SD 1st Inf Co E. Born 1859 in Norway. Spanish-American War: Age 39. Entered service on 2 May 1898 at Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Private. Discharged 5 Oct 1899 at San Francisco, California. Died at age 55 on 14 Feb 1914 in the Battle Mountain Sanitarium at Hot Springs, South Dakota. Buried there in lot 4, block 3, grave 10. Sources: (SDSHS, WPA Veterans Graves Registration, Fall River County)
