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| Name | Year | Origin (Norway) | Location | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nils Arvesen | 1873 | Haug parrish via Bergen (parents from Voss) | Rowe, Illinois | Ordained pastor in 1883; first served the congregation in Rowe, Illinois; then in St. James, Minnesota; Baldwin, Wisconsin; Chicago, Illinois; and North Prairie, Wisconsin. Since 1904 he has served the Norway Lutheran Congregation in St. Olaf and the Marion Lutheran Congregation in Gunder, Iowa. |
| Peder Asbjørnsen | Livingston County, Illinois | Pioneer pastor of the Augustana Synod; established the first Norwegian congregation at Rowe in 1863. | ||
| Christopher L. Aygarn | 1864 | Avaldsnes | Rowe, Illinois | Merchant in Rowe from 1888. |
| Cornelius Knudsen | Odell, Illinois | Farmer near Odell, Illinois. | ||
| Andrew Lewis | Aurland, Sogn | Livingston Co., Illinois | Civil War soldier, died during the war. | |
| Ole K. Lewis | Aurland, Sogn | Livingston County, Illinois | Pioneer, was the first Norwegian settler in the area of Emington. |
