TOLLEFSON, Andreas

Born at Ringsaker, Norway, 1 Apr 1823. Immigrated to Fillmore County, Minnesota, leaving Norway 12 Apr 1853. Civil War: Private. Was a prisoner at Andersonville. Returned home in ill health and died 24 Feb 1872. Buried in Union Prairie Cemetery near Lanesboro, Minnesota. Sources: (Letter from Sara Tollefson, Preston, Minnesota) “Lunde, Andreas”.