Emigrant Info
| Origin (Norway) | Vestre Slidre, Valders |
| Emigrated | 1851 or 1864 |
| Settled in | Decorah |
| State | Iowa |
| Location | Decorah, Iowa |
| Information | Among the very first settlers in the Decorah area; editor of several publications — Emigranten in Madison, Wisconsin; Skandinaven in Chicago, Illinois; and For Hjemmet in Decorah, 1876–1887; author of a poetry collection; substitute at Luther College, 1868–1870. |
| Source | Ulvestad, page 702, 784, 967 |
| Cross reference | Son of #L1759, older brother #H6151 |