Emigrant Info
| Origin (Norway) | Gudbrandsdalen |
| Settled in | Trempealeau County |
| State | Wisconsin |
| Location | Trempealeau County, Wisconsin |
| Information | Pioneer, was the first in the city of Independence when he came there about 1868. He was the first merchant in the city, and was later elected Sheriff for Trempealeau County. |
| Source | Ulvestad, page 597, 54 |