Emigrant Info
| Origin (Norway) | Helgeland |
| Settled in | Kandiyohi Co. |
| State | Minnesota |
| Location | Kandiyohi Co., Minnesota |
| Information | Pioneer, together with 2 other Norwegian settlers from Nordland he was the first in the area of Irving. This settlement was called Nordland because it was founded by Nordlændinger (1866). It was situated in the northeast part of Kandiyohi County and the northwest part of the adjacent part of Meeker County. |
| Source | Ulvestad, page 536, 102 |