Emigrant Info
| Origin (Norway) | Samnanger, Midhordland |
| Emigrated | 1843 |
| Settled in | Waukesha & Racine County |
| State | Wisconsin |
| Location | Waukesha & Racine County, Wisconsin |
| Information | Came to Muskego in 1843; moved to Spring Prairie in 1845; editor and author of the magazine Nordlyset from 1849; author of the book "Nordmændene i Amerika"; Member of the State Legislature in 1860; also Presidential Elector. |
| Source | Ulvestad, page 425, 426, 438, 439, 451, 760 |
| Cross reference | Father of #L174 and #L175 |