WI 15th Inf. Residence: Lower Coon Valley, Hamburg Township, Vernon County, Wisconsin. Born 18 May 1845 at Vardal, Oppland, Norway, son of Johannes Johnsen Skonhovd and Anne Olsdatter. He came to America with his parents and siblings in 1847. Came to Vernon County. Civil War: Enlisted with his father, John Hoff, and brother, Peder Hoff, in 1861. Sources: (Oudenstad p367) (Naeseth ’47-1228)