| Origin (Norway) | Sogn |
| Emigrated | ca. 1860 |
| Settled in | Barsness, Pope Co. |
| State | Minnesota |
| Location |
Barsness, Pope Co. , Minnesota |
| Information | Pioneer; among the first Norwegian settlers in Pope Co., arriving around 1860; Civil War soldier and flag bearer, wounded at the Battle of Murfreesboro, Tennessee; first Norwegian county official, elected County Auditor in 1866; later elected State Auditor (1890) and State Treasurer of Minnesota. |
| Source | Ulvestad, page 534, 270, 119 |
| Cross reference |
Brother of #B268 and #B269 ? |
