Emigrant Info
| Origin (Norway) | Nissedal. Telemark |
| Settled in | Buffalo County |
| State | South Dakota |
| Location | Buffalo County, South Dakota |
| Information | Pioneer, was among the first settlers in the county. He came with others from Winnebago Co., Iowa and settled in the vicinity of Richards in 1883. Member of the Legislature, was the first Norwegian that represented Buffalo County in the State legislature, elected 1890, County Judge |
| Source | Ulvestad, page 578, 407, 141 |