IL 91st Inf Co E. Born 3 May 1842 in Storhaug, Norway. From Skaanevik, Norway. Civil War: Private. Post war: Lived in Newark, Illinois. Died 8 Feb 1920 in Newark, Kendall County, Illinois. Buried 11 Feb 1920 in Helmer Lutheran Churchyard. Sources: (Rootsweb “Veterans of the Civil War Burials in Kendall County”) (Ulvestad p285) “Hockerson, Ben” “Hackerson, Bjorn”
