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Early Settlers of Norman County
First Name Last Name Year Township
Hans P Aamodt 1885 Fossum
E N Aamodt Good Hope
Gilbert D Aamodt January 1886 Halstad
J.G. Aamodt Shelly
Andrew Aanenson Shelly
Aarestad Brothers Shelly
John Aarvig Shelly
Tolef Aarvig Shelly
John S Aas December 1885 Flom
Thea Aasen June 1889 Sundahl
Martinus L Aasgaard October 1892 Home Lake
Elof H. Ahlgren June 10 1889 Wild Rice
John H Allen July 1884 McDonaldsville
Peter Ambuhl January 1889 Mary
Ludzi Ambuhl April 1883 Mary
Peter Frank Ambuhl March 1885 Mary
Frederick Ammer January 1884 Spring Creek
Lewis A Amundson December 1883 Fossum
Nels A Amundson 1888 Fossum
Halvor Anderson June 1889 Anthony
Lars Anderson March 1886 Anthony
John Anderson April 1888 Anthony
Lars Anderson 1886 Bear Park
Anna Anderson 1887 Bear Park
Carl Anderson NW quarter March 19 1895 Hegne
Knud K Anderson February 1887 Hendrum
Andrew A Anderson 1883 Hendrum
Andrew Anderson December 1885 Lake Ida
Jens Anderson 1879 Lee
Ole Anderson January 1884 Mary
Halvor Anderson June 1884 Mary
Ole Anderson May 1884 McDonaldsville
Olaf Anderson March 1885 McDonaldsville
Ole T. Anderson Shelly
John R. Anderson November 1880 Spring Creek
Bent Anderson January 1885 Spring Creek
Martin O. Anderson July 1888 Sundahl
Andrew Anderson December 1888 Winchester
John J. Anderson March 1899 Winchester
E. Andreas February 1884 Sundahl
Alphabetical Listing of Early Settlers in Norman County
This information is taken from Tuner and Semlings "Clay and Norman Counties Minnesota" 1918. Settlers
are alphabetical by last name. Once township is known, more information is available by going to the specific
township in which that individual settled.
Norman County Page 1
Early Settlers of Norman County
First Name Last Name Year Township
Lars L Aske NE quarter March 10 1885 Anthony
Even Assen October 1888 Bear Park
John W Augustine November 1881 Lockhart
Ole O. Aune July 1886 Sundahl
Peder O. Aune May 1885 Sundahl
A.K. Austin Shelly
Charles Baarsch October 1889 Green Meadow
Ole C Bagerud July 1888 Hendrum
Knut S. Bagne November 1886 Strand
John W Bailey November 1889 Pleasant View
Peter L Bak February 1891 Bear Park
John Johnson Bak January 1890 Sundahl
John J. Bak January 1890 Sundahl
Johannes K. Bak January 1890 Sundahl
Severt J. Bak November 1889 Sundahl
Karen Baker (widow) July 1886 Hendrum
Charles Baker August 1884 Spring Creek
Asahel H. Baker May 1881 Spring Creek
Thomas Baker January 1898 Winchester
Andrew E Bakke May 1887 Home Lake
Julius Bakke April 1882 Lockhart
Ole A Bakken August 1888 McDonaldsville
John Bakken Shelly
Erick H Ballangerud February 5 1891 Rockwell
Nathan M Barnes July 1899 Home Lake
William K. Bartlett April 1883 Spring Creek
Robert Barton June 1879 McDonaldsville
Julius Bartz NW quarter July 1888 Lockhart
George C Bauer Dec-01 Pleasant View
Martha L Bay October 1898 Lockhart
Francis Beck October 1879 McDonaldsville
Andrew Beck January 1889 Winchester
Joseph Bellanger, Jr December 1881 Lockhart
Joseph Bellgarde August 1882 Halstad
William Bennefeld September 1882 McDonaldsville
German Bennett May 1878 Lake Ida
German Bennett November 1880 McDonaldsville
Elmer Bennett June 1883 McDonaldsville
Henry Benson 1883 Fossum
Charley Benson June 1884 Strand
Ole S Bentley April 1888 Fossum
Michael O Berg & Gustave Gilbertson 1887 Anthony
Johnson Berg SW quarter October 20 1891 Hegne
Ole Johnson Berg January 1885 Hendrum
Oscar Berg December 10 1890 Lee
Lewis L. Bergan 1882 Waukon
Norman County Page 2
Early Settlers of Norman County
First Name Last Name Year Township
Henry Bergerson November 1884 Home Lake
Soren Bergerson June 7 1889 Wild Rice
Andrew Bergstrom July 1886 Anthony
Lars Berland 1885 Waukon
Arthur Betcher January 1897 Pleasant View
Anthony Betcher Pleasant View
John Bilden May 11 1891 Rockwell
Knut Birkemo Shelly
Martha H. Birkenes March 1889 Sundahl
David Bischsel November 1883 McDonaldsville
George J Bjerken November 1884 Mary
Ole J Bjorem 1893 Anthony
Mathias E. Bjorge 1883 Waukon
John Pederson Blankholm December 1884 Green Meadow
H.J. Blix Shelly
Ole Bolstad SW quarter March 1890 Fossum
Jens Jenson Bolstad June 1883 Hendrum
John Boppre December 1883 Mary
Nicholas Borner June 1886 Winchester
Iver O Borstad June 1899 Home Lake
Kristian O Borud April 1899 Bear Park
Kristian O Borud November 1886 Bear Park
Lewis Bottelson February 1 1882 Flom
Gustaf E. Bowman June 1887 Winchester
John M Braaten November 1888 Hendrum
Thaddeus Bradley February 1881 McDonaldsville
Knud N. Bragestad December 1881 Strand
Erick K Brandt June 1878 Halstad
John P Brandt April 1897 Pleasant View
John Brasch September 1876 Green Meadow
Charles Brasch September 1881 Green Meadow
Henry Brase June 1887 Pleasant View
Rudolph Brawand November 1881 McDonaldsville
Peter Bremer December 1885 Pleasant View
Peter Bremer, Jr SW quarter March 1884 Lockhart
Jacob A Brenden SWquarter March 10 1886 Flom
Arthur Brigham June 1884 Winchester
Anna Bright January 1886 Spring Creek
Erick Olson Brockstad June 1892 Home Lake
Ole C Brodahl September 1883 Hendrum
Elling A. Broten June 1883 Waukon
Lars O Brotten heirs of March 1885 Hendrum
John O Brotten May 1885 Hendrum
Henry Brown March 1883 Mary
Andrew V Brown October 1884 Pleasant View
Leo C Bruggeman May 1883 Mary
Norman County Page 3
Early Settlers of Norman County
First Name Last Name Year Township
Peter O. Brunsberg January 1886 Sundahl
Christ Brurud Shelly
Henry Budd July 1881 Lockhart
Ferdinand Burkhard October 1882 Lake Ida
John F Burkhard November 1882 McDonaldsville
James A Burnett December 1883 Halstad
Henry Buss August 1884 Pleasant View
August Busse May 1885 Pleasant View
David W. Cable October 1888 Spring Creek
Albert C. Cain September 1881 Spring Creek
Frank M Calkins July 1900 Lockhart
William M Campbell May 1881 Pleasant View
Aaron Carlson June 1886 Lake Ida
Ed Carlson Shelly
Carl Carlson October 1892 Spring Creek
Carl H. Carlson November 1885 Spring Creek
Ole Carstad February 1882 Spring Creek
Francis M Case February 1882 Lockhart
Joseph Case December 1881 Pleasant View
Percy E Casselman May 1892 Lockhart
W.E. Casselman 1902 Spring Creek
William E. Casselman January 1882 Spring Creek
George Chase 1885 Spring Creek
John P. Chesley September 1881 Spring Creek
Jacob Chloupek July 1888 Fossum
Albert Chloupek May 1886 Waukon
Anthon C. Christian October 1888 Strand
Carl Christiansen July 1891 Strand
Carl Christiansen April 1888 Strand
Erick Christianson August 1889 Bear Park
Gunder Christianson December 1890 Bear Park
M M Christianson May 1889 Mary
Rasmus Christianson January 1888 Sundahl
William Christopherson September 1879 Halstad
O P Clark April 1881 Lockhart
John B. Clark January 1882 Spring Creek
William Clark December 1882 Winchester
Henry Clauson October 1881 Lockhart
William Coleman May 1881 Lake Ida
Enoch Colton October 1883 Halstad
Elizabeth A Cook October 1879 Lockhart
Joseph Cook March 1885 Mary
James Ford Crandall June 1883 Spring Creek
William Crandall October 1897 Winchester
J I Crosby prior to 1878 Lee
Oliane Dahl October 1891 Bear Park
Norman County Page 4
Early Settlers of Norman County
First Name Last Name Year Township
Nels O Dahl July 1889 Bear Park
Mathias P Dahl February 1887 Fossum
G Olsen Dahl February 1891 Home Lake
Hans O Dahl May 3 1892 Rockwell
Christian Dahl June 11 1889 Rockwell
L.H. Dahl September 25 1896 Rockwell
John H Dahl January 23 1899 Rockwell
H. Dahl March 1885 Shelly
Ole P. Dahl May 1896 Waukon
Soren Dahl October 1887 Waukon
Albert S. Dahl December 1891 Waukon
Wilhelm Dahling February 1884 Pleasant View
Peter O Dalby March 1885 Fossum
Frederick Damke May 1885 Winchester
Olaus Danielson December 1889 Halstad
John Danielson January 1881 Lake Ida
Jacob Danielson October 1880 Lake Ida
Andrew Danielson March 1893 Sundahl
Thomas Davidson April 1888 Pleasant View
Julius E. Dawley October 1881 Spring Creek
Lafayette D. Dawley October 1881 Spring Creek
Halvor Degernes Sundahl
Ebgebret K. Dekko April 1889 Strand
L T Dengerud 1887 Bear Park
Carl Dietrick October 1883 Spring Creek
Rosalin Dimert December 1881 Mary
E N Doback (widow) April 1890 Bear Park
Henry W Dows April 1882 McDonaldsville
Henry W Draper October 1879 Lockhart
Sven Dufva Shelly
Patrick Dullard January 1885 McDonaldsville
Rasmus Dybing Good Hope
John Olson Dybing December 1896 Hendrum
John Dyrdal December 19 1885 Flom
John O Dyrdal NE quarter 1880 Flom
Martin A Eastvold September 261902 Rockwell
Jack Eastwood west quarter Lee
Joseph Echenfels Mary
Henry Eckhoff June 1879 Pleasant View
Wilhelm Eckhoff September 1882 Pleasant View
Herman Edlund July 1888 Sundahl
John Edwards NW quarter December 1 1897 Anthony
T.J. Efteland Shelly
T.J. Efteland Shelly
John A Eggen February 1883 Bear Park
August Eichler October 1885 Green Meadow
Norman County Page 5
Early Settlers of Norman County
First Name Last Name Year Township
Jacob E. Eid June 1889 Sundahl
Ole Eidsmoe Shelly
G C Eie Good Hope
Jacob L. Eie January 1889 Shelly
Martin Eie June 1884 Shelly
Jonas Eie Shelly
Jacob Eie Shelly
Gulllick E Ekerbakke November 1885 Pleasant View
Gustv Ellefson SE quarter March 8 1898 Hegne
Ole K. Ellingsen June 1898 Waukon
Ole Ellingson May 1883 Flom
Knud Ellingson May 1887 Lake Ida
Ole I. Ellingson September 1892 Sundahl
Joseh V Emil April 1883 Mary
Jan Engbretson March 10 1886 Flom
Marit Engbretson March 1886 Fossum
M Engebretson January 1890 Bear Park
P.O. Engelstad 1894 Shelly
Anne T Engen January 1890 Green Meadow
Christian Jacobson Enger August 1885 Hendrum
John Epreiter January 1883 Lake Ida
Mary Erickson January 1890 Bear Park
Zakarias Erickson November 1887 Bear Park
E Erickson January 1891 Bear Park
Erick Erickson July 1885 Bear Park
John Erickson May 1891 Bear Park
Erick G Erickson October 1880 Flom
Hans Erickson July 1878 Hendrum
Hans W Erickson December 1884 Home Lake
Thomas Erickson August 1882 Lake Ida
Gullik Erickson May 1886 Lake Ida
August Erickson May 1901 Lockhart
Henry Erickson November 1885 Spring Creek
Emir Erickson February 1882 Spring Creek
Oley Erickson February 1882 Spring Creek
Daniel Erickson February 1882 Spring Creek
Peter E. Erickson June 10 1889 Sundahl
Lars Erickson Sundahl
Hans G. Erickson April 20 1882 Wild Rice
Martin N. Erstad December 1886 Sundahl
Jacob N. Erstad June 1885 Sundahl
Bertha O. Espe May 1891 Strand
Kersti Everson December 1892 Sundahl
Conrad Evje June 1884 Shelly
Knut Anderson Fadnes July 1888 Sundahl
John Fahnlander December 1881 Mary
Norman County Page 6
Early Settlers of Norman County
First Name Last Name Year Township
Summer A Farnsworth May 1882 McDonaldsville
James T Farries November 1893 Lockhart
Martin Felske March 1895 Lockhart
Robert Fetting April 1888 Mary
Rudolph Fetting July 1882 Mary
L O Fevik December 1897 Home Lake
Stanley W Fisk January 1884 McDonaldsville
Samuel W Fisk November 1882 Pleasant View
William Fisk April 1884 Pleasant View
Knudt Anderson Fjeld February 1891 Fossum
Julienne Flabout May 1890 Lockhart
John O Flakne February 1886 Bear Park
Pierre Flamant December 1881 Lockhart
Peter F Flaw October 1886 Fossum
A. Flaw May 1896 Waukon
B.A. Flesjer Shelly
Olaus Flikka Good Hope
Gerhart Flikka Good Hope
O.T. Flikka Shelly
J.J. Flikkie Shelly
Elling H Flom August 20 1884 Flom
Hans Flom May 15 1883 Flom
Mathea Flom 1891 Strand
Foster L Flower September 1883 Pleasant View
O Peterson Flyberg December 1884 Anthony
Frank E Forbes July 1882 Lockhart
Ole Olson Fordahl February 1891 Home Lake
Anne E Foss December 1893 Bear Park
Lars B Foss January 1892 Hendrum
Louis B Foss November 1881 Hendrum
Frederick Freitag April 1890 Pleasant View
Sivert J Fremstad June 1885 Hendrum
Gustav Frohwerk Mary
Andrew Hanson Froyslund January 1889 Strand
Gebrt Fulmer September 1894 Winchester
Samuel M. Fulton July 1884 Winchester
David Fulton July 1887 Winchester
John Ganley June 1883 Spring Creek
Ole Garden May 1885 Bear Park
Regine Garden May 1885 Waukon
John L Garden 1887 Waukon
Christopher Gaustad September 1881 Waukon
John Germolus December 1888 Mary
B Gibbin March 1877 Halstad
Franz Gigler March 1885 Green Meadow
Frank Gigler December 1888 Green Meadow
Norman County Page 7
Early Settlers of Norman County
First Name Last Name Year Township
Gustav Gilbertson & Michael Berg 1887 Anthony
Ragnild Gilbertson August 1889 McDonaldsville
B Gilbertson June 1889 McDonaldsville
G.O. Gilbertson Shelly
Olavus Gilbertson May 1883 Waukon
Christopher O. Gire 1889 Waukon
O.P. Gisselquist Shelly
John Gjertson November 10 1882 Flom
Jens Gjertson April 1874 Flom
Ingeborg Gjertson 1881 Flom
Jens Gjertson December 1885 Home Lake
Christian Gjovig June 22 1899 Hegne
Martin Glasner June 1886 McDonaldsville
George Gnadt November 1885 Lockhart
Gilbert Goodrich 1889 Fossum
Albert Goodrich 1889 Fossum
Andrew L Gordon June 1881 Hendrum
Hans Gordon Shelly
Cuthbert Grant October 1877 Halstad
Peter Grant December 1881 Lockhart
Leo Grant March 1886 Lockhart
A Grauss June 1883 Mary
Isabella W Greene September 1882 Lockhart
Henry Griewe June 1879 Pleasant View
William Griewe April 1885 Pleasant View
John L. Grinde October 1889 Spring Creek
John E Grosfield Good Hope
J.T. Grosfield Shelly
T. Grosfield Shelly
Peter J Grotte December 1883 Hendrum
J.P. Grotte Shelly
N. Grotte Shelly
Christian Gulbrandson SE quarter November 6 1889 Anthony
Ole Gulbrandson February 1891 Bear Park
Thor Gulbranson May 1885 McDonaldsville
Hans T. Gulbranson 1883 Waukon
Soren Gulbranson March 27 1893 Wild Rice
Ole O. Gullingsrud June 1889 Waukon
Thomas O. Gullingsrud July 30 1889 Waukon
Herbrand Gullingsrud December 1893 Waukon
T.J. Gunderson Shelly
Jacob Gunderson Shelly
Ole Gunderson June 1889 Strand
Ole H. Gunderson April 1887 Strand
Herman Gunderson March 1887 Strand
Gunder A. Gunderson January 1889 Strand
Norman County Page 8
Early Settlers of Norman County
First Name Last Name Year Township
Andreas Gunderson January 1888 Sundahl
Ole G. Gysland June 1889 Sundahl
Andrew J Haaland SE quarter May 3 1892 Hegne
Aslak A Haaland May 1886 Hendrum
Torger Haavelson March 1890 Waukon
William Habedank November 1884 Green Meadow
Frederike Habedank November 1884 Green Meadow
Joseph Hadler (entered land in 80s) May 1896 Pleasant View
Jacob Hadler May 1896 Pleasant View
Nils R Hage March 1877 Halstad
S.O. Hage Shelly
Nicholas J Hagen December 1807 Hendrum
Ole J Hagen December 1885 Hendrum
Johannes O Hagen January 1886 Hendrum
Albert Hagen December 1885 Hendrum
Petrina P. Hagen November 1887 Strand
Gilbert G. Hagen Aug-02 Winchester
Arne Hagens May 1891 Home Lake
Clarence Haight March 1889 Lockhart
Gilbert A Halet 1889 Home Lake
Stengrin O. Halland November 1888 Waukon
E W D Halloway Good Hope
Sarah J Halstensgaard nee Johnson July 1888 Bear Park
Paul Halvorson 1885 Anthony
Ole Halvorson May 1889 Fossum
Olaus Halvorson October 1880 Lake Ida
Kittel Halvorson May 1883 Strand
Andrew Halvorson July 1885 Strand
Halvor Halvorson January 1887 Strand
Ole Halvorson June 1889 Strand
Halvor Halvorson December 1885 Sundahl
Kittel Halvorson June 1890 Sundahl
Henry J. Halvorson April 1888 Winchester
Thomas C Hamilton July 1881 Green Meadow
Charles J Hamilton August 1884 Green Meadow
John Hamilton January 1879 McDonaldsville
Botolf O Hamre December 1892 Fossum
Peter Hamre January 1888 Home Lake
Jens I Hamre February 1891 Home Lake
William S Hand August 1883 Halstad
Lars O Handeland January 1883 Bear Park
Theodore Hansen April 1883 Halstad
Bertha S Hansen August 13 1897 Rockwell
Lars Hanson August 15 1884 Flom
Ole Hanson Bear Park
Hans Hanson July 5 1883 Flom
Norman County Page 9
Early Settlers of Norman County
First Name Last Name Year Township
Nick Hanson January 23 1901 Fossum
Peter Hanson October 1882 Fossum
A P Hanson Good Hope
Osten Hanson March 1885 Home Lake
Andrew Hanson March 1884 Home Lake
Helge Hanson May 1886 Home Lake
Olaves Hanson December 1885 Lake Ida
Gulbrand Hanson June 12 1889 Rockwell
T. Hanson June 1891 Shelly
H.A. Hanson Shelly
Hans D. Hanson June 1883 Spring Creek
Jens C. Hanson June 1887 Sundahl
Peter H. Hanson April 1888 Sundahl
Charles H. Hanson January 1886 Sundahl
Ole & Carl Hanson Sundahl
Ole Hanson October 11 1888 Wild Rice
Peter M Hanson 1883 Bear Park
William J Harlow October 1879 Lockhart
John Harris June 11 1880 Wild Rice
Cynthia C Hart June 1878 Halstad
Peter Hassel June 1880 Lake Ida
Ole C. Hauer March 1890 Strand
John L Hauge November 1886 Hendrum
R.J. Hauge August 1884 Shelly
Peder O Haugen July 1887 Bear Park
John E Haugen May 1888 Home Lake
Ole G Haugen December 1879 McDonaldsville
Ingebrigt J Haugen February 28 1893 Rockwell
Gavriel O. Haugen August 1895 Winchester
Andrew Hawkins December 1883 Halstad
Henry Hawkins November 1889 Halstad
Charley Hawkins January 30 1901 Wild Rice
Thomas E Hedal December 1887 Flom
Ludvig M. Heiraas June 12 1889 Wild Rice
Nels Helgeland August 1884 Shelly
Brown Helgesen September 1896 Sundahl
Nels H. Helgesen December 1888 Waukon
Anton H Helland March 1883 Anthony
Ed E Helle July 1882 Flom
John P Helle March 1886 Home Lake
Patrick P Helle December 1883 Home Lake
John Helle 1887 Waukon
Carl P Henderson March, 1892 Bear Park
Isaac Henderson April 1881 Fossum
Henry Henderson September 1889 Halstad
Peter Henderson Shelly
Norman County Page 10
Early Settlers of Norman County
First Name Last Name Year Township
N.O. Henderson Shelly
Karl Hendrickson April 1881 Waukon
Michael Hennan November 1881 Mary
Henrichs March 1890 Pleasant View
Jacob P Heskestad 1895 Anthony
H. Hestad Shelly
Lars J Hetland November 1892 Halstad
Theo. Hetland Shelly
Hans Hetland Shelly
T.E. Hetland Shelly
Jacob Hetland Shelly
Ole N. Hoaas March 1885 Waukon
Syver O Hoff October 101894 Hegne
Nicholas Hoffard September 1884 Mary
James Hogan December 1883 Home Lake
Berrit Hogenson November 1882 Halstad
Lars Hogenson December 1882 Sundahl
Alexander Holden July 1875 Lake Ida
Alexander Holden November 1877 McDonaldsville
J.O. Holland Shelly
T.O Holland Shelly
Andrew E Holm SE quarter June 11 1889 Hegne
Beret Holmberg April 1888 Halstad
John Holst June 1885 Lockhart
John Holst October 1885 Pleasant View
Anna Holte Shelly
Henry Holte Shelly
Lewis O. Holter heirs of (deceased) May 1885 Strand
Thomas E Holum NW quarter May 3 1892 Flom
Frank Hopkins (sections 3 & 4) February 5 1891 Rockwell
George Horton July 1882 Spring Creek
Morris W. Horton October 1882 Spring Creek
Gulbrand I Hov October 6 1893 Rockwell
Ole Hovden prior to 1878 Lee
Borre Hoven June 1890 Winchester
Andrew Hovland December 1891 Bear Park
Lars J Hovland September 1890 Bear Park
John A Hovland November 1882 Bear Park
Ole P. Hovland November 1890 Winchester
Karl G Huebner May 1884 Pleasant View
Henry W Hunting May 1879 McDonaldsville
James T Husebo March 1886 Home Lake
Hans M. Indahl December 1887 Sundahl
Peter O Ingberg May 1885 Hendrum
Ole Ingbretson November 1878 Hendrum
Ole Ingebretson August 1885 Fossum
Norman County Page 11
Early Settlers of Norman County
First Name Last Name Year Township
Hans Ingvaldson Shelly
Torger Iverson 1892 Fossum
Ole Iverson August 1891 Fossum
Martin Iverson January 1884 Spring Creek
Herbert H Jackson February 1881 Lockhart
Walter H Jackson November 1883 Lockhart
Walter H Jackson November 1884 Lockhart
Arthur L Jackson March 1881 Lockhart
Knud Jacobson March 1885 Flom
John Jacobson March 1886 Halstad
O Jacobson SW quarter June 11 1889 Hegne
Hans L Jacobson July 31 1893 Hegne
Lars L Jacobson May 1884 Hendrum
John Jacobson NW quarter Lee
Linn Jacobson Shelly
Cornelius Jacobson Shelly
Pourponne Jean April 1883 Lockhart
Wesley Jenkins August 1884 Lake Ida
Sadie Jenkins December 1885 McDonaldsville
Elmore S Jenkins March 1890 McDonaldsville
Hans Jensen July 1890 Bear Park
John Jensen 1879 Fossum
Ole Jensen (patent) 1885 Home Lake
Karen Jensen August 13, 1889 Rockwell
Christian Jensen November 1889 Sundahl
Hans J Jenson February 1886 Fossum
Julius Johannessohn December 1899 Winchester
Ole O. Johansen July 1888 Waukon
Isaac Johnson December 1883 Anthony
Axel Johnson June 1898 Bear Park
Peter Johnson November 1889 Bear Park
Gilbert Johnson November 1887 Bear Park
Christian Johnson February 1884 Halstad
Peter O Johnson January 1886 Hendrum
Andrew Johnson August 1885 Hendrum
Carl Johnson January 1883 Hendrum
George Johnson January 1884 Lake Ida
John Johnson June 1808 Lake Ida
John L Johnson 1807 Lake Ida
Olivia Johnson SW quarter January 10 1890 Lee
Ole Johnson June 1885 Mary
John S Johnson September 1882 McDonaldsville
Nels Johnson Shelly
George W. Johnson October 1882 Spring Creek
Andrew Johnson February 1884 Strand
Knut Johnson July 1887 Sundahl
Norman County Page 12
Early Settlers of Norman County
First Name Last Name Year Township
Knut Johnson November 1889 Sundahl
Germun C. Johnson May 1883 Waukon
Ole O. Johnson January 1890 Waukon
Asle Johnson 1890 Waukon
Ole Johnson 1887 Waukon
Henry M. Johnson November 1895 Waukon
Theodore Johnson December 1888 Waukon
B. Johnson January 1886 Waukon
Inger E. Johnson (widow of John E. Johnson) May 1886 Winchester
Uri A. Johnson November 1888 Winchester
Ole Jorgenson May 1884 Mary
Hans Juelson & Ole Aune July 1886 Sundahl
Thor O Juve November 1890 Hendrum
Henrich Kappel February 1888 Pleasant View
Gustav A Kasperbod November 1890 Hendrum
Rufus T Keetchum April 1883 Pleasant View
Stephen R Kellogg March 1882 Green Meadow
Torrence P. Kennedy March 1885 Spring Creek
William Ketchum April 1882 McDonaldsville
Martin Kilen February1891 Spring Creek
John Kilnow October 1888 Lockhart
Peter P Kindseth May 1887 Fossum
Magnus P. Kindseth February 12 1891 Waukon
Fred Kirchhoff July 1895 Winchester
Fred Kirchoff November 6, 1889 Rockwell
Hans O. Kirkevold April 1892 Winchester
Ole A Kjos December 1883 Anthony
Nils A. Kjos January 1887 Strand
Hans J. Kjos July 1892 Sundahl
Klemet Klemetsen January 1884 Strand
Ole H Klemstrud NW quarter March 1 1892 Hegne
Johannes Klevgaard February 1894 Mary
Frederick Kllusmann May 1885 Pleasant View
Thor N Kloster May 1894 Home Lake
Konard Knapp February 1884 McDonaldsville
William Knopp August 1884 Lockhart
Martha Knudson July 1883 Halstad
Carl Knudson September 1884 Hendrum
Peder Knudson September 1882 Lake Ida
Rasmus Knudson May 1883 Lake Ida
Ole O Knudson August 1884 Mary
Benjamin Knudson December 1883 Mary
Marget Knudson June 1889 Sundahl
Lars Knudson April 1883 Sundahl
Ole Knudson March 1893 Waukon
Knudt T. Knudtson December 1883 Waukon
Norman County Page 13
Early Settlers of Norman County
First Name Last Name Year Township
Even Knutson June 1885 Mary
Lars O Kokken December 1884 Hendrum
Amund Kolbo Shelly
Hans Kolbo Shelly
Anton Kost August 1884 Mary
Joseph Kost April 1883 Mary
Julius Krause NE quarter Lockhart
Sophia Krogstad Lee
Even T. Krogstad July 1886 Strand
Martin P. Krogsund 1895 Spring Creek
Charles W Kunberly May 1881 Lockhart
Jacob Kunnemann March 1886 Mary
Gudbrand J Kvale December 1888 Home Lake
Gustav Kyllander March 1885 Bear Park
John La Frase April 1883 Mary
Paschal LaChapelle September 1870 McDonaldsville
LaGare Brothers Good Hope
Nils Isaksen Landro July 1885 Hendrum
L. Langhus Shelly
Engebret H. Langland December 1887 Waukon
Andrew Larson NW quarter June 1 1886 Flom
Hendrick Larson June 1885 Anthony
Andrew Larson October 1892 Bear Park
Christian Larson August 1899 Bear Park
Welleck Larson SW quarter October 1 1880 Flom
Ole P Larson March 10 1886 Flom
Andrew B Larson August 1883 Halstad
Even Larson April 1881 Hendrum
Peder E Larson March 1886 Hendrum
Mads Larson March 1885 Hendrum
John Larson Januarary 1884 Mary
Bertha Larson (heirs of) March 19 1890 Rockwell
Christopher Larson November 1888 Spring Creek
Sigvart Larson October 1884 Strand
Lars Larson June 10 1889 Sundahl
Phillip Larson November 1885 Sundahl
Lars Larson March 1890 Sundahl
Phillip Larson September 1881 Sundahl
Lars Larson November 1885 Sundahl
Thorwald Larson November 1887 Sundahl
S S Laura NE quarter March 8 1898 Hegne
John E Leding March 1885 Bear Park
Sverre J Lee January 1888 Bear Park
Martin G Lee 1895 Hendrum
Jens Lee NW quarter April 16, 1890 Lee
Ole J Lee prior to 1878 Lee
Norman County Page 14
Early Settlers of Norman County
First Name Last Name Year Township
Torius Lee Shelly
Peter A. Lee November 1888 Waukon
August Leiser December 1885 Spring Creek
John H. Lemley October 1882 Spring Creek
Christian O. Lene January 1885 Strand
Anton Johnson Lerud December 1887 Home Lake
Arthur J Lerud July 1889 Home Lake
Jacob J Lerud August 1896 Home Lake
Peder R. Lewison 1884 Waukon
Syvert O. Lian December 1894 Winchester
Martin M. Lian August 1898 Winchester
J A Libak Good Hope
Ole Halvorson Lie December 1887 Strand
Ole T Lien January 1883 Lake Ida
Peter Lien prior to 1878 Lee
Peter J Lillevig NE quarter March 3 1892
John Matson Lindbak September 1879 Lake Ida
Hannah Lindefjeld July 1883 Strand
Swen Linquist January 1900 Winchester
Christopher G Lockrem March 1884 Flom
Lewis Lockrem February 1882 Home Lake
Ole Logan Shelly
Charles Lohman October 1881 Lockhart
Andreas H Loiten July 30 1889 Bear Park
Christian H Lokken February 22 1894 Fossum
Nils J. Lovig November 1889 Spring Creek
E L Lovoen December 1885 Flom
Frederick Luchau October 1885 Green Meadow
Ferderick Luchau March 1881 Green Meadow
Henery Luchau July 1888 Green Meadow
Henry J Luchau January 1890 Green Meadow
George C Luchau June 1899 Green Meadow
Margaretha Luchau November 1885 Green Meadow
Erick O Lundberg February 28 1893 Hegne
Charles Lundin August 1889 Shelly
Maria Lundin 1892 Sundahl
Ole H. Lyngen March 1890 Sundahl
Angus Maass SW quarter October 1886 Lockhart
Joseph I Mackel January 1894 Pleasant View
Ignatius Mackel October 1882 Pleasant View
Christopher Mahlum 1891 Lockhart
Henry Malakowski April 1888 Lockhart
Ernestine Malakowskie SE quarter May 1886 Lockhart
Julius Malakowskie December 1889 Lockhart
August Mallakowski December 1888 Pleasant View
Knut Malme Shelly
Norman County Page 15
Early Settlers of Norman County
First Name Last Name Year Township
Solomon Mank March 1885 Pleasant View
Peter E. Marion November 1881 Winchester
Ole Martineson December 1883 Lake Ida
Peter Martinson January 1883 Halstad
Iver Martinson June 1887 Waukon
Christian Matti January 1881 Lake Ida
Lars Mauritson Shelly
T. Mauritson Shelly
F McDonald February 1882 McDonaldsville
Lars P. Mehle August 1880 Sundahl
Erick L. Mehle October 1893 Sundahl
Marit J. Mehle December 1893 Waukon
Ole Peterson Melberg June 1883 McDonaldsville
Lars G Melbostad 1893 Mary
Ole A. Melvold March 1884 Strand
August Menge May 1887 Lockhart
August Menge June 1889 Lockhart
Peter Merkens December 1895 Anthony
John Merkens August 1884 Pleasant View
Henry Merkin SW quarter November 1885 Lockhart
Henrich Merkins July 1889 Lockhart
Frank F S Miller December 1889 McDonaldsville
Jacob E Milsten December 1892 Bear Park
Christian E. Milsten December 1886 Strand
Jacob E. Milsten November 1885 Sundahl
Nels O Mitthun January 1884 Flom
Lars H. Moe December 1888 Strand
Henry Moe 1891 Waukon
Tobias Moen Shelly
Lars K. Moen December 1884 Waukon
Nels Moen March 1885 Waukon
Mons J Monson January 1883 Lake Ida
Andrew Monson October 1882 Lake Ida
Ole Monson June 1889 Lake Ida
Lars E. Monson May 1808 Winchester
Horace Morse June 1879 McDonaldsville
Charles Morse December 1881 Winchester
Albert W Mott July 1883 McDonaldsville
Gerhard Motz May 1883 Pleasant View
Ole J Mule October 1881 McDonaldsville
Peter A Myhre November 1882 McDonaldsville
Hans P Myrah NE quarter April 27 1891 Hegne
John C Narum December 1882 Home Lake
Herman A. Natwick December 17 1903 Wild Rice
George Nei Jr. April 7 1896 Rockwell
Ole Nelson SW quarter August 1 1883 Flom
Norman County Page 16
Early Settlers of Norman County
First Name Last Name Year Township
John Nelson July 1887 Anthony
John Peter Nelson NW quarter January 20 1880 Flom
Louis Nelson Good Hope
John Nelson December 1883 Halstad
Lewis L Nelson NE quarter May 11 1891 Hegne
Bergit Nelson June 1884 Lake Ida
Abby L Nelson June 1880 Lockhart
Iver Nelson Shelly
Alex Nelson Shelly
Erick Nelson January 1889 Waukon
Christ G Nepstad April 1888 Mary
Halvor H Nereson November 1892 Hendrum
N.J. Nereson April 1891 Strand
Engebret E Nes August 1884 Hendrum
Hans O Ness November 1887 Hendrum
K O Ness June 1889 Hendrum
Gullick Johnson Ness May 1883 Hendrum
Lars G Ness December 1886 Pleasant View
John M.S. Ness November 1889 Sundahl
Bottol L. Ness 1886 Waukon
William Newkom November 1882 Green Meadow
George J Newland December 1879 Hendrum
William F Nichols August 1885 Green Meadow
Isaac E. Nichols September 1882 Spring Creek
Carl Niesson January 1888 Bear Park
Bernt C Nilsen November 1 1897 Rockwell
Nils Nilson October 1880 Flom
Ole P Nilson December 1885 Fossum
Hans C Nilson December 1883 Fossum
Severin T Nilson SE quarter October 3 1892 Hegne
Nils T Nilson May 1885 Hendrum
Ole T Nilson April 1888 Hendrum
Johanna Nilson widow of Martin Nilson January 1890 Lockhart
Samuel Nilson July 1887 Strand
Bernt Nilson May 1885 Strand
Anfind M Njos December 1896 Home Lake
Olaus O Norby July 1883 Fossum
Ole Larson Norby January 1888 Strand
Christian C. Norby April 1888 Strand
Anders N. Noss June 1883 Waukon
Jacob H. Noto October 20 1891 Wild Rice
John Nuttall September 1881 McDonaldsville
John A Nyback March 1898 Bear Park
Arne K. Nyen December 1884 Spring Creek
Ole Nygaard May 1881 Hendrum
Rasmus O. Nygaard July 1889 Strand
Norman County Page 17
Early Settlers of Norman County
First Name Last Name Year Township
Tobias O. Oakland June 1889 Sundahl
Peter K. Odden December 1885 Spring Creek
T Odegaard prior to 1878 Lee
Henry Oelkers February 1884 Pleasant View
Edward I Offerdahl January 1893 Pleasant View
Ole Iverson Ofstedal December 1884 Bear Park
Ingeborg Ofstedal December 1890 Lake Ida
A.S. Oistad Shelly
Mads Ojen Shelly
Ole P. Ojen Shelly
Peter A.O. Ojen Shelly
Thea Ojen Shelly
G.P. Ojen Shelly
B.M. Ojen Shelly
Knut Olaon December 1879 Halstad
Christian E Oleson May 1885 Hendrum
Johannes Oleson December 1882 Home Lake
Torger Oleson (Sundet) July 1885 Bear Park
Fritz Ollenroth June 1893 Pleasant View
Halsten Olsen January 1884 Waukon
Mattis Olsen December 1888 Winchester
Erick Olson June 1889 Bear Park
Ole P Olson March 1884 Anthony
Hans D Olson January 1889 Bear Park
Otto Olson March 1890 Bear Park
Gunnil Olson June 11 1889 Flom
Hagen Olson July 1889 Fossum
Charles Olson Good Hope
Otto Olson Good Hope
Ole Olson March 1878 Halstad
Jacob Olson NW quarter March 28 1891 Hegne
Morten Olson December 1883 Hendrum
Hans C Olson August 1884 Home Lake
Ole Olson June 1883 Home Lake
Erick Olson March 1886 Home Lake
B Olson May 1883 Lake Ida
Martin Olson March 1882 Lake Ida
Martin Olson NE quarter June 11 1889 Lee
Ole H Olson June 1883 Mary
Peder Olson January 1886 Pleasant View
Gunder Olson March 1885 Shelly
Thomas Olson January 1890 Sundahl
Gilbert Olson February 1889 Sundahl
Ole H. Olson December 1882 Sundahl
Charley Olson October 1886 Sundahl
Asle Olson July 1884 Waukon
Norman County Page 18
Early Settlers of Norman County
First Name Last Name Year Township
Knud Olson 1888 Waukon
Knud Olson May 1885 Waukon
Andre Olson August 1898 Waukon
Peter S. Olson September 15 1902 Wild Rice
John Olson April 1888 Winchester
Carl A. Olstedt November 1888 Strand
Thor N Opthun January 1885 Hendrum
Nels T Opthun May 1887 Hendrum
Rasmus Anderson Ose December 1887 Strand
J.M. Osteland Shelly
J.M. Osteland Shelly
Ole O Ostenson July 1883 Halstad
Even E Ostraadt November 1885 Halstad
Ole A Overlie July 1891 Home Lake
Martin Pallum November 1898 Winchester
Samuel B Palmer April 1892 Lockhart
Caleb Palmer October 1891 Lockhart
Fred J Pape July 1900 Lockhart
James H Parks September 1881 Green Meadow
Lars L. Parks October 1882 Spring Creek
David Patterson May 1882 Spring Creek
William C. Patterson April 1884 Winchester
Peter O Paulson July 1883 Flom
Andrew O Paulson December 1889 Halstad
Andrew Paulson December 1889 Halstad
Frederick Paulson February 1893 Home Lake
Frederick Paulson October 1892 Home Lake
Ole Paulson December 1883 Shelly
Hans Paulson January 1885 Shelly
G. Paulson 1899 Spring Creek
Lars Paulson January 1886 Sundahl
Lars & Paul Paulson Sundahl
H.E. Paulsrud January 1889 Shelly
Joe Paulsrud Shelly
C.J. Paulsrud Shelly
Frank M. Peasley December 1883 Spring Creek
Ole Pederson March 1892 Bear Park
Engebret Pederson February 1891 Bear Park
Andrew Pederson August 1885 Fossum
Johannes Pederson March 1885 Fossum
H Pederson June 1889 Hendrum
John Pederson April 1888 Home Lake
Erick Pederson January 1889 Mary
Jocob Penner January 1890 Home Lake
Bernard Peppel June 1889 Winchester
Robert Perceval June 1884 Mary
Norman County Page 19
Early Settlers of Norman County
First Name Last Name Year Township
Peter Peterson February 1886 Bear Park
Peter Peterson March 1883 Lake Ida
Nels Peterson Shelly
S.P. Peterson Shelly
S. Peterson Shelly
Anton P. Peterson January 1884 Strand
Peter A. Peterson May 1887 Strand
Gustav Peterson April 1883 Strand
I. Peterson 1891 Strand
Carl Petry July 1891 Spring Creek
Sophia Petterson January 1890 Winchester
John Pfund February 1882 McDonaldsville
William Pieper February 1888 Green Meadow
William Pieper October 1884 Green Meadow
Gustav Pinske December 1898 Lake Ida
Gustav Pinske April 9 1888 Wild Rice
H H Pistine March 1874 McDonaldsville
August Poppe August 1884 Pleasant View
Frederick Poppel February 1887 Winchester
Hannah P Presting December 1885 Fossum
James W Preston August 1885 Pleasant View
James W Preston June 1879 Pleasant View
Julius Prigge December 1885 Winchester
John Puetz August 1884 Mary
Louis P Qual March 1886 Home Lake
Martin P Quall November 1889 Fossum
G. Quarnstrom 1893 Shelly
Ole Larson Qveno 1887 Waukon
Jens C Ram February 1893 Home Lake
Jens C. Ram August 1887 Winchester
Christian Ram April 1899 Winchester
Erick L Ramsey September 1887 Home Lake
James R Ramsey September 1894 Home Lake
E.O. Ramsland Shelly
Lars L Ramstad (heirs of) December 1891 McDonaldsville
Peder S. Ramstad May 1893 Winchester
Spencer Randall November 1883 Green Meadow
Frederick Rasmuson March 1885 Green Meadow
Amund Rasmusson December 1883 Anthony
Martin T Rasmusson SW quarter March 28 1890 Anthony
Samuel Rasmusson November 1890 Halstad
Lars Rasmusson 1893 Spring Creek
Rudolf Rasmusson June 1885 Strand
Max H Ratty June 1881 Lockhart
Louis Ratty November 1883 Lockhart
Tollef Redland Good Hope
Norman County Page 20
Early Settlers of Norman County
First Name Last Name Year Township
Henry Redman November 1881 Green Meadow
Henry Reeves Good Hope
Andrew Regadal Shelly
Jacob Regedal June 1884 Shelly
Davud Reinhardt July 1888 Mary
Even H. Reirsgaarden July 1892 Waukon
Hans J Reitan NE quarter June 11 1889 Lee
Christian Rentz February 1893 Winchester
Hans T Restad November 1892 Hendrum
Sophia Rice September 1888 Sundahl
Cleatia A. Richmond February 1886 Spring Creek
Ole L Rindahl June 1891 Bear Park
Mathis L Rindahl September 1886 Bear Park
Hans W. Risengen October 1891 Strand
Joseph Rius June 1884 Mary
Sewell Robertson March 1885 Lockhart
Andrew Rodal January 1891 Shelly
John Roe December 1887 Sundahl
Ole Rogen January 20 1881 Flom
John Roholdt April 1897 Mary
Ole P Rolrud July 1894 Mary
T.T. Rosland Shelly
Olaf Rossing May 1888 Bear Park
Arnt J Rostvald February 1884 Hendrum
Anton J. Rud April 1888 Strand
John J. Rud January 1888 Strand
Herman Rude May 1885 Waukon
Anton G. Rudser June 1901 Winchester
Sven A Rue January 1886 Bear Park
Chester Olson Rue September 1881 Pleasant View
Peter Ruebke December 1881 Spring Creek
Ole F. Runhaug July 1888 Strand
S O Running March 1892 Bear Park
Alexander Running 1883 Anthony
John G Ryding January 1884 Fossum
Andrew P Ryding 1888 Fossum
Henry Salzider December 1884 Pleasant View
Nils Samuelson June 1884 Strand
Anton M. Sand November 1897 Winchester
Sivert Sandek Shelly
Ole Sandvold April 1885 Anthony
John F. Sankey December 1886 Spring Creek
Ole A. Sannes May 1880 Sundahl
Bernt H. Sather September 1886 Strand
Hans H. Sather April 1888 Strand
Andrew Satre May 1885 Fossum
Norman County Page 21
Early Settlers of Norman County
First Name Last Name Year Township
Andreas O Satre July 1885 Fossum
John Johnson Satre June 1883 Hendrum
John Sauer Septmeber 1885 Pleasant View
Syvert Savold February 1886 Shelly
John B. Saxvold June1889 Winchester
John R Schaler June 1884 McDonaldsville
Anthony Scheie July 1895 Anthony
John L Scheie August 1884 Halstad
Anthony Scheie June 1882 Halstad
August Scherf December 1885 Winchester
Johan H. Schjaastad June 1889 Waukon
Henry Schlenz August 1896 Pleasant View
Ole H Scholl July 30 1889 Bear Park
Diedrick Schomaker February 1891 Pleasant View
Augustin Schonbachelor May 1888 Mary
John Schroeder August 1886 Green Meadow
Henrich Schroeder December 1881 Green Meadow
John Schroeder June 1886 Green Meadow
Christian H M Schroeder March 1890 Pleasant View
Johannes G Schroeder May-01 Pleasant View
Johann Schuldt June 1885 Pleasant View
Peter Secor July 2 1889 Rockwell
Frank Seigne January 1897 Winchester
Mariann Seigne January 1888 Winchester
August Selberg April 1803 Sundahl
Albert O Serum December 1889 Halstad
John I Sethney October 1894 Home Lake
Andria Sethre December 1884 Hendrum
Peter Sharpe Shelly
Jacob Sharpe Shelly
T.P. Sharpe Shelly
Carnie Sheets February 1893 Spring Creek
Hardy H. Shelburn April 1881 Winchester
John Shely Shelly
William R Shields May 1897 Pleasant View
Nels Shulstad November 1888 Waukon
Jens Sigbjorn 1889 Shelly
Jens O. Simlenes January 1885 Winchester
A Simonet June 1882 Mary
Ole J Sjotum December 1887 Flom
Hans L. Skime August 1888 Strand
Ole J Skjetne July 1886 Green Meadow
Christ Slaack December 1884 Pleasant View
Ole Sletager June 1891 Bear Park
Charles L Smart September 1882 Green Meadow
Norman County Page 22
Early Settlers of Norman County
First Name Last Name Year Township
Albert D Smith October 1882 Lake Ida
John Snolts McDonaldsville
George F Snyder Good Hope
Charles Snyder November 1884 Lake Ida
Jacob A. Snyder February 1882 Winchester
Gulbrand A Solem October 1891 Fossum
Carl A Solien May 1887 Home Lake
Nicholas Solve March 1881 Mary
Aslak K Sonderland July 1889 Green Meadow
S Sorenson SE quarter March 18 1890 Hegne
Torger Sorenson SW corner June 11 1880 Rockwell
Ole H Soreslie June 1889 McDonaldsville
Carl K. Sorknes January 1899 Waukon
L Spenningsby NW quarter July 3 1897 Hegne
Herman Sprung December 1886 Winchester
George F. Stambaugh December 1881 Spring Creek
Ole S Stangeland 1878 Flom
Andrew A Starkson May 1881 Lake Ida
Gottlieb F Starz July 1888 Lockhart
Gottlieib Starz May 1897 Lockhart
Christopher Steffanson July 1892 Lockhart
Theo O Stennes December 1895 Halstad
Hans O Stennes December 1895 Halstad
Johannes M Stennes December 1885 Halstad
Lars J. Stensgaard January 1884 Strand
Albert Stevens November 1883 Green Meadow
August Stilger February 1891 Winchester
Mathias B. Stocksund April 1891 Strand
Erick Stone July 1888 Sundahl
Martin Stonedahl June 1899 Home Lake
Ole A Stonedahl December 1888 Home Lake
J O Stordahl August 1884 Hendrum
Peter J Stordahl June 1889 Hendrum
Ernest Straeder August 1885 Mary
A K Strand November 1888 Lake Ida
Cornelius T Strand July 1885 McDonaldsville
Joseph G Strand December 1888 McDonaldsville
William Street December 1894 Lockhart
Martin Stromstad June 1887 Shelly
A.C. Stromstad Shelly
Peter Stubb March 1905 Winchester
Sjur S Stundal April 1880 Flom
S Sundahl March 1890 Bear Park
Evan Sunderson September 1883 Spring Creek
John P Sundet July 1886 Bear Park
Ole O. Sundre December 1887 Waukon
Norman County Page 23
Early Settlers of Norman County
First Name Last Name Year Township
Christian Svalestad June 1889 Shelly
Peder P. Svanun July 1888 Sundahl
Peter Swenson Shelly
Swan Swenson 1892 Spring Creek
John Swenson January 1886 Winchester
Sven K Syre July 1886 Home Lake
Anthony Syverson NW quarter October 1891 Hegne
Ole Syverson December 1885 Waukon
John W. Tamke December 1897 Pleasant View
John H Tamke Pleasant View
Peter Olson Tangen December 1890 Bear Park
Halvor P Tangen July 14 1891 Rockwell
Gulbrand Tangnes June 1887 Hendrum
David Tellefson December 1887 Bear Park
Andrew Tharaldson January 1883 Strand
Gottried Thiel November 1883 Mary
Carl Thiel April 1892 Mary
Jacob Thomas May 1883 Mary
Andrew Thomas July 1882 Spring Creek
Thor Thompson NW quarter July 5 1883 Flom
Thomas Thompson so. half of SE quarter March 10 1885 Hegne
Thomas P Thompson October 1885 Home Lake
Elling Thompson August 1881 Lake Ida
Martin Thompson Shelly
Andrew Thompson Shelly
John Thompson December 1890 Waukon
John Thompson April 1892 Waukon
Thore Thomsen July 1883 Flom
Anne Thoresen NWquarter August 4 1891 Bear Park
Lars Thoreson December 20 1899 Rockwell
Garret L Thorpe NW quarter September Anthony
Halvor S Thorpe March 28 1890 Rockwell
Hovel S Thorpe August 12 1896 Rockwell
Salve S Thorpe June 12 1889 Rockwell
Garret L. Thorpe March 1897 Winchester
A Thorson August 1891 Bear Park
Ingebret Thorson February 1879 Halstad
Benjamin Thorson (heirs of) November 11 1898 Rockwell
Annie Thorson December 1883 Strand
John Thorwath May 1883 McDonaldsville
Knud Throndson March 1883 Hendrum
Joseph B. Thurston November 1881 Spring Creek
Henry Tillman November 1884 Green Meadow
Hans O. Tjosheimer August 1897 Winchester
Tobias Tollefson December 20 1882 Flom
Engebret Tollefson July 1886 Strand
Norman County Page 24
Early Settlers of Norman County
First Name Last Name Year Township
Tollef Tollefson December 1887 Sundahl
Arne O. Tollefsrud May 1892 Waukon
A.H. Tollerud 1898 Spring Creek
Ole N Tommerdahl June 1885 Hendrum
Jens O. Tommerdahl November 1895 Winchester
E L Tomtengen SE quarter August 15 1885 Flom
Ole Torgerson April 1884 Fossum
Elizabeth Torgerson October 20 1897 Hegne
Bjorn Torkelson July 1882 Bear Park
L. Torkelson Shelly
Ole J. Torske 1885 Waukon
Knut Tostenson December 1883 Waukon
G P Tox Good Hope
Lars Tox Shelly
Amanda Trandum Wild Rice
Christ Treichel July 1886 Lockhart
Albert Treichel NW quarter December 1888 Lockhart
E.A. Tronnes Shelly
Tryphena Trowbridge January 1884 Green Meadow
Gotteib Truber March 10 1886 Wild Rice
Truis O Trulson April 1887 Bear Park
John S Tucker Good Hope
Ole H. Tupperud July 1884 Strand
Andrew Turbin October 1881 Mary
John J Tylden October 1895 Home Lake
Gotfred O Ueland NE quarter October 1893 Anthony
M.K. Ueland June 1885 Shelly
Jens H Ulvan March 1898 Hendrum
Martin D Upton November 1886 Lake Ida
Gjert T Urdahl June 16 1888 Flom
Richard Vance February 1883 Spring Creek
John J Vangsnes January 1886 Home Lake
Ellen Vasbotten December 1895 Winchester
Tore Jensen Ven November 1878 Hendrum
Jens P. Vestad June 1889 Sundahl
Lars L. Vestengen December 1889 Sundahl
R A Veum NW quarter November 6 1889 Flom
Bernt T Vigen NE quarter January 10, 1890 Hegne
M. Vigen Shelly
Lars Viggerson August 12 1896 Fossum
Frederick Voelz February 1885 Pleasant View
Albert Voelz May 1884 Pleasant View
Peder Olsen Voler January 1883 Home Lake
James G Walker January 1879 McDonaldsville
Joseph Wallette, Jr December 1881 Lockhart
Jacob T Waltz August 1884 Lockhart
Norman County Page 25
Early Settlers of Norman County
First Name Last Name Year Township
Ole J Wangberg June 1885 Hendrum
Herbert Ward May 1881 McDonaldsville
Samuel S. Warstad January 1885 Strand
Nils Warstad 1885 Strand
Lewis Weatherhead May 1881 Pleasant View
Christian E Weholt July 1885 Fossum
Gustav Weidemann February 1894 Winchester
Anne Wennevold November 1889 Sundahl
Derrick S West April 1881 Lake Ida
Derrick V P West December 1881 Lake Ida
Walter T West October 1882 McDonaldsville
Nils A. West February 1891 Sundahl
Knut E Westrem June 1885 Lake Ida
Benjamin F. White April 1902 Winchester
George Whitehouse June 1884 Lockhart
John Wichern October 1885 Pleasant View
Lars J. Wick November 1886 Strand
John L Wilkens November 5 1895 Anthony
William Wilkins May 1884 Pleasant View
Amond M Wilson October 1879 Lockhart
Thomas Wilson November 1884 Strand
A. McDonald Wilson December 1900 Winchester
John Wimmer August 1885 Mary
Bernt O. Winjevold August 1885 Strand
Marvin S. Winslow December 1881 Spring Creek
Marvin L. Winslow April 1883 Spring Creek
Valentine Witasek August 1889 Fossum
Michael Wolf December 1885 Pleasant View
Henry K Woodard March 1883 Lake Ida
Charles Woodbury June 1882 McDonaldsville
Charles Woodbury November 1889 Pleasant View
William W Woods August 1880 Hendrum
Sarah Ann Woods November 1881 Lockhart
H K Woodward November 1876 McDonaldsville
Amund A Wraalie (deceased) the heirs of April 1893 Fossum
John Wright August 1876 McDonaldsville
Andrew J Wright McDonaldsville
Martin Ysen July 1886 Strand
August Zahn December 1885 Green Meadow
George Zimmermann April 1884 Green Meadow
Fridolin Zwike December 1883 Mary
Norman County Page 26
Early Settlers of Norman County
Section 2 Name Homestead Year
Peter Merkens December 1895
John L Wilkens November 5 1895
Section 6 Name Homestead Year
Paul Halvorson 1885
Halvor Anderson June 1889
Section 12 Name Homestead Year
Jacob P Heskestad 1895
Ole J Bjorem 1893
Gotfred O Ueland the north east quarter October 1893
John Edwards the northwest quarter December 1 1897
Section18 Name Homestead Year
Anthony Scheie July 1895
Amund Rasmusson December 1883
Lars Anderson March 1886
Section 20 Name Homestead Year
Alexander Running 1883
O Peterson Flyberg December 1884
Section 22 Name Homestead Year
Isaac Johnson December 1883
Hendrick Larson June 1885
Andrew Bergstrom July 1886
John Anderson April 1888
Section 24 Name Homestead Year
Ole A Kjos December 1883
Martin T Rasmusson the southwest quarter March 28 1890
Christian Gulbrandson the southeast quarter November 6 1889
Garret L Thorpe the northwest quarter tree claim Sep-02
Section 26 Name Homestead Year
Lars L Aske the northeast qurter March 10 1885
Gustav Gilbertson and
Michael O Berg 1887
John Nelson July 1887
Section 28 Name Homestead Year
Anton H Helland March 1883
Ole P Olson March 1884
Ole Sandvold April 1885
Anthony Township
Anthony Page 1
Early Settlers of Norman County
Benjamin E. Bennet June 1885
Section 34 Name Homestead Year
Rasmus R Bergsagel March 1887
Anthony Page 2
Early Settlers of Norman County
Section 1 Name Homestead Year
Peder O Haugen July 1887
Andrew Hovland December 1891
Lars J Hovland September 1890
Ole Gulbrandson February 1891
Ole Hanson
Section 2 Name Homestead Year
John A Hovland November 1882
Sven A Rue January 1886
Kristian O Borud April 1899
Mary Erickson January 1890
S O Running March 1892
Section 4 Name Homestead Year
E N Doback (widow) April 1890
Ole L Rindahl June 1891
Section 5 Name Homestead Year
Carl P Henderson March, 1892
Section 6 Name Homestead Year
Lars Anderson 1886
Anna Anderson 1887
Axel Johnson June 1898
Peter Johnson November 1889
Section 8 Name Homestead Year
Kristian O Borud November 1886
Truis O Trulson April 1887
Zakarias Erickson November 1887
David Tellefson December 1887
John A Nyback March 1898
Section 9 Name Homestead Year
Ole H Scholl July 30 1889
M Engebretson January 1890
Section 10 Name Homestead Year
Mathis L Rindahl September 1886
Peter Olson Tangen December 1890
E Erickson January 1891
Andreas H Loiten July 30 1889
A Thorson August 1891
Bear Park Township
Bear Park Page 1
Early Settlers of Norman County
Section 12 Name Homestead Year
John A Eggen February 1883
Lars O Handeland January 1883
Anne Thoresen northwest quarter August 4 1891
Ole Pederson March 1892
Section 14 Name Homestead Year
Sarah J Halstensgaard nee Johnson July 1888
Gunder Christianson December 1890
Anne E Foss December 1893
Section 18 Name Homestead Year
Erick Erickson July 1885
Hans Jensen July 1890
Jacob E. Milsten December 1892
Andrew Larson October 1892
Peter L Bak February 1891
Section 20 Name Homestead Year
Gustav Kyllander March 1885
Ole Iverson Ofstedal December 1884
Olaf Rossing May 1888
Ole Sletager June 1891
Section 22 Name Homestead Year
Carl Niesson January 1888
Sverre J Lee January 1888
Hans D Olson January 1889
Christian Larson August 1899
Section 24 Name Homestead Year
Peter Peterson February 1886
John O Flakne February 1886
Gilbert Johnson November 1887
Section 26 Name Homestead Year
S Sundahl March 1890
Oliane Dahl October 1891
Section 28 Name Homestead Year
Torger Oleson (Sundet) July 1885
Bjorn Torkelson July 1882
Erick Christianson August 1889
Even Assen October 1888
Otto Olson March 1890
Erick Olson June 1889
Bear Park Page 2
Early Settlers of Norman County
Section32 Name Homestead Year
John P Sundet July 1886
John E Leding first man to file in Bear Park March 1885
Ole Garden May 1885
Nels O Dahl July 1889
John Erickson May 1891
Section 34 Name Homestead Year
Engebret Pederson February 1891
Peter M Hanson 1883
L T Dengerud 1887
Other settlers may be named Gulrand Saxum, Ole Holoien, O Stromberg and Peter Hassel
Bear Park Page 3
Early Settlers of Norman County
Section 2 Name Homestead Year
Lars Hanson August 15 1884
Hans Hanson July 5 1883
Andrew Larson northwest quarter June 1 1886
Welleck Larson southwest quarter October 1 1880
Section 4 Name Homestead Year
Nils Nilson October 1880
E L Tomtengen southeast quarter August 15 1885
John Peter Nelson northwest quarter January 20 1880
Jacob A Brenden southwest quarter March 10 1886
Section 6 Name Homestead Year
John Gjertson November 10 1882
Jens Gjertson April 1874
Jan Engbretson March 10 1886
Section 8 Name Homestead Year
Erick G Erickson October 1880
Ingeborg Gjertson 1881
Section 10 Name Homestead Year
R A Veum the northwest quarter November 6 1889
Sjur S Stundal April 1880
Ole Rogen January 20 1881
Lewis Bottelson February 1 1882
Ole P Larson March 10 1886
Section 12 Name Homestead Year
Thor Thompson northwest quarter July 5 1883
Elling H Flom August 20 1884
Thore Thomsen July 1883
Section 14 Name Homestead Year
Hans Flom May 15 1883
Ole Ellingson May 1883
Section 16 Name Homestead Year
Gjert T Urdahl June 16 1888
Flom TownshipFlom Township was organized by the Polk county board in the spring of 1881 and the earliest settlers
were: Erkc Flom for whom the township was names, and Soren Bergerson, who arrived in 1871; Erick G.
Erickson, John G. Gjertson and Ole Rogen 1872; Nils Nelson, 1873 and Simon H Flom 1874.
Flom Page 1
Early Settlers of Norman County
Section 18 Name Homestead Year
Ole J Sjotum December 1887
Section 20 Name Homestead Year
Ole S Stangeland 1878
Section 22 Name Homestead Year
Peter O Paulson July 1883
Section 24 Name Homestead Year
Nels O Mitthun January 1884
Section 26 Name Homestead Year
Gunnil Olson the northwest quarter June 11 1889
Thomas E Holum May 3 1892
Section 28 Name Homestead Year
Ole Nelson southwest quarter August 1 1883
Section 30 Name Homestead Year
John Dyrdal northeast quarter December 19 1885
John O Dyrdal 1880
Thomas E Hedal December 1887
Section 32 Name Homestead Year
E L Lovoen December 1885
Ed E Helle July 1882
John S Aas December 1885
Section 34 Name Homestead Year
Tobias Tollefson December 20 1882
Christopher G Lockrem March 1884
Knud Jacobson March 1885
Among other earl settlers were Hans and John Dorseth, O Bergenthangen, Jesn Urdahl, Eric Urdahl
and Jens Kvidt.
Flom Page 2
Early Settlers of Norman County
Section 2 Name Homestead Year
Ole Torgerson April 1884
Jacob Chloupek July 1888
Hagen Olson July 1889
Section 4 Name Homestead Year
Lewis A Amundson December 1883
Nels A Amundson 1888
Andrew Satre May 1885
Andreas O Satre July 1885
Ole Bolstad southwest quarter March 1890
Section 6 Name Homestead Year
Gulbrand A Solem October 1891
Lars Viggerson August 12 1896
Section 8 Name Homestead Year
Botolf O Hamre December 1892
Section 10 Name Homestead Year
Peter P Kindseth May 1887
Mathias P Dahl February 1887
Hans J Jenson February 1886
Peter F Flaw October 1886
Section 12 Name Homestead Year
Valentine Witasek August 1889
Torger Iverson 1892
Ole Iverson August 1891
Amund A Wraalie (deceased) the heirs of April 1893
Section 14 Name Homestead Year
Christian E Weholt July 1885
Olaus O Norby July 1883
Knudt Anderson Fjeld February 1891
Section 18 Name Homestead Year
Ole Halvorson May 1889
Nick Hanson January 23 1901
Fossum TownshipFossum township was organized on June 1 1881 while this county was still a part of Polk County.
Earliest settlers were P S Olson, the Aamoth brothers, A J Hanson, John Jensven and J Morland.
Fossum Page 1
Section 20 Name Homestead Year
John G Ryding January 1884
John Jensen 1879
Christian H Lokken February 22 1894
Andrew Pederson August 1885
Section 22 Name Homestead Year
Andrew P Ryding 1888
Hans P Aamodt 1885
Peter Hanson October 1882
Section 24 Name Homestead Year
Gilbert Goodrich 1889
Albert Goodrich 1889
Section 26 Name Homestead Year
Martin P Quall November 1889
Peter O Dalby March 1885
Section 28 Name Homestead Year
Henry Benson 1883
Johannes Pederson March 1885
Section 30 Name Homestead Year
Isaac Henderson April 1881
Ole S Bentley April 1888
Ole P Nilson December 1885
Hans C Nilson December 1883
Section 32 Name Homestead Year
Ole Ingebretson August 1885
Hannah P Presting December 1885
Section 34 Name Homestead Year
Marit Engbretson March 1886
J Morland.
Other early settlers were Ole Jensven, Christian Quall, Louis Quall, A B Peterson, Erick Eiken and
Fossum Page 2
Early Settlers of Norman County
Fossum TownshipFossum township was organized on June 1 1881 while this county was still a part of Polk County.
Earliest settlers were P S Olson, the Aamoth brothers, A J Hanson, John Jensven and J Morland.
Fossum Page 3
Early Settlers of Norman County
Section 1 Name Section 15 Name
E W D Halloway John S Tucker
Henry Reeves
Section 16 Name
Section 3 Name E N Aamodt
G C Eie A P Hanson
Section 6 Name Section 17 Name
Charles Olson John E Grosfield
Otto Olson Rasmus Dybing
Tollef Redland
Section 12 Name
LaGare Brothers Section 18 Name
Louis Nelson
Section 13 Name
George F Snyder Section 19 Name
G P Tox
Section 20 Name
J A Libak
Gerhart Flikka
Olaus Flikka
Section 30 Name
S P Carson
Other early settlers were Louis Knudson and Emmanuel Nelson.
Good Hope TownshipThis township was the last settled in Norman County due to the fact that there was much swamp
and sold in a few year at as high a price as sixty dollars an acre. Among the men who aided in
development of this township are the following.
Good Hope Page 1
Early Settlers of Norman County
Section 2 Name Homestead Year
Frederick Rasmuson March 1885
Franz Gigler March 1885
Henry Redman November 1881
William Pieper February 1888
Section 4 Name Homestead Year
Margaretha Luchau November 1885
James H Parks September 1881
William F Nichols August 1885
John Schroeder August 1886
Section 6 Name Homestead Year
Thomas C Hamilton July 1881
Anne T Engen January 1890
Charles J Hamilton August 1884
Section 8 Name Homestead Year
Charles L Smart September 1882
Tryphena Trowbridge January 1884
Henrich Schroeder December 1881
William Habedank November 1884
Section 10 Name Homestead Year
William Pieper October 1884
Frederick Luchau October 1885
Frank Gigler December 1888
Charles Baarsch October 1889
Section 12 Name Homestead Year
John Pederson Blankholm December 1884
August Eichler October 1885
Ole J Skjetne July 1886
Aslak K Sonderland July 1889
Section 14 Name Homestead Year
Henry Tillman November 1884
George Zimmermann April 1884
William Newkom November 1882
Section 18 Name Homestead Year
Frederike Habedank November 1884
John Schroeder June 1886
Spencer Randall November 1883
Green Meadow
Green Meadow Page 1
Early Settlers of Norman County
Section 20 Name Homestead Year
Albert Stevens November 1883
Stephen R Kellogg March 1882
Ferderick Luchau March 1881
John Brasch September 1876
Section 22 Name Homestead Year
Charles Brasch September 1881
August Zahn December 1885
Henery Luchau July 1888
Henry J Luchau January 1890
George C Luchau June 1899
Green Meadow Page 2
Early Settlers of Norman County
Section 2 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
John L Scheie August 1884
Ole O Ostenson July 1883
Peter Martinson January 1883
William S Hand August 1883
B Gibbin March 1877
Andrew O Paulson December 1889
Section 4 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Lars J Hetland November 1892
Section 6 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Nils R Hage March 1877
Theo O Stennes December 1895
Hans O Stennes December 1895
Albert O Serum December 1889
Section 8 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Olaus Danielson December 1889
Section 10 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
William Christopherson September 1879
Gilbert D Aamodt January 1886
Andrew Paulson December 1889
Section 12 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Anthony Scheie June 1882
James A Burnett December 1883
Enoch Colton October 1883
Ole Olson March 1878
John Jacobson March 1886
Section 14 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Knut Olaon December 1879
Martha Knudson July 1883
Christian Johnson February 1884
Paulson and father, John Grothe and sons, Ole Halstad, Engel Lovsnes and Nils R Hage.
Halstad Township
The orignal settlers in Halstad Township were two "squatters", Charles Holmberg and August Oberg
who settled on land not yet surveyed in 1870. They remained a year or two and then sold their
claims and took up other lands in the township. The first actual settlers who entered lands,
"squatted" or homesteaded here in 1871 were Rasmus Hage, L B Larson, L L Houske, L H Gordon, Paul
Halstad Page 1
Early Settlers of Norman County
Section 18 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Andrew B Larson August 1883
Ingebret Thorson February 1879
Henry Henderson September 1889
Section 20 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Even E Ostraadt November 1885
Joseph Bellgarde August 1882
Beret Holmberg April 1888
Section 24 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Cuthbert Grant October 1877
Johannes MStennes December 1885
Samuel Rasmusson November 1890
Section 30 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Erick K Brandt June 1878
Cynthia C Hart June 1878
Berrit Hogenson November 1882
Andrew Hawkins December 1883
Henry Hawkins November 1889
Section 32 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Theodore Hansen April 1883
John Nelson December 1883
Other early settlers in this township were: Ole Halstad, Peter Thunder, O S Hauge, Abraham S
Hoiland, Martinius Opgrand, Olaus Enger, Nels J Enger, Ole N erickson, Ole Brown, John N Ostby,
Ira L Hauske and O B Holm.
Halstad Page 2
Early Settlers of Norman County
Section 6 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Johnson Berg southwest quarter October 20 1891
Andrew E Holm southeast quarter June 11 1889
Section 8 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Hans P Myrah northeast quarter April 27 1891
L Spenningsby northwest quarter July 3 1897
Thomas Thompson south half of southeast quarter March 10 1885
Section 20 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Carl Anderson northwest quarter March 19 1895
Anthony Syverson northwest quarter October 1891
Bernt T Vigen northeast quarter January 10, 1890
Andrew J Haaland southeast quarter May 3 1892
S S Laura northeast quarter March 8 1898
Section 22 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
S Sorenson southeast quarter March 18 1890
Elizabeth Torgerson October 20 1897
Section 24 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
O Jacobson southwest quarter June 11 1889
Jacob Olson northwest quarter March 28 1891
Severin T Nilson southeast quarter October 3 1892
Section 26 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Lewis L Nelson northeast quarter May 11 1891
Section 28 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Ole H Klemstrud northwest quarter March 1 1892
Gustv Ellefson southeast quarter March 8 1898
Section 30 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Peter J Lillevig northeast quarter March 3 1892
Section 32 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Hans L Jacobson July 31 1893
Erick O Lundberg February 28 1893
Hegne TownshipThe following men were among those who organized the township: Hans Hellerud, A E Hegne,
Christian Olson, E C Helland, R P Idtse, A c Tvedt, August Austinson, P W Nelson, Nels Hansen,
Iver B Homeland, Tollak Beleston, Carl Anderson, Jacob Ness and Svend Johnson. E C Helland was
the first township clerk.
Hegne Page 1
Early Settlers of Norman County
Christian Gjovig June 22 1899
Section 34 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Syver O Hoff October 101894
Other early homesteaders and settlers were: T S Bjorem, Mike McLaughlin, John Wright, H W Dow,
Ole T Nelson, ? Schmidtknecht and Jacob Thomas.
Hegne Page 2
Early Settlers of Norman County
Section 2 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Thor O Juve November 1890
Halvor H Nereson November 1892
Hans T Restad November 1892
John Olson Dybing December 1896
Section 4 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
John L Hauge November 1886
H Pederson June 1889
Ole C Bagerud July 1888
Lars B Foss January 1892
Section 6 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Even Larson April 1881
Lars O Brotten heirs of March 1885
John O Brotten May 1885
Section 8 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Louis B Foss November 1881
Ole J Wangberg June 1885
Ole Johnson Berg January 1885
Nicholas J Hagen December 1807
Martin G Lee 1895
Section 10 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Ole C Brodahl September 1883
Karen Baker (widow) July 1886
Knud K Anderson February 1887
Section 12 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Hans O Ness November 1887
John M Braaten November 1888
K O Ness June 1889
Gustav A Kasperbod November 1890
Jens H Ulvan March 1898
Section 14 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Gullick Johnson Ness May 1883
William W Woods August 1880
Christian Jacobson Enger August 1885
Ole J Hagen December 1885
Christian E Oleson May 1885
Hendrum Township
Hendrum Page 1
Early Settlers of Norman County
Section 18 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Johannes O Hagen January 1886
John Johnson Satre June 1883
Andria Sethre December 1884
Section 20 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Tore Jensen Ven November 1878
Nils T Nilson May 1885
Hans Erickson July 1878
Knud Throndson March 1883
Peter J Grotte December 1883
Section 22 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Albert Hagen December 1885
Peter O Johnson January 1886
Sivert J Fremstad June 1885
Nils Isaksen Landro July 1885
Thor N Opthun January 1885
Lars O Kokken December 1884
Section 24 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Andrew Johnson August 1885
Jens Jenson Bolstad June 1883
Aslak A Haaland May 1886
Nels T Opthun May 1887
Section 26 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Lars L Jacobson May 1884
Carl Knudson September 1884
Morten Olson December 1883
Gulbrand Tangnes June 1887
Section 28 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
J O Stordahl August 1884
Carl Johnson January 1883
Ole N Tommerdahl June 1885
Peter J Stordahl June 1889
Section 30 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Ole Nygaard May 1881
Andrew L Gordon June 1881
Ole Ingbretson November 1878
George J Newland December 1879
Section 30 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Arnt J Rostvald February 1884
Engebret E Nes August 1884
Hendrum Page 2
Early Settlers of Norman County
Peter O Ingberg May 1885
Section 34 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Peder E Larson March 1886
Mads Larson March 1885
Ole T Nilson April 1888
Andrew A Anderson 1883
Hendrum Page 3
Early Settlers of Norman County
Section 2 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Henry Bergerson November 1884
Hans C Olson August 1884
James Hogan December 1883
Section 4 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Anton Johnson Lerud December 1887
John J Vangsnes January 1886
Arthur J Lerud July 1889
Section 8 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Osten Hanson March 1885
Hans W Erickson December 1884
Jacob J Lerud August 1896
Section 10 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Andrew E Bakke May 1887
Erick L Ramsey September 1887
Peter Hamre January 1888
Thor N Kloster May 1894
Section 12 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
John C Narum December 1882
Ole Olson June 1883
Peder Olsen Voler January 1883
John E Haugen May 1888
Ole Jensen (patent) 1885
Section 14 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Jens Gjertson December 1885
John P Helle March 1886
Louis P Qual March 1886
Patrick P Helle December 1883
Section 18 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Thomas P Thompson October 1885
Ole A Overlie July 1891
Gilbert A Halet 1889
Section 20 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Erick Olson Brockstad June 1892
James R Ramsey September 1894
Iver O Borstad June 1899
Home Lake Township
Home Lake Page 1
Early Settlers of Norman County
Section 22 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Erick Olson March 1886
Ole Olson Fordahl February 1891
Jens C Ram and February 1893
Frederick Paulson
Section 24 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Anfind M Njos December 1896
Johannes Oleson December 1882
Andrew Hanson March 1884
Lewis Lockrem February 1882
Section 26 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Helge Hanson May 1886
James T Husebo March 1886
Carl A Solien May 1887
Martinus L Aasgaard October 1892
Section 28 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Sven K Syre July 1886
John Pederson April 1888
G Olsen Dahl February 1891
John J Tylden October 1895
Section 30 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
L O Fevik December 1897
Nathan M Barnes July 1899
Martin Stonedahl June 1899
Jens I Hamre February 1891
Section 32 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Ole A Stonedahl December 1888
Gudbrand J Kvale December 1888
Frederick Paulson October 1892
Section 34 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
John I Sethney October 1894
Jocob Penner January 1890
Arne Hagens May 1891
Home Lake Page 2
Early Settlers of Norman County
Section 2 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Peder Knudson September 1882
Ferdinand Burkhard October 1882
Knud Ellingson May 1887
Gustav Pinske December 1898
Section 4 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Christian Matti January 1881
Albert D Smith October 1882
John Epreiter January 1883
Derrick S West April 1881
Section 6 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Charles Snyder November 1884
Henry K Woodard March 1883
Section 8 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Derrick V P West December 1881
Wesley Jenkins August 1884
German Bennett May 1878
Section 10 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Andrew Anderson December 1885
Section 12 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Elling Thompson August 1881
Section 14 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
John Danielson January 1881
George Johnson January 1884
Section 18 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Alexander Holden July 1875
A K Strand November 1888
Section 20 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Martin D Upton November 1886
Ole T Lien January 1883
Andrew A Starkson May 1881
Section 22 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Jacob Danielson October 1880
Peter Peterson March 1883
Mons J Monson January 1883
Lake Ida Township
Lake Ida Page 1
Early Settlers of Norman County
Section 24 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Olaus Halvorson October 1880
John Matson Lindbak September 1879
Peter Hassel June 1880
Section 26 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
B Olson May 1883
William Coleman May 1881
Ole Martineson December 1883
Section 28 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Rasmus Knudson May 1883
Thomas Erickson August 1882
Aaron Carlson June 1886
John Johnson June 1808
Section 30 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Bergit Nelson June 1884
Olaves Hanson December 1885
Section 32 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Gullik Erickson May 1886
Knut E Westrem June 1885
John L Johnson 1807
Section 34 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Andrew Monson October 1882
Martin Olson March 1882
Ole Monson June 1889
Ingeborg Ofstedal December 1890
Lake Ida Page 2
Early Settlers of Norman County
Section 2 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Oscar Berg December 10 1890
Section 22 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Olivia Johnson southwest quarter January 10 1890
Sophia Krogstad southeast quarter-one of very earliest settlers date unknown
Section 26 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Jens Lee northwest quarter April 16, 1890
Martin Olson northeast quarter June 11 1889
Section 28 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Hans J Reitan northeast quarter June 11 1889
Section 34 First Name Last Name Homestead Year
Jack Eastwood west quarter
John Jacobson northwest quarter
Lee TownshipThe earliest settlers in this township appear to have been: Peter Lien, 1872; J L Crosby, Ole J Lee,
T. Odegaard, Ole Hovden, all prior to 1878, and Jens Anderson 1879.
Lee Page 1
Early Settlers of Norman County
Section 2 Name Homestead Year
Herbert H Jackson February 1881
Walter H Jackson November 1883
Charles W Kunberly May 1881
Clarence Haight March 1889
Section 4 Name Homestead Year
Peter Grant December 1881
Joseph Bellanger, Jr December 1881
Joseph Wallette, Jr December 1881
Pierre Flamant December 1881
Section 5 Name Homestead Year
Christopher Mahlum 1891
Section 6 Name Homestead Year
George Gnadt November 1885
Johanna Nilson widow of Martin Nilson January 1890
Julienne Flabout May 1890
William Street December 1894
Leo Grant March 1886
Section 8 Name Homestead Year
Henry Clauson October 1881
Charles Lohman October 1881
Samuel B Palmer April 1892
Pourponne Jean April 1883
Sewell Robertson March 1885
Section 10 Name Homestead Year
Abby L Nelson June 1880
Walter H Jackson November 1884
Henry Budd July 1881
Frank E Forbes July 1882
Section 12 Name Homestead Year
Arthur L Jackson March 1881
Isabella W Greene September 1882
Christopher Steffanson July 1892
Section 14 Name Homestead Year
Francis M Case February 1882
James T Farries November 1893
Fred J Pape July 1900
Lockhart Township
Lockhart Page 1
Early Settlers of Norman County
Section 18 Name Homestead Year
Angus Maass southwest quarter October 1886
O P Clark April 1881
Caleb Palmer October 1891
Section 20 Name Homestead Year
Elizabeth A Cook October 1879
John W Augustine November 1881
Sarah Ann Woods November 1881
Henry W Draper October 1879
William J Harlow October 1879
Amond M Wilson October 1879
Section 22 Name Homestead Year
Ernestine Malakowskie southeast quarter May 1886
John Holst June 1885
August Menge May 1887
Julius Malakowskie December 1889
August Menge June 1889
Section 24 Name Homestead Year
Julius Bakke April 1882
Percy E Casselman May 1892
August Erickson May 1901
Section 26 Name Homestead Year
Max H Ratty June 1881
Louis Ratty November 1883
Frank M Calkins July 1900
Section 28 Name Homestead Year
William Knopp August 1884
Gottlieb F Starz July 1888
Martha L Bay October 1898
Section 30 Name Homestead Year
Henry Merkin southwest quarter November 1885
John Kilnow October 1888
Henrich Merkins July 1889
Julius Krause northeast quarter
Martin Felske March 1895
Section 32 Name Homestead Year
Julius Bartz northwest quarter July 1888
Peter Bremer, Jr southwest quarter March 1884
Christ Treichel July 1886
Lockhart Page 2
Early Settlers of Norman County
Henry Malakowski April 1888
Section 34 Name Homestead Year
Albert Treichel northwest quarter December 1888
George Whitehouse June 1884
Jacob T Waltz August 1884
Gottlieib Starz May 1897
Lockhart Page 3
Early Settlers of Norman County
Lockhart Township
Lockhart Page 4
Early Settlers of Norman County
Section 2 Name Homestead Year
Gottried Thiel November 1883
Peter Ambuhl January 1889
Section 4 Name Homestead Year
Even Knutson June 1885
A Simonet June 1882
Ole H Olson June 1883
Christ G Nepstad April 1888
Section 6 Name Homestead Year
Andrew Turbin October 1881
Ole O Knudson August 1884
John Larson Januarary 1884
Section 10 Name Homestead Year
Jacob Thomas May 1883
Anton Kost August 1884
Fridolin Zwike December 1883
Leo C Bruggeman May 1883
Section 12 Name Homestead Year
Ole Johnson June 1885
Erick Pederson January 1889
M M Christianson May 1889
Joseph Echenfels
Section 14 Name Homestead Year
Robert Perceval June 1884
Robert Fetting April 1888
Section 18 Name Homestead Year
Ole Anderson January 1884
John Puetz August 1884
Joseph Kost April 1883
Michael Hennan November 1881
Section 20 Name Homestead Year
Ludzi Ambuhl April 1883
Nicholas Hoffard September 1884
Peter Frank Ambuhl March 1885
A Grauss June 1883
Mary Township
The first settlers to locate in Mary township were Peter Thomas and Jacob Thomas in 1877.
Mary Page 1
Early Settlers of Norman County
Section 22 Name Homestead Year
Rudolph Fetting July 1882
Benjamin Knudson December 1883
John Boppre December 1883
Gustav Frohwerk
Section 24 Name Homestead Year
John Fahnlander December 1881
Joseph Rius June 1884
Augustin Schonbachelor May 1888
John Germolus December 1888
Section 26 Name Homestead Year
Henry Brown March 1883
Ernest Straeder August 1885
Jacob Kunnemann March 1886
John Wimmer August 1885
Section 28 Name Homestead Year
Carl Thiel April 1892
Nicholas Solve March 1881
George J Bjerken November 1884
Lars G Melbostad 1893
Section 30 Name Homestead Year
Halvor Anderson June 1884
Rosalin Dimert December 1881
John La Frase April 1883
Section 32 Name Homestead Year
Joseh V Emil April 1883
Joseph Cook March 1885
Ole Jorgenson May 1884
Davud Reinhardt July 1888
Section 34 Name Homestead Year
Johannes Klevgaard February 1894
Ole P Rolrud July 1894
John Roholdt April 1897
Mary Page 2
Early Settlers of Norman County
Section 2 Name Homestead Year
John Thorwath May 1883
German Bennett November 1880
Charles Woodbury June 1882
John H Allen July 1884
Section 4 Name Homestead Year
John R Schaler June 1884
Albert W Mott July 1883
Thaddeus Bradley February 1881
Summer A Farnsworth May 1882
Sadie Jenkins December 1885
Section 6 Name Homestead Year
Cornelius T Strand July 1885
John S Johnson September 1882
Ole Peterson Melberg June 1883
Joseph G Strand December 1888
Section 8 Name Homestead Year
John Hamilton January 1879
James G Walker January 1879
Stanley W Fisk January 1884
Henry W Dows April 1882
William Ketchum April 1882
Section 10 Name Homestead Year
Henry W Hunting May 1879
Frank F S Miller December 1889
Section 12 Name Homestead Year
Elmer Bennett June 1883
Walter T West October 1882
Elmore S Jenkins March 1890
Section 14 Name Homestead Year
John F Burkhard November 1882
H H Pistine March 1874
John Pfund February 1882
Rudolph Brawand November 1881
Section 18 Name Homestead Year
Ole G Haugen December 1879
John Wright August 1876
McDonalsville Township
McDonaldsville Page 1
Early Settlers of Norman County
William Bennefeld September 1882
Ole H Soreslie June 1889
Section 20 Name Homestead Year
Ole J Mule October 1881
Horace Morse June 1879
Peter A Myhre November 1882
Section 22 Name Homestead Year
H K Woodward November 1876
Alexander Holden November 1877
Francis Beck October 1879
Section 24 Name Homestead Year
Ole Anderson May 1884
Olaf Anderson March 1885
Ole A Bakken August 1888
Ragnild Gilbertson August 1889
Section 26 Name Homestead Year
Thor Gulbranson May 1885
B Gilbertson June 1889
Robert Barton June 1879
Section 28 Name Homestead Year
Herbert Ward May 1881
F McDonald February 1882
Paschal LaChapelle September 1870
John Snolts
Section 30 Name Homestead Year
Patrick Dullard January 1885
David Bischsel November 1883
John Nuttall September 1881
Andrew J Wright
Section 34 Name Homestead Year
Konard Knapp February 1884
Martin Glasner June 1886
Lars L Ramstad (heirs of) December 1891
McDonaldsville Page 2
Early Settlers of Norman County
Section 2 Name Homestead Year
Joseph Case December 1881
Thomas Davidson April 1888
Fritz Ollenroth June 1893
Joseph Hadler (entered land in 80s) May 1896
Arthur Betcher January 1897
John W. Tamke December 1897
George C Bauer Dec-01
Section 4 Name Homestead Year
Henry Salzider December 1884
Michael Wolf December 1885
Henry Brase June 1887
August Mallakowski December 1888
Section 6 Name Homestead Year
Christ Slaack December 1884
John Holst October 1885
Peter Bremer December 1885
Henrichs March 1890
Section 8 Name Homestead Year
John Wichern October 1885
August Poppe August 1884
William Wilkins May 1884
Henry Oelkers February 1884
Henry Eckhoff June 1879
Henry Griewe June 1879
Section 10 Name Homestead Year
Karl G Huebner May 1884
James W Preston August 1885
Edward I Offerdahl January 1893
John W Bailey November 1889
James W Preston June 1879
Section 12 Name Homestead Year
Gulllick E Ekerbakke November 1885
Samuel W Fisk November 1882
Christian H MSchroeder March 1890
Johannes GSchroeder May-01
Section 14 Name Homestead Year
Jacob Hadler May 1896
Pleasant View Township
Pleasant View Page 1
Early Settlers of Norman County
John H Tamke
Anthony Betcher
Section 18 Name Homestead Year
Frederick Kllusmann May 1885
Johann Schuldt June 1885
Diedrick Schomaker February 1891
Joseph I Mackel January 1894
Section 20 Name Homestead Year
William Fisk April 1884
Gerhard Motz May 1883
August Busse May 1885
Henrich Kappel February 1888
Section 22 Name Homestead Year
Lewis Weatherhead May 1881
Rufus T Keetchum April 1883
Foster L Flower September 1883
Section 24 Name Homestead Year
William Griewe April 1885
John Sauer Septmeber 1885
Andrew V Brown October 1884
John P Brandt April 1897
Section 26 Name Homestead Year
William R Shields May 1897
Section 28 Name Homestead Year
Wilhelm Eckhoff September 1882
Wilhelm Dahling February 1884
Henry Buss August 1884
Ignatius Mackel October 1882
Section 30 Name Homestead Year
Frederick Voelz February 1885
Albert Voelz May 1884
Lars G Ness December 1886
Henry Schlenz August 1896
Section 32 Name Homestead Year
Peder Olson January 1886
John Merkens August 1884
Frederick Freitag April 1890
Section 34 Name Homestead Year
Pleasant View Page 2
Early Settlers of Norman County
Chester OlsonRue September 1881
William M Campbell May 1881
Solomon Mank March 1885
Charles Woodbury November 1889
Pleasant View Page 3
Early Settlers of Norman County
Section 2 Name Homestead Year
Halvor S Thorpe March 28 1890
Hovel S Thorpe August 12 1896
Section 4 Name Homestead Year
Torger Sorenson SW corner June 11 1880
Frank Hopkins (sections 3 & 4) February 5 1891
Bertha S Hansen August 13 1897
Section 6 Name Homestead Year
Gulbrand I Hov October 6 1893
Section 8 Name Homestead Year
Hans O Dahl May 3 1892
Peter Secor July 2 1889
Section 10 Name Homestead Year
Bertha Larson (heirs of) March 19 1890
Lars Thoreson December 20 1899
Section 14 Name Homestead Year
Salve S Thorpe June 12 1889
Section 18 Name Homestead Year
George Nei Jr. April 7 1896
Section 20 Name Homestead Year
Fred Kirchoff November 6, 1889
Section 22 Name Homestead Year
Karen Jensen August 13, 1889
Christian Dahl June 11 1889
Section 24 Name Homestead Year
Erick H Ballangerud February 5 1891
Halvor P Tangen July 14 1891
Section 26 Name Homestead Year
John Bilden May 11 1891
Gulbrand Hanson June 12 1889
Rockwell Township
The first to enter and remain as permanent settlers of Rockwell township were C.I. Dahl,
S. Thorpe, Lars Thorson, Lars Haugen , 1880 and Gilbert Bilden and Dahl Brothers, 1882.
Rockwell Page 1
Early Settlers of Norman County
Section 28 Name Homestead Year
Ingebrigt J Haugen February 28 1893
Martin A Eastvold September 261902
Section 30 Name Homestead Year
L.H. Dahl September 25 1896
Section 32
Name Homestead Year
Benjamin Thorson (heirs of) November 11 1898
John H Dahl January 23 1899
Section 34
Name Homestead Year
Bernt C Nilsen November 1 1897
Rockwell Page 2
Early Settlers of Norman County
Section 2 Name Homestead Year
Conrad Evje June 1884
Jacob L. Eie January 1889
H.E. Paulsrud January 1889
Andrew Rodal January 1891
Section 3 Name Homestead Year
Andrew Regadal
Section 4 Name Homestead Year
Martin Stromstad June 1887
Jens Sigbjorn 1889
Section 5 Name Homestead Year
Andrew Aanenson
Section 6 Name Homestead Year
R.J. Hauge August 1884
Nels Helgeland August 1884
H. Dahl March 1885
Gunder Olson March 1885
Section 7 Name Homestead Year
Peter Sharpe
A.K. Austin
Knut Malme
Section 8 Name Homestead Year
Ole Paulson December 1883
Hans Paulson January 1885
M.K. Ueland June 1885
P.O. Engelstad 1894
Section 9 Name Homestead Year
H. Hestad
Section 10 Name Homestead Year
Charles Lundin August 1889
G. Quarnstrom 1893
Christian Svalestad June 1889
Shelly Township
The earliest settlement in the county was made in this township. The first settler was John
Shely for whom the township was names. It is believed by the old settlers that Mr. Shely was
the first permanent white settler in the county. He came to this township in 1870.
Shelly Page 1
Early Settlers of Norman County
Section 11 Name Homestead Year
John Bakken
Hans Ingvaldson
Section 12 Name Homestead Year
Martin Eie June 1884
Jacob Regedal June 1884
T. Hanson June 1891
E.A. Tronnes
Ole T. Anderson
Nels Peterson
Linn Jacobson
Section 13 Name Homestead Year
H.A. Hanson
Aarestad Brothers
E.O. Ramsland
Torius Lee
Christ Brurud
John Shely
Section 14 Name Homestead Year
A.C. Stromstad
J.T. Grosfield
T. Grosfield
Iver Nelson
Section 15 Name Homestead Year
J.O. Holland
T.O Holland
Section 16 Name Homestead Year
Syvert Savold February 1886
T.J. Gunderson
Section 17 Name Homestead Year
Nels Johnson
L. Langhus
Lars Mauritson
Theo. Hetland
Section 18 Name Homestead Year
T.J. Efteland
J.M. Osteland
Section 19 Name Homestead Year
Shelly Page 2
Early Settlers of Norman County
T.J. Efteland
J.M. Osteland
Section 20 Name Homestead Year
Cornelius Jacobson
Peter Swenson
S.P. Peterson
Jonas Eie
Section 21 Name Homestead Year
Knut Birkemo
Martin Thompson
Section 22 Name Homestead Year
Jacob Gunderson
Amund Kolbo
Hans Hetland
Hans Kolbo
Section 23 Name Homestead Year
Sivert Sandek
John Aarvig
J.J. Flikkie
Section 24 Name Homestead Year
Lars Tox
Sven Dufva
Tobias Moen
Jacob Eie
Mads Ojen
Ole P. Ojen
Jacob Sharpe
L. Torkelson
Peter A.O. Ojen
Section 25 Name Homestead Year
T.E. Hetland
Alex Nelson
Thea Ojen
G.P. Ojen
Section 26 Name Homestead Year
S.O. Hage
Tolef Aarvig
Joe Paulsrud
O.P. Gisselquist
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Early Settlers of Norman County
Section 27 Name Homestead Year
C.J. Paulsrud
O.T. Flikka
Ed Carlson
Section 28 Name Homestead Year
B.A. Flesjer
S. Peterson
Anna Holte
H.J. Blix
Section 29 Name Homestead Year
Andrew Thompson
Section 30 Name Homestead Year
T.P. Sharpe
Ole Logan
B.M. Ojen
Section 31 Name Homestead Year
Peter Henderson
Henry Holte
Section 32 Name Homestead Year
T. Mauritson
Hans Gordon
Section 33 Name Homestead Year
A.S. Oistad
J.G. Aamodt
Jacob Hetland
Section 34 Name Homestead Year
Ole Eidsmoe
J.P. Grotte
N. Grotte
Section 35 Name Homestead Year
T.T. Rosland
Section 36 Name Homestead Year
M. Vigen
N.O. Henderson
G.O. Gilbertson
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Early Settlers of Norman County
Section 2 Name Homestead Year
John Ganley June 1883
John L. Grinde October 1889
John R. Anderson November 1880
Section 4 Name Homestead Year
Marvin S. Winslow December 1881
George F. Stambaugh December 1881
William K. Bartlett April 1883
Lars Rasmusson 1893
G. Paulson 1899
Section 6 Name Homestead Year
Albert C. Cain September 1881
Andrew Thomas July 1882
Carl Petry July 1891
Section 8 Name Homestead Year
Torrence P. Kennedy March 1885
August Leiser December 1885
Richard Vance February 1883
David Patterson May 1882
Section 10 Name Homestead Year
Lars L. Parks October 1882
George Horton July 1882
Morris W. Horton October 1882
George Chase 1885
Section 12 Name Homestead Year
George W. Johnson October 1882
Christopher Larson November 1888
Nils J. Lovig November 1889
Martin P. Krogsund 1895
Section 14 Name Homestead Year
Hans D. Hanson June 1883
David W. Cable October 1888
Arne K. Nyen December 1884
A.H. Tollerud 1898
Spring Creek Township
There is considerable rough land in this township, yet a six-mile tract is valuable for agricultural
purposes. There are no villages in in the township, closest towns are Gary, Flaming & Lockhart.
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Early Settlers of Norman County
Section 18 Name Homestead Year
Frank M. Peasley December 1883
John F. Sankey December 1886
Carl Dietrick October 1883
Frederick Ammer January 1884
Section 20 Name Homestead Year
Joseph B. Thurston November 1881
Cleatia A. Richmond February 1886
Marvin L. Winslow April 1883
Section 22 Name Homestead Year
James Ford Crandall June 1883
Martin Kilen February1891
Carl Carlson October 1892
Carnie Sheets February 1893
Section 24 Name Homestead Year
Evan Sunderson September 1883
Henry Erickson November 1885
Anna Bright January 1886
Swan Swenson 1892
Section 26 Name Homestead Year
Ole Carstad February 1882
Carl H. Carlson November 1885
Emir Erickson February 1882
Oley Erickson February 1882
Section 28 Name Homestead Year
Peter K. Odden December 1885
Martin Iverson January 1884
Isaac E. Nichols September 1882
Charles Baker August 1884
Section 30 Name Homestead Year
John B. Clark January 1882
Julius E. Dawley October 1881
Peter Ruebke December 1881
W.E. Casselman 1902
Section 32 Name Homestead Year
William E. Casselman January 1882
John P. Chesley September 1881
Asahel H. Baker May 1881
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Early Settlers of Norman County
Section 34 Name Homestead Year
John H. Lemley October 1882
Lafayette D. Dawley October 1881
Daniel Erickson February 1882
Bent Anderson January 1885
*1918 "Recently a larg number of people of Hollandish extraction have bought farms in the township,
and as the intelligence and thrift of the Hollanders and their inclincation toward dairy farming is
well known, an era of diversified farming and of great prosperity for Spring Creek is expected."
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Early Settlers of Norman County
Section 2 Name Homestead Year
Anton P. Peterson January 1884
Christian E. Milsten December 1886
Carl A. Olstedt November 1888
Ole Gunderson June 1889
Section 4 Name Homestead Year
Kittel Halvorson May 1883
Andrew Halvorson July 1885
Halvor Halvorson January 1887
Ole F. Runhaug July 1888
Section 6 Name Homestead Year
Bernt H. Sather September 1886
Hans H. Sather April 1888
Ole Larson Norby January 1888
Andrew Hanson Froyslund January 1889
Section 8 Name Homestead Year
Nils A. Kjos January 1887
Samuel S. Warstad January 1885
Samuel Nilson July 1887
Rasmus Anderson Ose December 1887
Section 10 Name Homestead Year
Nils Samuelson June 1884
Peter A. Peterson May 1887
Anthon C. Christian October 1888
Hans W. Risengen October 1891
Nils Warstad 1885
Section 12 Name Homestead Year
Knud N. Bragestad December 1881
Hannah Lindefjeld July 1883
Christian C. Norby April 1888
Bertha O. Espe May 1891
Section 14 Name Homestead Year
Sigvart Larson October 1884
Ole Halvorson June 1889
Strand TownshipStrand first took the name of Herman, for Herman Gunderson, first settler, but was later changed to Strand,
meaning shore. The name was suggested by the sand dunes which had formed on the west bank of the creek
near the place where Strand postoffice and store later stood.
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Early Settlers of Norman County
Anton J. Rud April 1888
Carl Christiansen July 1891
Section 18 Name Homestead Year
Knut S. Bagne November 1886
Even T. Krogstad July 1886
Ole Halvorson Lie December 1887
John J. Rud January 1888
Section 20 Name Homestead Year
Gustav Peterson April 1883
N.J. Nereson April 1891
Mathias B. Stocksund April 1891
Section 22 Name Homestead Year
Bernt Nilson May 1885
Lars J. Stensgaard January 1884
Martin Ysen July 1886
Carl Christiansen April 1888
Section 24 Name Homestead Year
Andrew Tharaldson January 1883
Ole H. Tupperud July 1884
Thomas Wilson November 1884
Lewis O. Holter heirs of (deceased) May 1885
Mathea Flom 1891
Section 26 Name Homestead Year
Annie Thorson December 1883
Ole A. Melvold March 1884
Engebret Tollefson July 1886
Hans L. Skime August 1888
Section 28 Name Homestead Year
Rudolf Rasmusson June 1885
Bernt O. Winjevold August 1885
Petrina P. Hagen November 1887
Ole H. Gunderson April 1887
Section 30 Name Homestead Year
Andrew Johnson February 1884
Lars J. Wick November 1886
Lars H. Moe December 1888
I. Peterson 1891
Section 32 Name Homestead Year
Christian O. Lene January 1885
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Early Settlers of Norman County
Ebgebret K. Dekko April 1889
Rasmus O. Nygaard July 1889
Ole C. Hauer March 1890
Section 34 Name Homestead Year
Charley Benson June 1884
Klemet Klemetsen January 1884
Herman Gunderson March 1887
Gunder A. Gunderson January 1889
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Early Settlers of Norman County
Strand TownshipStrand first took the name of Herman, for Herman Gunderson, first settler, but was later changed to Strand,
meaning shore. The name was suggested by the sand dunes which had formed on the west bank of the creek
near the place where Strand postoffice and store later stood.
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Early Settlers of Norman Couty
Section 1 Name Homestead Year
Peter E. Erickson June 10 1889
Lars Larson June 10 1889
Section 2 Name Homestead Year
Peter O. Brunsberg January 1886
E. Andreas February 1884
Tollef Tollefson December 1887
Knut Anderson Fadnes July 1888
Herman Edlund July 1888
Section 4 Name Homestead Year
Knut Johnson July 1887
Sophia Rice September 1888
Lars P. Mehle August 1880
Martha H. Birkenes March 1889
John M.S. Ness November 1889
Knut Johnson November 1889
Section 5 Name Homestead Year
Maria Lundin 1892
Section 6 Name Homestead Year
John Johnson Bak January 1890
John J. Bak January 1890
Johannes K. Bak January 1890
Ole I. Ellingson September 1892
Section 8 Name Homestead Year
Phillip Larson November 1885
John Roe December 1887
Erick Stone July 1888
Anne Wennevold November 1889
Erick L. Mehle October 1893
Severt J. Bak November 1889
Section 10 Name Homestead Year
Hans Juelson and July 1886
Ole O. Aune July 1886
Sundahl TownshipSundahl Township is now spelled Sundal. No one person can claim the honor of being the first settler. The
lands were largely taken by people from the same country at about the same time. These lands were
homesteaded at first in great tracts. Flaming, a flag station was in section 16 on the Northern Pacific
railway, twenty two miles from Ada and six miles from Gary.
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Early Settlers of Norman Couty
Peder P. Svanun July 1888
Kersti Everson December 1892
Thomas Olson January 1890
Brown Helgesen September 1896
Section 11 Name Homestead Year
Nils A. West February 1891
Section 12 Name Homestead Year
Lars Larson March 1890
August Selberg April 1803
Lars Erickson
Section 14 Name Homestead Year
Peder O. Aune May 1885
Ole G. Gysland June 1889
Hans J. Kjos July 1892
Jens P. Vestad June 1889
Section 18 Name Homestead Year
Phillip Larson September 1881
Lars Hogenson December 1882
Jens C. Hanson June 1887
Christian Jensen November 1889
Ole H. Lyngen March 1890
Section 20 Name Homestead Year
Section 22 Name Homestead Year
Martin N. Erstad December 1886
Lars Paulson January 1886
Gilbert Olson February 1889
Lars & Paul Paulson
Section 24 Name Homestead Year
Jacob N. Erstad June 1885
Peter H. Hanson April 1888
Tobias O. Oakland June 1889
Jacob E. Eid June 1889
Section 26 Name Homestead Year
Jacob E. Milsten November 1885
Halvor Halvorson December 1885
Marget Knudson June 1889
Halvor Degernes
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Early Settlers of Norman Couty
Section 28 Name Homestead Year
Ole H. Olson December 1882
Martin O. Anderson July 1888
Lars L. Vestengen December 1889
Kittel Halvorson June 1890
Section 30 Name Homestead Year
Lars Larson November 1885
Rasmus Christianson January 1888
Andrew Danielson March 1893
Section 32 Name Homestead Year
Charley Olson October 1886
Thorwald Larson November 1887
Andreas Gunderson January 1888
Hans M. Indahl December 1887
Ole A. Sannes May 1880
Section 34 Name Homestead Year
Lars Knudson April 1883
Charles H. Hanson January 1886
Thea Aasen June 1889
Ole & Carl Hanson
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Early Settlers of Norman County
Section 2 Name Homestead Year
Anders N. Noss June 1883
Bottol L. Ness 1886
Ole Larson Qveno 1887
Section 4 Name Homestead Year
Germun C. Johnson May 1883
Halsten Olsen January 1884
Regine Garden May 1885
John L Garden 1887
Section 6 Name Homestead Year
Marit J. Mehle December 1893
Ole J. Torske 1885
Ole N. Hoaas March 1885
Knudt T. Knudtson December 1883
Section 8 Name Homestead Year
Hans T. Gulbranson 1883
Asle Olson July 1884
Elling A. Broten June 1883
Johan H. Schjaastad June 1889
Section 10 Name Homestead Year
Lars K. Moen December 1884
Ole Syverson December 1885
Stengrin O. Halland November 1888
Ole O. Gullingsrud June 1889
Section 12 Name Homestead Year
Ole O. Sundre December 1887
Engebret H. Langland December 1887
Ole O. Johansen July 1888
Nels H. Helgesen December 1888
Even H. Reirsgaarden July 1892
Ole O. Johnson January 1890
Section 14 Name Homestead Year
Ole Knudson March 1893
Knud Olson 1888
Waukon TownshipWaukon was named for a place in Iowa, from which many early settlers came. Waukon hamlet was
situated in section 15 and consisted of a first-class creamery and a general store. At one time there was
also a post office located there. The first person to file a homestead was M.E. Bjorge of Lake Park,
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Early Settlers of Norman County
Christopher O. Gire 1889
Asle Johnson 1890
Section 18 Name Homestead Year
Ole K. Ellingsen June 1898
Peder R. Lewison 1884
Ole Johnson 1887
Lewis L. Bergan 1882
Section 20 Name Homestead Year
Lars Berland 1885
Mathias E. Bjorge 1883
John Helle 1887
Henry M. Johnson November 1895
Arne O. Tollefsrud May 1892
Section 22 Name Homestead Year
Knud Olson May 1885
Knut Tostenson December 1883
Torger Haavelson March 1890
Section 24 Name Homestead Year
John Thompson December 1890
Henry Moe 1891
A. Flaw May 1896
Andre Olson August 1898
John Thompson April 1892
Section 26 Name Homestead Year
Karl Hendrickson April 1881
Nels Moen March 1885
Erick Nelson January 1889
Ole P. Dahl May 1896
Section 28 Name Homestead Year
Iver Martinson June 1887
Peter A. Lee November 1888
Theodore Johnson December 1888
Section 30 Name Homestead Year
Olavus Gilbertson May 1883
Christopher Gaustad September 1881
Herman Rude May 1885
Thomas O. Gullingsrud July 30 1889
Section 32 Name Homestead Year
Soren Dahl October 1887
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Early Settlers of Norman County
B. Johnson January 1886
Albert S. Dahl December 1891
Herbrand Gullingsrud December 1893
Magnus P. Kindseth February 12 1891
Section 34 Name Homestead Year
Albert Chloupek May 1886
Nels Shulstad November 1888
Carl K. Sorknes January 1899
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Early Settlers of Norman County
Section 2 Name Homestead Year
Gotteib Truber March 10 1886
Gustav Pinske April 9 1888
Section 7 Name Homestead Year
Herman A. Natwick December 17 1903
Section 8 Name Homestead Year
Amanda Trandum
Section 14 Name Homestead Year
Jacob H. Noto October 20 1891
Section 20 Name Homestead Year
Hans G. Erickson April 20 1882
Section 21 Name Homestead Year
Peter S. Olson September 15 1902
Section 24 Name Homestead Year
Elof H. Ahlgren June 10 1889
Ludvig M. Heiraas June 12 1889
Section 25 Name Homestead Year
Ole Hanson October 11 1888
Section 26 Name Homestead Year
Soren Gulbranson March 27 1893
Section 27 Name Homestead Year
Charley Hawkins January 30 1901
Section 32 Name Homestead Year
John Harris June 11 1880
Section 35 Name Homestead Year
Soren Bergerson June 7 1889
Wild Rice Township
Wild Rice Township has in it the village of Twin Valley and a hamlet known as Heiberg which was
theoriginal site of Twin Valley. Heiberg was names after J. F. Heiberg the proprietor of a flour mill at
that location. Twin Valley was moved to its current location when the Northern Pacific railroad was
built through the county.
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Early Settlers of Norman County
Section 2 Name Homestead Year
Hardy H. Shelburn April 1881
Jacob A. Snyder February 1882
Peter E. Marion November 1881
Mattis Olsen December 1888
Section 4 Name Homestead Year
Gustaf E. Bowman June 1887
Bernard Peppel June 1889
Ole P. Hovland November 1890
Gavriel O. Haugen August 1895
Section 6 Name Homestead Year
Herman Sprung December 1886
August Scherf December 1885
Nicholas Borner June 1886
Julius Prigge December 1885
Section 8 Name Homestead Year
Jens O. Simlenes January 1885
Gustav Weidemann February 1894
Gilbert G. Hagen Aug-02
Section 10 Name Homestead Year
Peder S. Ramstad May 1893
Frederick Poppel February 1887
Borre Hoven June 1890
Fred Kirchhoff July 1895
Section 12 Name Homestead Year
Inger E. Johnson (widow of John E. Johnson) May 1886
John Olson April 1888
Uri A. Johnson November 1888
Henry J. Halvorson April 1888
Section 14 Name Homestead Year
Andrew Anderson December 1888
Winchester Township
Winchester Township was organized in March 1884 at which time it took the name of "Merton". The first election was at the
residence of Samuel Fulton. The name was changed to Winchester at the meeting of the commissioners in June, 1884. It
included the villages of Borup which is still in existance and Wheatvile, a station on the Great Northern railway, five miles
south of Ada and three miles from Borup.
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Early Settlers of Norman County
Andrew Beck January 1889
Christian Rentz February 1893
Lars E. Monson May 1808
Section 18 Name Homestead Year
William Clark December 1882
Frederick Damke May 1885
William C. Patterson April 1884
Samuel M. Fulton July 1884
David Fulton July 1887
Section 20 Name Homestead Year
Arthur Brigham June 1884
Charles Morse December 1881
Syvert O. Lian December 1894
William Crandall October 1897
Section 22 Name Homestead Year
Jens C. Ram August 1887
Hans O. Kirkevold April 1892
Christian Ram April 1899
Martin M. Lian August 1898
Section 24 Name Homestead Year
Frank Seigne January 1897
Mariann Seigne January 1888
John J. Anderson March 1899
Gebrt Fulmer September 1894
Section 26 Name Homestead Year
Anton G. Rudser June 1901
Benjamin F. White April 1902
Peter Stubb March 1905
Section 28 Name Homestead Year
Ellen Vasbotten December 1895
Hans O. Tjosheimer August 1897
August Stilger February 1891
Sophia Petterson January 1890
Section 30 Name Homestead Year
John Swenson January 1886
John B. Saxvold June1889
Julius Johannessohn December 1899
Section 32 Name Homestead Year
Jens O. Tommerdahl November 1895
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Early Settlers of Norman County
Anton M. Sand November 1897
Martin Pallum November 1898
Swen Linquist January 1900
Section 34 Name Homestead Year
Garret L. Thorpe March 1897
Thomas Baker January 1898
A. McDonald Wilson December 1900
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Early Settlers of Norman County
Winchester Township
Winchester Township was organized in March 1884 at which time it took the name of "Merton". The first election was at the
residence of Samuel Fulton. The name was changed to Winchester at the meeting of the commissioners in June, 1884. It
included the villages of Borup which is still in existance and Wheatvile, a station on the Great Northern railway, five miles
south of Ada and three miles from Borup.
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