Residence: Plymouth Township, Rock County, Wisconsin. Born 26 Sep 1843 in Nes, Buskerud, Norway. Came with his parents and three siblings on the “Columbo”, which sailed from Havre, France, and reached New York on 29 Aug 1846. Civil War: Private. Post war: Became a farmer near Moorhead, Minnesota. Lived in Comstock, Minnesota. Married on 11 Nov 1870 to Gro Gulllingsrud. He died in June 1930, and was buried at Fargo, North Dakota. Sources: (Ulvestad p325) (Naeseth ’46-1349)
