Emigrant Info
| Origin (Norway) | Father from Holden, Telemarken |
| Settled in | Vermillion, Clay Co. |
| State | South Dakota |
| Location | Vermillion, Clay Co., South Dakota |
| Information | Was born in South Dakota. Government country surveying in Standing Rock Reservation, SD, later Indian commissioner (agent) in Standing Rock Reservation, also earlier member of the South Dakota Legislature |
| Source | Ulvestad, page 644, 408, 409, 414 |