IA 13th Inf Co C. Residence: Winneshiek County, Iowa. Born 15 Sep 1840 on Pladsen, Lower Ness, Gran, Hadeland, Norway, to Hans Anderson Elefsrud & Kari Jensdatter. Arrived US in August 1862. Civil War: Age 24. Enlisted 31 Oct 1864. Mustered 31 Oct 1864. Private. Mustered out 21 Jul 1865, Louisville, Kentucky. Post war: Took name “O H Nass”. Died 26 Dec 1919. Buried in Glenwood Cemetery, Glenwood Township, Winneshiek County. Sources: (ISW-II p622) (O.H.Nass diary, in Vesterheim library.) (DGA) (Ulvestad p313) (Wisconsin Cemetery Records) (Hedberg) “Nass, Ole H.”
