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| Name | Year | Origin (Norway) | Location | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ole Albert | pre 1866 | Sagerud, Solør | Evansville, Minnesota | Soldier in the Civil War, private |
| Ole Amundsen | Gudbrandsdalen | Evansville, Douglas County, Minnesota | Pioneer; settled in Douglas Co. around 1866; County Commissioner; Sheriff; elected member of the State Legislature in 1877. | |
| Andrew Anderson | father from Klukken, Verdal, Trøndelag | Osakis, Minnesota | Merchant in Osakis. | |
| Baard Anderson | 1869 | Klukken, Verdal, Trøndelag | Osakis, Minnesota | Pioneer farmer; was one of the very first Norwegians in the Town of West Union; he came there around 1869. |
| Bernt Anderson | father from Klukken, Verdal, Trøndelag | Osakis, Minnesota | Merchant in Osakis. | |
| C. A. Anderson | Douglas County, Minnesota | County Commissioner. | ||
| Gulbrand Anderson | 1861 | Krekken, Ringerike | Alexandria, Minnesota | Pioneer farmer in the vicinity of Alexandria. |
| Martin Anderson | father from Klukken, Verdal, Trøndelag | Osakis, Minnesota | Merchant in Osakis. | |
| Peter Anderson | ca. 1873 | Stene, Verdal, Trøndelag | Osakis, Minnesota | Farmer in the area of Osakis. |
| John Arntsen | pre 1866 | Kobbervik | Douglas County, Minnesota | Pioneer; among the first Norwegians in the county; settled in the vicinity of Holmes City in 1866. |
| Beruld Baardsen | 1844 | Øen farm pr. Grimstad | Douglas County, Minnesota | First at Port Washington, Wis., came to Evansville, Douglas County in 1868. (Came over on the ship Lorena from Havre to New York 1844) |
| Albert Barsness | Douglas Co., Minnesota | Pioneer; came as part of a group of settlers to Douglas Co. in 1866. Many were poor and lived in dugouts or log cabins. With little local work available, some hauled goods to the forts from St. Cloud, while others survived by trapping muskrats, which brought a good price. | ||
| B. A. Benson | Alexandria, Minnesota | Ordained Minister in the United Church 1900. Was born in Perry, Dane Co., Wisconsin | ||
| Roald Bentson | Værdal | Douglas County, Minnesota | County Commissioner, lived at Kensington | |
| John N. Berg | 1888 | Aasen, Norg Trøndelag | Brandon, Minnesota | City Marshall |
| G. Bjorstad (Bjørnstad) | Hadeland | Osakis, Minnesota | Minister | |
| Anders Bjørke | pre 1860 | Indre Sogn | Ureness, Douglas Co., Minnesota | Farmer, Soldier in the Civil War |
| Reinert Bordsen | Evansville, Minnesota | Farmer at Evansville from 1868 | ||
| Theodore Bordsen | Douglas County, Minnesota | School teacher till 1873, assistant in the United States Land Office at Alexandria, Minn., till 1879, County Auditor till 1888, then County Cashier since 1890. | ||
| George Botner | Brandon, Minnesota | Farmer | ||
| Joseph Botner | Brandon, Minnesota | Farmer on his fathers farm | ||
| Reinhart G. Botner | Brandvold, Solør | Brandon, Minnesota | Pioneer farmer, came as part of group of settlers to Douglas County in 1866, some of them dug dugouts, others built log cabins, all were poor. Was among the first settlers in Brandon Co. | |
| Robert Botner | Brandon, Minnesota | Farmer on his fathers farm | ||
| Ole Brandon | Hedemark | Brandon, Douglas Co., Minnesota | Soldier in the Civil War | |
| Ole Brandson | Telemark | Douglas Co., Minnesota | Pioneer, came as part of group of settlers to Douglas County in 1866, some of them dug dugouts, others built log cabins, all were poor. There was no work to be found in the area, but those who had oxen and wagons went to St. Cloud, where there was opportunity to carry goods west to the forts (where soldiers were stationed against the Indians). The settlers who did not have the means for this transport, supported themselves mainly with trapping muskrats, of which there were many, and a good price was paid. |
