Fillmore County, Minnesota. Born 16 Mar 1843 in Norway. Came to America at age 10 with his parents. Civil War: Enlisted at outbreak of war and served until it ended. Post war: Moved to Yellow Medicine County in 1872. Farmer. Near Granite Falls. Elected to the Minnesota Legislature. Married in 1872 to Torborg Rollefson. Children. Sources: (“History of the Scandinavians in the United States”, by O. N. Nelson. Publ. Minneapolis, 1893. p336)
