 1889 Lee

Ole H Olson June 1883 Mary

Peder Olson January 1886 Pleasant View

Gunder Olson March 1885 Shelly

Thomas Olson January 1890 Sundahl

Gilbert Olson February 1889 Sundahl

Ole H. Olson December 1882 Sundahl

Charley Olson October 1886 Sundahl

Asle Olson July 1884 Waukon




Knud Olson 1888 Waukon

Knud Olson May 1885 Waukon

Andre Olson August 1898 Waukon

Peter S. Olson September 15 1902 Wild Rice

John Olson April 1888 Winchester

Carl A. Olstedt November 1888 Strand

Thor N Opthun January 1885 Hendrum

Nels T Opthun May 1887 Hendrum

Rasmus Anderson Ose December 1887 Strand

J.M. Osteland Shelly

J.M. Osteland Shelly

Ole O Ostenson July 1883 Halstad

Even E Ostraadt November 1885 Halstad

Ole A Overlie July 1891 Home Lake

Martin Pallum November 1898 Winchester

Samuel B Palmer April 1892 Lockhart

Caleb Palmer October 1891 Lockhart

Fred J Pape July 1900 Lockhart

James H Parks September 1881 Green Meadow

Lars L. Parks October 1882 Spring Creek

David Patterson May 1882 Spring Creek

William C. Patterson April 1884 Winchester

Peter O Paulson July 1883 Flom

Andrew O Paulson December 1889 Halstad

Andrew Paulson December 1889 Halstad

Frederick Paulson February 1893 Home Lake

Frederick Paulson October 1892 Home Lake

Ole Paulson December 1883 Shelly

Hans Paulson January 1885 Shelly

G. Paulson 1899 Spring Creek

Lars Paulson January 1886 Sundahl

Lars & Paul Paulson Sundahl

H.E. Paulsrud January 1889 Shelly

Joe Paulsrud Shelly

C.J. Paulsrud Shelly

Frank M. Peasley December 1883 Spring Creek

Ole Pederson March 1892 Bear Park

Engebret Pederson February 1891 Bear Park

Andrew Pederson August 1885 Fossum

Johannes Pederson March 1885 Fossum

H Pederson June 1889 Hendrum

John Pederson April 1888 Home Lake

Erick Pederson January 1889 Mary

Jocob Penner January 1890 Home Lake

Bernard Peppel June 1889 Winchester

Robert Perceval June 1884 Mary




Peter Peterson February 1886 Bear Park

Peter Peterson March 1883 Lake Ida

Nels Peterson Shelly

S.P. Peterson Shelly

S. Peterson Shelly

Anton P. Peterson January 1884 Strand

Peter A. Peterson May 1887 Strand

Gustav Peterson April 1883 Strand

I. Peterson 1891 Strand

Carl Petry July 1891 Spring Creek

Sophia Petterson January 1890 Winchester

John Pfund February 1882 McDonaldsville

William Pieper February 1888 Green Meadow

William Pieper October 1884 Green Meadow

Gustav Pinske December 1898 Lake Ida

Gustav Pinske April 9 1888 Wild Rice

H H Pistine March 1874 McDonaldsville

August Poppe August 1884 Pleasant View

Frederick Poppel February 1887 Winchester

Hannah P Presting December 1885 Fossum

James W Preston August 1885 Pleasant View

James W Preston June 1879 Pleasant View

Julius Prigge December 1885 Winchester

John Puetz August 1884 Mary

Louis P Qual March 1886 Home Lake

Martin P Quall November 1889 Fossum

G. Quarnstrom 1893 Shelly

Ole Larson Qveno 1887 Waukon

Jens C Ram February 1893 Home Lake

Jens C. Ram August 1887 Winchester

Christian Ram April 1899 Winchester

Erick L Ramsey September 1887 Home Lake

James R Ramsey September 1894 Home Lake

E.O. Ramsland Shelly

Lars L Ramstad (heirs of) December 1891 McDonaldsville

Peder S. Ramstad May 1893 Winchester

Spencer Randall November 1883 Green Meadow

Frederick Rasmuson March 1885 Green Meadow

Amund Rasmusson December 1883 Anthony

Martin T Rasmusson SW quarter March 28 1890 Anthony

Samuel Rasmusson November 1890 Halstad

Lars Rasmusson 1893 Spring Creek

Rudolf Rasmusson June 1885 Strand

Max H Ratty June 1881 Lockhart

Louis Ratty November 1883 Lockhart

Tollef Redland Good Hope




Henry Redman November 1881 Green Meadow

Henry Reeves Good Hope

Andrew Regadal Shelly

Jacob Regedal June 1884 Shelly

Davud Reinhardt July 1888 Mary

Even H. Reirsgaarden July 1892 Waukon

Hans J Reitan NE quarter June 11 1889 Lee

Christian Rentz February 1893 Winchester

Hans T Restad November 1892 Hendrum

Sophia Rice September 1888 Sundahl

Cleatia A. Richmond February 1886 Spring Creek

Ole L Rindahl June 1891 Bear Park

Mathis L Rindahl September 1886 Bear Park

Hans W. Risengen October 1891 Strand

Joseph Rius June 1884 Mary

Sewell Robertson March 1885 Lockhart

Andrew Rodal January 1891 Shelly

John Roe December 1887 Sundahl

Ole Rogen January 20 1881 Flom

John Roholdt April 1897 Mary

Ole P Rolrud July 1894 Mary

T.T. Rosland Shelly

Olaf Rossing May 1888 Bear Park

Arnt J Rostvald February 1884 Hendrum

Anton J. Rud April 1888 Strand

John J. Rud January 1888 Strand

Herman Rude May 1885 Waukon

Anton G. Rudser June 1901 Winchester

Sven A Rue January 1886 Bear Park

Chester Olson Rue September 1881 Pleasant View

Peter Ruebke December 1881 Spring Creek

Ole F. Runhaug July 1888 Strand

S O Running March 1892 Bear Park

Alexander Running 1883 Anthony

John G Ryding January 1884 Fossum

Andrew P Ryding 1888 Fossum

Henry Salzider December 1884 Pleasant View

Nils Samuelson June 1884 Strand

Anton M. Sand November 1897 Winchester

Sivert Sandek Shelly

Ole Sandvold April 1885 Anthony

John F. Sankey December 1886 Spring Creek

Ole A. Sannes May 1880 Sundahl

Bernt H. Sather September 1886 Strand

Hans H. Sather April 1888 Strand

Andrew Satre May 1885 Fossum




Andreas O Satre July 1885 Fossum

John Johnson Satre June 1883 Hendrum

John Sauer Septmeber 1885 Pleasant View

Syvert Savold February 1886 Shelly

John B. Saxvold June1889 Winchester

John R Schaler June 1884 McDonaldsville

Anthony Scheie July 1895 Anthony

John L Scheie August 1884 Halstad

Anthony Scheie June 1882 Halstad

August Scherf December 1885 Winchester

Johan H. Schjaastad June 1889 Waukon

Henry Schlenz August 1896 Pleasant View

Ole H Scholl July 30 1889 Bear Park

Diedrick Schomaker February 1891 Pleasant View

Augustin Schonbachelor May 1888 Mary

John Schroeder August 1886 Green Meadow

Henrich Schroeder December 1881 Green Meadow

John Schroeder June 1886 Green Meadow

Christian H M Schroeder March 1890 Pleasant View

Johannes G Schroeder May-01 Pleasant View

Johann Schuldt June 1885 Pleasant View

Peter Secor July 2 1889 Rockwell

Frank Seigne January 1897 Winchester

Mariann Seigne January 1888 Winchester

August Selberg April 1803 Sundahl

Albert O Serum December 1889 Halstad

John I Sethney October 1894 Home Lake

Andria Sethre December 1884 Hendrum

Peter Sharpe Shelly

Jacob Sharpe Shelly

T.P. Sharpe Shelly

Carnie Sheets February 1893 Spring Creek

Hardy H. Shelburn April 1881 Winchester

John Shely Shelly

William R Shields May 1897 Pleasant View

Nels Shulstad November 1888 Waukon

Jens Sigbjorn 1889 Shelly

Jens O. Simlenes January 1885 Winchester

A Simonet June 1882 Mary

Ole J Sjotum December 1887 Flom

Hans L. Skime August 1888 Strand

Ole J Skjetne July 1886 Green Meadow

Christ Slaack December 1884 Pleasant View

Ole Sletager June 1891 Bear Park

Charles L Smart September 1882 Green Meadow




Albert D Smith October 1882 Lake Ida

John Snolts McDonaldsville

George F Snyder Good Hope

Charles Snyder November 1884 Lake Ida

Jacob A. Snyder February 1882 Winchester

Gulbrand A Solem October 1891 Fossum

Carl A Solien May 1887 Home Lake

Nicholas Solve March 1881 Mary

Aslak K Sonderland July 1889 Green Meadow

S Sorenson SE quarter March 18 1890 Hegne

Torger Sorenson SW corner June 11 1880 Rockwell

Ole H Soreslie June 1889 McDonaldsville

Carl K. Sorknes January 1899 Waukon

L Spenningsby NW quarter July 3 1897 Hegne

Herman Sprung December 1886 Winchester

George F. Stambaugh December 1881 Spring Creek

Ole S Stangeland 1878 Flom

Andrew A Starkson May 1881 Lake Ida

Gottlieb F Starz July 1888 Lockhart

Gottlieib Starz May 1897 Lockhart

Christopher Steffanson July 1892 Lockhart

Theo O Stennes December 1895 Halstad

Hans O Stennes December 1895 Halstad

Johannes M Stennes December 1885 Halstad

Lars J. Stensgaard January 1884 Strand

Albert Stevens November 1883 Green Meadow

August Stilger February 1891 Winchester

Mathias B. Stocksund April 1891 Strand

Erick Stone July 1888 Sundahl

Martin Stonedahl June 1899 Home Lake

Ole A Stonedahl December 1888 Home Lake

J O Stordahl August 1884 Hendrum

Peter J Stordahl June 1889 Hendrum

Ernest Straeder August 1885 Mary

A K Strand November 1888 Lake Ida

Cornelius T Strand July 1885 McDonaldsville

Joseph G Strand December 1888 McDonaldsville

William Street December 1894 Lockhart

Martin Stromstad June 1887 Shelly

A.C. Stromstad Shelly

Peter Stubb March 1905 Winchester

Sjur S Stundal April 1880 Flom

S Sundahl March 1890 Bear Park

Evan Sunderson September 1883 Spring Creek

John P Sundet July 1886 Bear Park

Ole O. Sundre December 1887 Waukon




Christian Svalestad June 1889 Shelly

Peder P. Svanun July 1888 Sundahl

Peter Swenson Shelly

Swan Swenson 1892 Spring Creek

John Swenson January 1886 Winchester

Sven K Syre July 1886 Home Lake

Anthony Syverson NW quarter October 1891 Hegne

Ole Syverson December 1885 Waukon

John W. Tamke December 1897 Pleasant View

John H Tamke Pleasant View

Peter Olson Tangen December 1890 Bear Park

Halvor P Tangen July 14 1891 Rockwell

Gulbrand Tangnes June 1887 Hendrum

David Tellefson December 1887 Bear Park

Andrew Tharaldson January 1883 Strand

Gottried Thiel November 1883 Mary

Carl Thiel April 1892 Mary

Jacob Thomas May 1883 Mary

Andrew Thomas July 1882 Spring Creek

Thor Thompson NW quarter July 5 1883 Flom

Thomas Thompson so. half of SE quarter March 10 1885 Hegne

Thomas P Thompson October 1885 Home Lake

Elling Thompson August 1881 Lake Ida

Martin Thompson Shelly

Andrew Thompson Shelly

John Thompson December 1890 Waukon

John Thompson April 1892 Waukon

Thore Thomsen July 1883 Flom

Anne Thoresen NWquarter August 4 1891 Bear Park

Lars Thoreson December 20 1899 Rockwell

Garret L Thorpe NW quarter September Anthony

Halvor S Thorpe March 28 1890 Rockwell

Hovel S Thorpe August 12 1896 Rockwell

Salve S Thorpe June 12 1889 Rockwell

Garret L. Thorpe March 1897 Winchester

A Thorson August 1891 Bear Park

Ingebret Thorson February 1879 Halstad

Benjamin Thorson (heirs of) November 11 1898 Rockwell

Annie Thorson December 1883 Strand

John Thorwath May 1883 McDonaldsville

Knud Throndson March 1883 Hendrum

Joseph B. Thurston November 1881 Spring Creek

Henry Tillman November 1884 Green Meadow

Hans O. Tjosheimer August 1897 Winchester

Tobias Tollefson December 20 1882 Flom

Engebret Tollefson July 1886 Strand




Tollef Tollefson December 1887 Sundahl

Arne O. Tollefsrud May 1892 Waukon

A.H. Tollerud 1898 Spring Creek

Ole N Tommerdahl June 1885 Hendrum

Jens O. Tommerdahl November 1895 Winchester

E L Tomtengen SE quarter August 15 1885 Flom

Ole Torgerson April 1884 Fossum

Elizabeth Torgerson October 20 1897 Hegne

Bjorn Torkelson July 1882 Bear Park

L. Torkelson Shelly

Ole J. Torske 1885 Waukon

Knut Tostenson December 1883 Waukon

G P Tox Good Hope

Lars Tox Shelly

Amanda Trandum Wild Rice

Christ Treichel July 1886 Lockhart

Albert Treichel NW quarter December 1888 Lockhart

E.A. Tronnes Shelly

Tryphena Trowbridge January 1884 Green Meadow

Gotteib Truber March 10 1886 Wild Rice

Truis O Trulson April 1887 Bear Park

John S Tucker Good Hope

Ole H. Tupperud July 1884 Strand

Andrew Turbin October 1881 Mary

John J Tylden October 1895 Home Lake

Gotfred O Ueland NE quarter October 1893 Anthony

M.K. Ueland June 1885 Shelly

Jens H Ulvan March 1898 Hendrum

Martin D Upton November 1886 Lake Ida

Gjert T Urdahl June 16 1888 Flom

Richard Vance February 1883 Spring Creek

John J Vangsnes January 1886 Home Lake

Ellen Vasbotten December 1895 Winchester

Tore Jensen Ven November 1878 Hendrum

Jens P. Vestad June 1889 Sundahl

Lars L. Vestengen December 1889 Sundahl

R A Veum NW quarter November 6 1889 Flom

Bernt T Vigen NE quarter January 10, 1890 Hegne

M. Vigen Shelly

Lars Viggerson August 12 1896 Fossum

Frederick Voelz February 1885 Pleasant View

Albert Voelz May 1884 Pleasant View

Peder Olsen Voler January 1883 Home Lake

James G Walker January 1879 McDonaldsville

Joseph Wallette, Jr December 1881 Lockhart

Jacob T Waltz August 1884 Lockhart




Ole J Wangberg June 1885 Hendrum

Herbert Ward May 1881 McDonaldsville

Samuel S. Warstad January 1885 Strand

Nils Warstad 1885 Strand

Lewis Weatherhead May 1881 Pleasant View

Christian E Weholt July 1885 Fossum

Gustav Weidemann February 1894 Winchester

Anne Wennevold November 1889 Sundahl

Derrick S West April 1881 Lake Ida

Derrick V P West December 1881 Lake Ida

Walter T West October 1882 McDonaldsville

Nils A. West February 1891 Sundahl

Knut E Westrem June 1885 Lake Ida

Benjamin F. White April 1902 Winchester

George Whitehouse June 1884 Lockhart

John Wichern October 1885 Pleasant View

Lars J. Wick November 1886 Strand

John L Wilkens November 5 1895 Anthony

William Wilkins May 1884 Pleasant View

Amond M Wilson October 1879 Lockhart

Thomas Wilson November 1884 Strand

A. McDonald Wilson December 1900 Winchester

John Wimmer August 1885 Mary

Bernt O. Winjevold August 1885 Strand

Marvin S. Winslow December 1881 Spring Creek

Marvin L. Winslow April 1883 Spring Creek

Valentine Witasek August 1889 Fossum

Michael Wolf December 1885 Pleasant View

Henry K Woodard March 1883 Lake Ida

Charles Woodbury June 1882 McDonaldsville

Charles Woodbury November 1889 Pleasant View

William W Woods August 1880 Hendrum

Sarah Ann Woods November 1881 Lockhart

H K Woodward November 1876 McDonaldsville

Amund A Wraalie (deceased) the heirs of April 1893 Fossum

John Wright August 1876 McDonaldsville

Andrew J Wright McDonaldsville

Martin Ysen July 1886 Strand

August Zahn December 1885 Green Meadow

George Zimmermann April 1884 Green Meadow

Fridolin Zwike December 1883 Mary



Section 2 Name Homestead Year

Peter Merkens December 1895

John L Wilkens November 5 1895


Paul Halvorson 1885

Halvor Anderson June 1889


Jacob P Heskestad 1895

Ole J Bjorem 1893

Gotfred O Ueland the north east quarter October 1893

John Edwards the northwest quarter December 1 1897

Section18 Name Homestead Year

Anthony Scheie July 1895

Amund Rasmusson December 1883

Lars Anderson March 1886


Alexander Running 1883

O Peterson Flyberg December 1884


Isaac Johnson December 1883

Hendrick Larson June 1885

Andrew Bergstrom July 1886

John Anderson April 1888


Ole A Kjos December 1883

Martin T Rasmusson the southwest quarter March 28 1890

Christian Gulbrandson the southeast quarter November 6 1889

Garret L Thorpe the northwest quarter tree claim Sep-02


Lars L Aske the northeast qurter March 10 1885

Gustav Gilbertson and

Michael O Berg 1887

John Nelson July 1887


Anton H Helland March 1883

Ole P Olson March 1884

Ole Sandvold April 1885

Anthony Township

Anthony Page 1


Benjamin E. Bennet June 1885


Rasmus R Bergsagel March 1887

Anthony Page 2



Peder O Haugen July 1887

Andrew Hovland December 1891

Lars J Hovland September 1890

Ole Gulbrandson February 1891

Ole Hanson


John A Hovland November 1882

Sven A Rue January 1886

Kristian O Borud April 1899

Mary Erickson January 1890

S O Running March 1892


E N Doback (widow) April 1890

Ole L Rindahl June 1891


Carl P Henderson March, 1892


Lars Anderson 1886

Anna Anderson 1887

Axel Johnson June 1898

Peter Johnson November 1889


Kristian O Borud November 1886

Truis O Trulson April 1887

Zakarias Erickson November 1887

David Tellefson December 1887

John A Nyback March 1898


Ole H Scholl July 30 1889

M Engebretson January 1890


Mathis L Rindahl September 1886

Peter Olson Tangen December 1890

E Erickson January 1891

Andreas H Loiten July 30 1889

A Thorson August 1891

Bear Park Township

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John A Eggen February 1883

Lars O Handeland January 1883

Anne Thoresen northwest quarter August 4 1891

Ole Pederson March 1892


Sarah J Halstensgaard nee Johnson July 1888

Gunder Christianson December 1890

Anne E Foss December 1893


Erick Erickson July 1885

Hans Jensen July 1890

Jacob E. Milsten December 1892

Andrew Larson October 1892

Peter L Bak February 1891


Gustav Kyllander March 1885

Ole Iverson Ofstedal December 1884

Olaf Rossing May 1888

Ole Sletager June 1891


Carl Niesson January 1888

Sverre J Lee January 1888

Hans D Olson January 1889

Christian Larson August 1899


Peter Peterson February 1886

John O Flakne February 1886

Gilbert Johnson November 1887


S Sundahl March 1890

Oliane Dahl October 1891


Torger Oleson (Sundet) July 1885

Bjorn Torkelson July 1882

Erick Christianson August 1889

Even Assen October 1888

Otto Olson March 1890

Erick Olson June 1889

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Section32 Name Homestead Year

John P Sundet July 1886

John E Leding first man to file in Bear Park March 1885

Ole Garden May 1885

Nels O Dahl July 1889

John Erickson May 1891


Engebret Pederson February 1891

Peter M Hanson 1883

L T Dengerud 1887

Other settlers may be named Gulrand Saxum, Ole Holoien, O Stromberg and Peter Hassel

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Lars Hanson August 15 1884

Hans Hanson July 5 1883

Andrew Larson northwest quarter June 1 1886

Welleck Larson southwest quarter October 1 1880


Nils Nilson October 1880

E L Tomtengen southeast quarter August 15 1885

John Peter Nelson northwest quarter January 20 1880

Jacob A Brenden southwest quarter March 10 1886


John Gjertson November 10 1882

Jens Gjertson April 1874

Jan Engbretson March 10 1886


Erick G Erickson October 1880

Ingeborg Gjertson 1881


R A Veum the northwest quarter November 6 1889

Sjur S Stundal April 1880

Ole Rogen January 20 1881

Lewis Bottelson February 1 1882

Ole P Larson March 10 1886


Thor Thompson northwest quarter July 5 1883

Elling H Flom August 20 1884

Thore Thomsen July 1883


Hans Flom May 15 1883

Ole Ellingson May 1883


Gjert T Urdahl June 16 1888

Flom TownshipFlom Township was organized by the Polk county board in the spring of 1881 and the earliest settlers

were: Erkc Flom for whom the township was names, and Soren Bergerson, who arrived in 1871; Erick G.

Erickson, John G. Gjertson and Ole Rogen 1872; Nils Nelson, 1873 and Simon H Flom 1874.

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Ole J Sjotum December 1887


Ole S Stangeland 1878


Peter O Paulson July 1883


Nels O Mitthun January 1884


Gunnil Olson the northwest quarter June 11 1889

Thomas E Holum May 3 1892


Ole Nelson southwest quarter August 1 1883


John Dyrdal northeast quarter December 19 1885

John O Dyrdal 1880

Thomas E Hedal December 1887


E L Lovoen December 1885

Ed E Helle July 1882

John S Aas December 1885


Tobias Tollefson December 20 1882

Christopher G Lockrem March 1884

Knud Jacobson March 1885

Among other earl settlers were Hans and John Dorseth, O Bergenthangen, Jesn Urdahl, Eric Urdahl

and Jens Kvidt.

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Ole Torgerson April 1884

Jacob Chloupek July 1888

Hagen Olson July 1889


Lewis A Amundson December 1883

Nels A Amundson 1888

Andrew Satre May 1885

Andreas O Satre July 1885

Ole Bolstad southwest quarter March 1890


Gulbrand A Solem October 1891

Lars Viggerson August 12 1896


Botolf O Hamre December 1892


Peter P Kindseth May 1887

Mathias P Dahl February 1887

Hans J Jenson February 1886

Peter F Flaw October 1886


Valentine Witasek August 1889

Torger Iverson 1892

Ole Iverson August 1891

Amund A Wraalie (deceased) the heirs of April 1893


Christian E Weholt July 1885

Olaus O Norby July 1883

Knudt Anderson Fjeld February 1891


Ole Halvorson May 1889

Nick Hanson January 23 1901

Fossum TownshipFossum township was organized on June 1 1881 while this county was still a part of Polk County.

Earliest settlers were P S Olson, the Aamoth brothers, A J Hanson, John Jensven and J Morland.

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John G Ryding January 1884

John Jensen 1879

Christian H Lokken February 22 1894

Andrew Pederson August 1885


Andrew P Ryding 1888

Hans P Aamodt 1885

Peter Hanson October 1882


Gilbert Goodrich 1889

Albert Goodrich 1889


Martin P Quall November 1889

Peter O Dalby March 1885


Henry Benson 1883

Johannes Pederson March 1885


Isaac Henderson April 1881

Ole S Bentley April 1888

Ole P Nilson December 1885

Hans C Nilson December 1883


Ole Ingebretson August 1885

Hannah P Presting December 1885


Marit Engbretson March 1886

J Morland.

Other early settlers were Ole Jensven, Christian Quall, Louis Quall, A B Peterson, Erick Eiken and

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Fossum TownshipFossum township was organized on June 1 1881 while this county was still a part of Polk County.

Earliest settlers were P S Olson, the Aamoth brothers, A J Hanson, John Jensven and J Morland.

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Section 1 Name Section 15 Name

E W D Halloway John S Tucker

Henry Reeves

Section 16 Name

Section 3 Name E N Aamodt

G C Eie A P Hanson

Section 6 Name Section 17 Name

Charles Olson John E Grosfield

Otto Olson Rasmus Dybing

Tollef Redland

Section 12 Name

LaGare Brothers Section 18 Name

Louis Nelson

Section 13 Name

George F Snyder Section 19 Name

G P Tox

Section 20 Name

J A Libak

Gerhart Flikka

Olaus Flikka

Section 30 Name

S P Carson

Other early settlers were Louis Knudson and Emmanuel Nelson.

Good Hope TownshipThis township was the last settled in Norman County due to the fact that there was much swamp

and sold in a few year at as high a price as sixty dollars an acre. Among the men who aided in

development of this township are the following.

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Frederick Rasmuson March 1885

Franz Gigler March 1885

Henry Redman November 1881

William Pieper February 1888


Margaretha Luchau November 1885

James H Parks September 1881

William F Nichols August 1885

John Schroeder August 1886


Thomas C Hamilton July 1881

Anne T Engen January 1890

Charles J Hamilton August 1884


Charles L Smart September 1882

Tryphena Trowbridge January 1884

Henrich Schroeder December 1881

William Habedank November 1884


William Pieper October 1884

Frederick Luchau October 1885

Frank Gigler December 1888

Charles Baarsch October 1889


John Pederson Blankholm December 1884

August Eichler October 1885

Ole J Skjetne July 1886

Aslak K Sonderland July 1889


Henry Tillman November 1884

George Zimmermann April 1884

William Newkom November 1882


Frederike Habedank November 1884

John Schroeder June 1886

Spencer Randall November 1883

Green Meadow

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Albert Stevens November 1883

Stephen R Kellogg March 1882

Ferderick Luchau March 1881

John Brasch September 1876


Charles Brasch September 1881

August Zahn December 1885

Henery Luchau July 1888

Henry J Luchau January 1890

George C Luchau June 1899

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Section 2 First Name Last Name Homestead Year

John L Scheie August 1884

Ole O Ostenson July 1883

Peter Martinson January 1883

William S Hand August 1883

B Gibbin March 1877

Andrew O Paulson December 1889


Lars J Hetland November 1892


Nils R Hage March 1877

Theo O Stennes December 1895

Hans O Stennes December 1895

Albert O Serum December 1889


Olaus Danielson December 1889


William Christopherson September 1879

Gilbert D Aamodt January 1886

Andrew Paulson December 1889


Anthony Scheie June 1882

James A Burnett December 1883

Enoch Colton October 1883

Ole Olson March 1878

John Jacobson March 1886


Knut Olaon December 1879

Martha Knudson July 1883

Christian Johnson February 1884

Paulson and father, John Grothe and sons, Ole Halstad, Engel Lovsnes and Nils R Hage.

Halstad Township

The orignal settlers in Halstad Township were two "squatters", Charles Holmberg and August Oberg

who settled on land not yet surveyed in 1870. They remained a year or two and then sold their

claims and took up other lands in the township. The first actual settlers who entered lands,

"squatted" or homesteaded here in 1871 were Rasmus Hage, L B Larson, L L Houske, L H Gordon, Paul

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Andrew B Larson August 1883

Ingebret Thorson February 1879

Henry Henderson September 1889


Even E Ostraadt November 1885

Joseph Bellgarde August 1882

Beret Holmberg April 1888


Cuthbert Grant October 1877

Johannes MStennes December 1885

Samuel Rasmusson November 1890


Erick K Brandt June 1878

Cynthia C Hart June 1878

Berrit Hogenson November 1882

Andrew Hawkins December 1883

Henry Hawkins November 1889


Theodore Hansen April 1883

John Nelson December 1883

Other early settlers in this township were: Ole Halstad, Peter Thunder, O S Hauge, Abraham S

Hoiland, Martinius Opgrand, Olaus Enger, Nels J Enger, Ole N erickson, Ole Brown, John N Ostby,

Ira L Hauske and O B Holm.

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Johnson Berg southwest quarter October 20 1891

Andrew E Holm southeast quarter June 11 1889


Hans P Myrah northeast quarter April 27 1891

L Spenningsby northwest quarter July 3 1897

Thomas Thompson south half of southeast quarter March 10 1885


Carl Anderson northwest quarter March 19 1895

Anthony Syverson northwest quarter October 1891

Bernt T Vigen northeast quarter January 10, 1890

Andrew J Haaland southeast quarter May 3 1892

S S Laura northeast quarter March 8 1898


S Sorenson southeast quarter March 18 1890

Elizabeth Torgerson October 20 1897


O Jacobson southwest quarter June 11 1889

Jacob Olson northwest quarter March 28 1891

Severin T Nilson southeast quarter October 3 1892


Lewis L Nelson northeast quarter May 11 1891


Ole H Klemstrud northwest quarter March 1 1892

Gustv Ellefson southeast quarter March 8 1898


Peter J Lillevig northeast quarter March 3 1892


Hans L Jacobson July 31 1893

Erick O Lundberg February 28 1893

Hegne TownshipThe following men were among those who organized the township: Hans Hellerud, A E Hegne,

Christian Olson, E C Helland, R P Idtse, A c Tvedt, August Austinson, P W Nelson, Nels Hansen,

Iver B Homeland, Tollak Beleston, Carl Anderson, Jacob Ness and Svend Johnson. E C Helland was

the first township clerk.

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Christian Gjovig June 22 1899


Syver O Hoff October 101894

Other early homesteaders and settlers were: T S Bjorem, Mike McLaughlin, John Wright, H W Dow,

Ole T Nelson, ? Schmidtknecht and Jacob Thomas.

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Thor O Juve November 1890

Halvor H Nereson November 1892

Hans T Restad November 1892

John Olson Dybing December 1896


John L Hauge November 1886

H Pederson June 1889

Ole C Bagerud July 1888

Lars B Foss January 1892


Even Larson April 1881

Lars O Brotten heirs of March 1885

John O Brotten May 1885


Louis B Foss November 1881

Ole J Wangberg June 1885

Ole Johnson Berg January 1885

Nicholas J Hagen December 1807

Martin G Lee 1895


Ole C Brodahl September 1883

Karen Baker (widow) July 1886

Knud K Anderson February 1887


Hans O Ness November 1887

John M Braaten November 1888

K O Ness June 1889

Gustav A Kasperbod November 1890

Jens H Ulvan March 1898


Gullick Johnson Ness May 1883

William W Woods August 1880

Christian Jacobson Enger August 1885

Ole J Hagen December 1885

Christian E Oleson May 1885

Hendrum Township

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Johannes O Hagen January 1886

John Johnson Satre June 1883

Andria Sethre December 1884


Tore Jensen Ven November 1878

Nils T Nilson May 1885

Hans Erickson July 1878

Knud Throndson March 1883

Peter J Grotte December 1883


Albert Hagen December 1885

Peter O Johnson January 1886

Sivert J Fremstad June 1885

Nils Isaksen Landro July 1885

Thor N Opthun January 1885

Lars O Kokken December 1884


Andrew Johnson August 1885

Jens Jenson Bolstad June 1883

Aslak A Haaland May 1886

Nels T Opthun May 1887


Lars L Jacobson May 1884

Carl Knudson September 1884

Morten Olson December 1883

Gulbrand Tangnes June 1887


J O Stordahl August 1884

Carl Johnson January 1883

Ole N Tommerdahl June 1885

Peter J Stordahl June 1889


Ole Nygaard May 1881

Andrew L Gordon June 1881

Ole Ingbretson November 1878

George J Newland December 1879


Arnt J Rostvald February 1884

Engebret E Nes August 1884

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Peter O Ingberg May 1885


Peder E Larson March 1886

Mads Larson March 1885

Ole T Nilson April 1888

Andrew A Anderson 1883

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Henry Bergerson November 1884

Hans C Olson August 1884

James Hogan December 1883


Anton Johnson Lerud December 1887

John J Vangsnes January 1886

Arthur J Lerud July 1889


Osten Hanson March 1885

Hans W Erickson December 1884

Jacob J Lerud August 1896


Andrew E Bakke May 1887

Erick L Ramsey September 1887

Peter Hamre January 1888

Thor N Kloster May 1894


John C Narum December 1882

Ole Olson June 1883

Peder Olsen Voler January 1883

John E Haugen May 1888

Ole Jensen (patent) 1885


Jens Gjertson December 1885

John P Helle March 1886

Louis P Qual March 1886

Patrick P Helle December 1883


Thomas P Thompson October 1885

Ole A Overlie July 1891

Gilbert A Halet 1889


Erick Olson Brockstad June 1892

James R Ramsey September 1894

Iver O Borstad June 1899

Home Lake Township

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Erick Olson March 1886

Ole Olson Fordahl February 1891

Jens C Ram and February 1893

Frederick Paulson


Anfind M Njos December 1896

Johannes Oleson December 1882

Andrew Hanson March 1884

Lewis Lockrem February 1882


Helge Hanson May 1886

James T Husebo March 1886

Carl A Solien May 1887

Martinus L Aasgaard October 1892


Sven K Syre July 1886

John Pederson April 1888

G Olsen Dahl February 1891

John J Tylden October 1895


L O Fevik December 1897

Nathan M Barnes July 1899

Martin Stonedahl June 1899

Jens I Hamre February 1891


Ole A Stonedahl December 1888

Gudbrand J Kvale December 1888

Frederick Paulson October 1892


John I Sethney October 1894

Jocob Penner January 1890

Arne Hagens May 1891

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Peder Knudson September 1882

Ferdinand Burkhard October 1882

Knud Ellingson May 1887

Gustav Pinske December 1898


Christian Matti January 1881

Albert D Smith October 1882

John Epreiter January 1883

Derrick S West April 1881


Charles Snyder November 1884

Henry K Woodard March 1883


Derrick V P West December 1881

Wesley Jenkins August 1884

German Bennett May 1878


Andrew Anderson December 1885


Elling Thompson August 1881


John Danielson January 1881

George Johnson January 1884


Alexander Holden July 1875

A K Strand November 1888


Martin D Upton November 1886

Ole T Lien January 1883

Andrew A Starkson May 1881


Jacob Danielson October 1880

Peter Peterson March 1883

Mons J Monson January 1883

Lake Ida Township

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Olaus Halvorson October 1880

John Matson Lindbak September 1879

Peter Hassel June 1880


B Olson May 1883

William Coleman May 1881

Ole Martineson December 1883


Rasmus Knudson May 1883

Thomas Erickson August 1882

Aaron Carlson June 1886

John Johnson June 1808


Bergit Nelson June 1884

Olaves Hanson December 1885


Gullik Erickson May 1886

Knut E Westrem June 1885

John L Johnson 1807


Andrew Monson October 1882

Martin Olson March 1882

Ole Monson June 1889

Ingeborg Ofstedal December 1890

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Oscar Berg December 10 1890


Olivia Johnson southwest quarter January 10 1890

Sophia Krogstad southeast quarter-one of very earliest settlers date unknown


Jens Lee northwest quarter April 16, 1890

Martin Olson northeast quarter June 11 1889


Hans J Reitan northeast quarter June 11 1889


Jack Eastwood west quarter

John Jacobson northwest quarter

Lee TownshipThe earliest settlers in this township appear to have been: Peter Lien, 1872; J L Crosby, Ole J Lee,

T. Odegaard, Ole Hovden, all prior to 1878, and Jens Anderson 1879.

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Herbert H Jackson February 1881

Walter H Jackson November 1883

Charles W Kunberly May 1881

Clarence Haight March 1889


Peter Grant December 1881

Joseph Bellanger, Jr December 1881

Joseph Wallette, Jr December 1881

Pierre Flamant December 1881


Christopher Mahlum 1891


George Gnadt November 1885

Johanna Nilson widow of Martin Nilson January 1890

Julienne Flabout May 1890

William Street December 1894

Leo Grant March 1886


Henry Clauson October 1881

Charles Lohman October 1881

Samuel B Palmer April 1892

Pourponne Jean April 1883

Sewell Robertson March 1885


Abby L Nelson June 1880

Walter H Jackson November 1884

Henry Budd July 1881

Frank E Forbes July 1882


Arthur L Jackson March 1881

Isabella W Greene September 1882

Christopher Steffanson July 1892


Francis M Case February 1882

James T Farries November 1893

Fred J Pape July 1900

Lockhart Township

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Angus Maass southwest quarter October 1886

O P Clark April 1881

Caleb Palmer October 1891


Elizabeth A Cook October 1879

John W Augustine November 1881

Sarah Ann Woods November 1881

Henry W Draper October 1879

William J Harlow October 1879

Amond M Wilson October 1879


Ernestine Malakowskie southeast quarter May 1886

John Holst June 1885

August Menge May 1887

Julius Malakowskie December 1889

August Menge June 1889


Julius Bakke April 1882

Percy E Casselman May 1892

August Erickson May 1901


Max H Ratty June 1881

Louis Ratty November 1883

Frank M Calkins July 1900


William Knopp August 1884

Gottlieb F Starz July 1888

Martha L Bay October 1898


Henry Merkin southwest quarter November 1885

John Kilnow October 1888

Henrich Merkins July 1889

Julius Krause northeast quarter

Martin Felske March 1895


Julius Bartz northwest quarter July 1888

Peter Bremer, Jr southwest quarter March 1884

Christ Treichel July 1886

Lockhart Page 2


Henry Malakowski April 1888


Albert Treichel northwest quarter December 1888

George Whitehouse June 1884

Jacob T Waltz August 1884

Gottlieib Starz May 1897

Lockhart Page 3


Lockhart Township

Lockhart Page 4



Gottried Thiel November 1883

Peter Ambuhl January 1889


Even Knutson June 1885

A Simonet June 1882

Ole H Olson June 1883

Christ G Nepstad April 1888


Andrew Turbin October 1881

Ole O Knudson August 1884

John Larson Januarary 1884


Jacob Thomas May 1883

Anton Kost August 1884

Fridolin Zwike December 1883

Leo C Bruggeman May 1883


Ole Johnson June 1885

Erick Pederson January 1889

M M Christianson May 1889

Joseph Echenfels


Robert Perceval June 1884

Robert Fetting April 1888


Ole Anderson January 1884

John Puetz August 1884

Joseph Kost April 1883

Michael Hennan November 1881


Ludzi Ambuhl April 1883

Nicholas Hoffard September 1884

Peter Frank Ambuhl March 1885

A Grauss June 1883

Mary Township

The first settlers to locate in Mary township were Peter Thomas and Jacob Thomas in 1877.

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Rudolph Fetting July 1882

Benjamin Knudson December 1883

John Boppre December 1883

Gustav Frohwerk


John Fahnlander December 1881

Joseph Rius June 1884

Augustin Schonbachelor May 1888

John Germolus December 1888


Henry Brown March 1883

Ernest Straeder August 1885

Jacob Kunnemann March 1886

John Wimmer August 1885


Carl Thiel April 1892

Nicholas Solve March 1881

George J Bjerken November 1884

Lars G Melbostad 1893


Halvor Anderson June 1884

Rosalin Dimert December 1881

John La Frase April 1883


Joseh V Emil April 1883

Joseph Cook March 1885

Ole Jorgenson May 1884

Davud Reinhardt July 1888


Johannes Klevgaard February 1894

Ole P Rolrud July 1894

John Roholdt April 1897

Mary Page 2



John Thorwath May 1883

German Bennett November 1880

Charles Woodbury June 1882

John H Allen July 1884


John R Schaler June 1884

Albert W Mott July 1883

Thaddeus Bradley February 1881

Summer A Farnsworth May 1882

Sadie Jenkins December 1885


Cornelius T Strand July 1885

John S Johnson September 1882

Ole Peterson Melberg June 1883

Joseph G Strand December 1888


John Hamilton January 1879

James G Walker January 1879

Stanley W Fisk January 1884

Henry W Dows April 1882

William Ketchum April 1882


Henry W Hunting May 1879

Frank F S Miller December 1889


Elmer Bennett June 1883

Walter T West October 1882

Elmore S Jenkins March 1890


John F Burkhard November 1882

H H Pistine March 1874

John Pfund February 1882

Rudolph Brawand November 1881


Ole G Haugen December 1879

John Wright August 1876

McDonalsville Township

McDonaldsville Page 1


William Bennefeld September 1882

Ole H Soreslie June 1889


Ole J Mule October 1881

Horace Morse June 1879

Peter A Myhre November 1882


H K Woodward November 1876

Alexander Holden November 1877

Francis Beck October 1879


Ole Anderson May 1884

Olaf Anderson March 1885

Ole A Bakken August 1888

Ragnild Gilbertson August 1889


Thor Gulbranson May 1885

B Gilbertson June 1889

Robert Barton June 1879


Herbert Ward May 1881

F McDonald February 1882

Paschal LaChapelle September 1870

John Snolts


Patrick Dullard January 1885

David Bischsel November 1883

John Nuttall September 1881

Andrew J Wright


Konard Knapp February 1884

Martin Glasner June 1886

Lars L Ramstad (heirs of) December 1891

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Joseph Case December 1881

Thomas Davidson April 1888

Fritz Ollenroth June 1893

Joseph Hadler (entered land in 80s) May 1896

Arthur Betcher January 1897

John W. Tamke December 1897

George C Bauer Dec-01


Henry Salzider December 1884

Michael Wolf December 1885

Henry Brase June 1887

August Mallakowski December 1888


Christ Slaack December 1884

John Holst October 1885

Peter Bremer December 1885

Henrichs March 1890


John Wichern October 1885

August Poppe August 1884

William Wilkins May 1884

Henry Oelkers February 1884

Henry Eckhoff June 1879

Henry Griewe June 1879


Karl G Huebner May 1884

James W Preston August 1885

Edward I Offerdahl January 1893

John W Bailey November 1889

James W Preston June 1879


Gulllick E Ekerbakke November 1885

Samuel W Fisk November 1882

Christian H MSchroeder March 1890

Johannes GSchroeder May-01


Jacob Hadler May 1896

Pleasant View Township

Pleasant View Page 1


John H Tamke

Anthony Betcher


Frederick Kllusmann May 1885

Johann Schuldt June 1885

Diedrick Schomaker February 1891

Joseph I Mackel January 1894


William Fisk April 1884

Gerhard Motz May 1883

August Busse May 1885

Henrich Kappel February 1888


Lewis Weatherhead May 1881

Rufus T Keetchum April 1883

Foster L Flower September 1883


William Griewe April 1885

John Sauer Septmeber 1885

Andrew V Brown October 1884

John P Brandt April 1897


William R Shields May 1897


Wilhelm Eckhoff September 1882

Wilhelm Dahling February 1884

Henry Buss August 1884

Ignatius Mackel October 1882


Frederick Voelz February 1885

Albert Voelz May 1884

Lars G Ness December 1886

Henry Schlenz August 1896


Peder Olson January 1886

John Merkens August 1884

Frederick Freitag April 1890




Chester OlsonRue September 1881

William M Campbell May 1881

Solomon Mank March 1885

Charles Woodbury November 1889




Halvor S Thorpe March 28 1890

Hovel S Thorpe August 12 1896


Torger Sorenson SW corner June 11 1880

Frank Hopkins (sections 3 & 4) February 5 1891

Bertha S Hansen August 13 1897


Gulbrand I Hov October 6 1893


Hans O Dahl May 3 1892

Peter Secor July 2 1889


Bertha Larson (heirs of) March 19 1890

Lars Thoreson December 20 1899


Salve S Thorpe June 12 1889


George Nei Jr. April 7 1896


Fred Kirchoff November 6, 1889


Karen Jensen August 13, 1889

Christian Dahl June 11 1889


Erick H Ballangerud February 5 1891

Halvor P Tangen July 14 1891


John Bilden May 11 1891

Gulbrand Hanson June 12 1889

Rockwell Township

The first to enter and remain as permanent settlers of Rockwell township were C.I. Dahl,

S. Thorpe, Lars Thorson, Lars Haugen , 1880 and Gilbert Bilden and Dahl Brothers, 1882.

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Ingebrigt J Haugen February 28 1893

Martin A Eastvold September 261902


L.H. Dahl September 25 1896

Section 32

Name Homestead Year

Benjamin Thorson (heirs of) November 11 1898

John H Dahl January 23 1899

Section 34

Name Homestead Year

Bernt C Nilsen November 1 1897

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Conrad Evje June 1884

Jacob L. Eie January 1889

H.E. Paulsrud January 1889

Andrew Rodal January 1891


Andrew Regadal


Martin Stromstad June 1887

Jens Sigbjorn 1889


Andrew Aanenson


R.J. Hauge August 1884

Nels Helgeland August 1884

H. Dahl March 1885

Gunder Olson March 1885


Peter Sharpe

A.K. Austin

Knut Malme


Ole Paulson December 1883

Hans Paulson January 1885

M.K. Ueland June 1885

P.O. Engelstad 1894


H. Hestad


Charles Lundin August 1889

G. Quarnstrom 1893

Christian Svalestad June 1889

Shelly Township

The earliest settlement in the county was made in this township. The first settler was John

Shely for whom the township was names. It is believed by the old settlers that Mr. Shely was

the first permanent white settler in the county. He came to this township in 1870.

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John Bakken

Hans Ingvaldson


Martin Eie June 1884

Jacob Regedal June 1884

T. Hanson June 1891

E.A. Tronnes

Ole T. Anderson

Nels Peterson

Linn Jacobson


H.A. Hanson

Aarestad Brothers

E.O. Ramsland

Torius Lee

Christ Brurud

John Shely


A.C. Stromstad

J.T. Grosfield

T. Grosfield

Iver Nelson


J.O. Holland

T.O Holland


Syvert Savold February 1886

T.J. Gunderson


Nels Johnson

L. Langhus

Lars Mauritson

Theo. Hetland


T.J. Efteland

J.M. Osteland


Shelly Page 2


T.J. Efteland

J.M. Osteland


Cornelius Jacobson

Peter Swenson

S.P. Peterson

Jonas Eie


Knut Birkemo

Martin Thompson


Jacob Gunderson

Amund Kolbo

Hans Hetland

Hans Kolbo


Sivert Sandek

John Aarvig

J.J. Flikkie


Lars Tox

Sven Dufva

Tobias Moen

Jacob Eie

Mads Ojen

Ole P. Ojen

Jacob Sharpe

L. Torkelson

Peter A.O. Ojen


T.E. Hetland

Alex Nelson

Thea Ojen

G.P. Ojen


S.O. Hage

Tolef Aarvig

Joe Paulsrud

O.P. Gisselquist

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C.J. Paulsrud

O.T. Flikka

Ed Carlson


B.A. Flesjer

S. Peterson

Anna Holte

H.J. Blix


Andrew Thompson


T.P. Sharpe

Ole Logan

B.M. Ojen


Peter Henderson

Henry Holte


T. Mauritson

Hans Gordon


A.S. Oistad

J.G. Aamodt

Jacob Hetland


Ole Eidsmoe

J.P. Grotte

N. Grotte


T.T. Rosland


M. Vigen

N.O. Henderson

G.O. Gilbertson

Shelly Page 4



John Ganley June 1883

John L. Grinde October 1889

John R. Anderson November 1880


Marvin S. Winslow December 1881

George F. Stambaugh December 1881

William K. Bartlett April 1883

Lars Rasmusson 1893

G. Paulson 1899


Albert C. Cain September 1881

Andrew Thomas July 1882

Carl Petry July 1891


Torrence P. Kennedy March 1885

August Leiser December 1885

Richard Vance February 1883

David Patterson May 1882


Lars L. Parks October 1882

George Horton July 1882

Morris W. Horton October 1882

George Chase 1885


George W. Johnson October 1882

Christopher Larson November 1888

Nils J. Lovig November 1889

Martin P. Krogsund 1895


Hans D. Hanson June 1883

David W. Cable October 1888

Arne K. Nyen December 1884

A.H. Tollerud 1898

Spring Creek Township

There is considerable rough land in this township, yet a six-mile tract is valuable for agricultural

purposes. There are no villages in in the township, closest towns are Gary, Flaming & Lockhart.

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Frank M. Peasley December 1883

John F. Sankey December 1886

Carl Dietrick October 1883

Frederick Ammer January 1884


Joseph B. Thurston November 1881

Cleatia A. Richmond February 1886

Marvin L. Winslow April 1883


James Ford Crandall June 1883

Martin Kilen February1891

Carl Carlson October 1892

Carnie Sheets February 1893


Evan Sunderson September 1883

Henry Erickson November 1885

Anna Bright January 1886

Swan Swenson 1892


Ole Carstad February 1882

Carl H. Carlson November 1885

Emir Erickson February 1882

Oley Erickson February 1882


Peter K. Odden December 1885

Martin Iverson January 1884

Isaac E. Nichols September 1882

Charles Baker August 1884


John B. Clark January 1882

Julius E. Dawley October 1881

Peter Ruebke December 1881

W.E. Casselman 1902


William E. Casselman January 1882

John P. Chesley September 1881

Asahel H. Baker May 1881

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John H. Lemley October 1882

Lafayette D. Dawley October 1881

Daniel Erickson February 1882

Bent Anderson January 1885

*1918 "Recently a larg number of people of Hollandish extraction have bought farms in the township,

and as the intelligence and thrift of the Hollanders and their inclincation toward dairy farming is

well known, an era of diversified farming and of great prosperity for Spring Creek is expected."

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Anton P. Peterson January 1884

Christian E. Milsten December 1886

Carl A. Olstedt November 1888

Ole Gunderson June 1889


Kittel Halvorson May 1883

Andrew Halvorson July 1885

Halvor Halvorson January 1887

Ole F. Runhaug July 1888


Bernt H. Sather September 1886

Hans H. Sather April 1888

Ole Larson Norby January 1888

Andrew Hanson Froyslund January 1889


Nils A. Kjos January 1887

Samuel S. Warstad January 1885

Samuel Nilson July 1887

Rasmus Anderson Ose December 1887


Nils Samuelson June 1884

Peter A. Peterson May 1887

Anthon C. Christian October 1888

Hans W. Risengen October 1891

Nils Warstad 1885


Knud N. Bragestad December 1881

Hannah Lindefjeld July 1883

Christian C. Norby April 1888

Bertha O. Espe May 1891


Sigvart Larson October 1884

Ole Halvorson June 1889

Strand TownshipStrand first took the name of Herman, for Herman Gunderson, first settler, but was later changed to Strand,

meaning shore. The name was suggested by the sand dunes which had formed on the west bank of the creek

near the place where Strand postoffice and store later stood.

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Anton J. Rud April 1888

Carl Christiansen July 1891


Knut S. Bagne November 1886

Even T. Krogstad July 1886

Ole Halvorson Lie December 1887

John J. Rud January 1888


Gustav Peterson April 1883

N.J. Nereson April 1891

Mathias B. Stocksund April 1891


Bernt Nilson May 1885

Lars J. Stensgaard January 1884

Martin Ysen July 1886

Carl Christiansen April 1888


Andrew Tharaldson January 1883

Ole H. Tupperud July 1884

Thomas Wilson November 1884

Lewis O. Holter heirs of (deceased) May 1885

Mathea Flom 1891


Annie Thorson December 1883

Ole A. Melvold March 1884

Engebret Tollefson July 1886

Hans L. Skime August 1888


Rudolf Rasmusson June 1885

Bernt O. Winjevold August 1885

Petrina P. Hagen November 1887

Ole H. Gunderson April 1887


Andrew Johnson February 1884

Lars J. Wick November 1886

Lars H. Moe December 1888

I. Peterson 1891


Christian O. Lene January 1885

Strand Page 2


Ebgebret K. Dekko April 1889

Rasmus O. Nygaard July 1889

Ole C. Hauer March 1890


Charley Benson June 1884

Klemet Klemetsen January 1884

Herman Gunderson March 1887

Gunder A. Gunderson January 1889

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Strand TownshipStrand first took the name of Herman, for Herman Gunderson, first settler, but was later changed to Strand,

meaning shore. The name was suggested by the sand dunes which had formed on the west bank of the creek

near the place where Strand postoffice and store later stood.

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Early Settlers of Norman Couty


Peter E. Erickson June 10 1889

Lars Larson June 10 1889


Peter O. Brunsberg January 1886

E. Andreas February 1884

Tollef Tollefson December 1887

Knut Anderson Fadnes July 1888

Herman Edlund July 1888


Knut Johnson July 1887

Sophia Rice September 1888

Lars P. Mehle August 1880

Martha H. Birkenes March 1889

John M.S. Ness November 1889

Knut Johnson November 1889


Maria Lundin 1892


John Johnson Bak January 1890

John J. Bak January 1890

Johannes K. Bak January 1890

Ole I. Ellingson September 1892


Phillip Larson November 1885

John Roe December 1887

Erick Stone July 1888

Anne Wennevold November 1889

Erick L. Mehle October 1893

Severt J. Bak November 1889


Hans Juelson and July 1886

Ole O. Aune July 1886

Sundahl TownshipSundahl Township is now spelled Sundal. No one person can claim the honor of being the first settler. The

lands were largely taken by people from the same country at about the same time. These lands were

homesteaded at first in great tracts. Flaming, a flag station was in section 16 on the Northern Pacific

railway, twenty two miles from Ada and six miles from Gary.

Sundahl Page 1


Peder P. Svanun July 1888

Kersti Everson December 1892

Thomas Olson January 1890

Brown Helgesen September 1896


Nils A. West February 1891


Lars Larson March 1890

August Selberg April 1803

Lars Erickson


Peder O. Aune May 1885

Ole G. Gysland June 1889

Hans J. Kjos July 1892

Jens P. Vestad June 1889


Phillip Larson September 1881

Lars Hogenson December 1882

Jens C. Hanson June 1887

Christian Jensen November 1889

Ole H. Lyngen March 1890



Martin N. Erstad December 1886

Lars Paulson January 1886

Gilbert Olson February 1889

Lars & Paul Paulson


Jacob N. Erstad June 1885

Peter H. Hanson April 1888

Tobias O. Oakland June 1889

Jacob E. Eid June 1889


Jacob E. Milsten November 1885

Halvor Halvorson December 1885

Marget Knudson June 1889

Halvor Degernes

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Ole H. Olson December 1882

Martin O. Anderson July 1888

Lars L. Vestengen December 1889

Kittel Halvorson June 1890


Lars Larson November 1885

Rasmus Christianson January 1888

Andrew Danielson March 1893


Charley Olson October 1886

Thorwald Larson November 1887

Andreas Gunderson January 1888

Hans M. Indahl December 1887

Ole A. Sannes May 1880


Lars Knudson April 1883

Charles H. Hanson January 1886

Thea Aasen June 1889

Ole & Carl Hanson

Sundahl Page 3



Anders N. Noss June 1883

Bottol L. Ness 1886

Ole Larson Qveno 1887


Germun C. Johnson May 1883

Halsten Olsen January 1884

Regine Garden May 1885

John L Garden 1887


Marit J. Mehle December 1893

Ole J. Torske 1885

Ole N. Hoaas March 1885

Knudt T. Knudtson December 1883


Hans T. Gulbranson 1883

Asle Olson July 1884

Elling A. Broten June 1883

Johan H. Schjaastad June 1889


Lars K. Moen December 1884

Ole Syverson December 1885

Stengrin O. Halland November 1888

Ole O. Gullingsrud June 1889


Ole O. Sundre December 1887

Engebret H. Langland December 1887

Ole O. Johansen July 1888

Nels H. Helgesen December 1888

Even H. Reirsgaarden July 1892

Ole O. Johnson January 1890


Ole Knudson March 1893

Knud Olson 1888

Waukon TownshipWaukon was named for a place in Iowa, from which many early settlers came. Waukon hamlet was

situated in section 15 and consisted of a first-class creamery and a general store. At one time there was

also a post office located there. The first person to file a homestead was M.E. Bjorge of Lake Park,

Waukon Page 1


Christopher O. Gire 1889

Asle Johnson 1890


Ole K. Ellingsen June 1898

Peder R. Lewison 1884

Ole Johnson 1887

Lewis L. Bergan 1882


Lars Berland 1885

Mathias E. Bjorge 1883

John Helle 1887

Henry M. Johnson November 1895

Arne O. Tollefsrud May 1892


Knud Olson May 1885

Knut Tostenson December 1883

Torger Haavelson March 1890


John Thompson December 1890

Henry Moe 1891

A. Flaw May 1896

Andre Olson August 1898

John Thompson April 1892


Karl Hendrickson April 1881

Nels Moen March 1885

Erick Nelson January 1889

Ole P. Dahl May 1896


Iver Martinson June 1887

Peter A. Lee November 1888

Theodore Johnson December 1888


Olavus Gilbertson May 1883

Christopher Gaustad September 1881

Herman Rude May 1885

Thomas O. Gullingsrud July 30 1889


Soren Dahl October 1887

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B. Johnson January 1886

Albert S. Dahl December 1891

Herbrand Gullingsrud December 1893

Magnus P. Kindseth February 12 1891


Albert Chloupek May 1886

Nels Shulstad November 1888

Carl K. Sorknes January 1899

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Gotteib Truber March 10 1886

Gustav Pinske April 9 1888


Herman A. Natwick December 17 1903


Amanda Trandum


Jacob H. Noto October 20 1891


Hans G. Erickson April 20 1882


Peter S. Olson September 15 1902


Elof H. Ahlgren June 10 1889

Ludvig M. Heiraas June 12 1889


Ole Hanson October 11 1888


Soren Gulbranson March 27 1893


Charley Hawkins January 30 1901


John Harris June 11 1880


Soren Bergerson June 7 1889

Wild Rice Township

Wild Rice Township has in it the village of Twin Valley and a hamlet known as Heiberg which was

theoriginal site of Twin Valley. Heiberg was names after J. F. Heiberg the proprietor of a flour mill at

that location. Twin Valley was moved to its current location when the Northern Pacific railroad was

built through the county.

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Hardy H. Shelburn April 1881

Jacob A. Snyder February 1882

Peter E. Marion November 1881

Mattis Olsen December 1888


Gustaf E. Bowman June 1887

Bernard Peppel June 1889

Ole P. Hovland November 1890

Gavriel O. Haugen August 1895


Herman Sprung December 1886

August Scherf December 1885

Nicholas Borner June 1886

Julius Prigge December 1885


Jens O. Simlenes January 1885

Gustav Weidemann February 1894

Gilbert G. Hagen Aug-02


Peder S. Ramstad May 1893

Frederick Poppel February 1887

Borre Hoven June 1890

Fred Kirchhoff July 1895


Inger E. Johnson (widow of John E. Johnson) May 1886

John Olson April 1888

Uri A. Johnson November 1888

Henry J. Halvorson April 1888


Andrew Anderson December 1888

Winchester Township

Winchester Township was organized in March 1884 at which time it took the name of "Merton". The first election was at the

residence of Samuel Fulton. The name was changed to Winchester at the meeting of the commissioners in June, 1884. It

included the villages of Borup which is still in existance and Wheatvile, a station on the Great Northern railway, five miles

south of Ada and three miles from Borup.

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Andrew Beck January 1889

Christian Rentz February 1893

Lars E. Monson May 1808


William Clark December 1882

Frederick Damke May 1885

William C. Patterson April 1884

Samuel M. Fulton July 1884

David Fulton July 1887


Arthur Brigham June 1884

Charles Morse December 1881

Syvert O. Lian December 1894

William Crandall October 1897


Jens C. Ram August 1887

Hans O. Kirkevold April 1892

Christian Ram April 1899

Martin M. Lian August 1898


Frank Seigne January 1897

Mariann Seigne January 1888

John J. Anderson March 1899

Gebrt Fulmer September 1894


Anton G. Rudser June 1901

Benjamin F. White April 1902

Peter Stubb March 1905


Ellen Vasbotten December 1895

Hans O. Tjosheimer August 1897

August Stilger February 1891

Sophia Petterson January 1890


John Swenson January 1886

John B. Saxvold June1889

Julius Johannessohn December 1899


Jens O. Tommerdahl November 1895

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Anton M. Sand November 1897

Martin Pallum November 1898

Swen Linquist January 1900


Garret L. Thorpe March 1897

Thomas Baker January 1898

A. McDonald Wilson December 1900

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Winchester Township

Winchester Township was organized in March 1884 at which time it took the name of "Merton". The first election was at the

residence of Samuel Fulton. The name was changed to Winchester at the meeting of the commissioners in June, 1884. It

included the villages of Borup which is still in existance and Wheatvile, a station on the Great Northern railway, five miles

south of Ada and three miles from Borup.

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Documents

Early Settlers of Norman County - USGenWeb sites · Alphabetical Listing of Early Settlers in Norman County This information is taken from Tuner and Semlings "Clay and Norman Counties