Emigrant Info
| Origin (Norway) | Slidre, Valdres |
| Emigrated | 1848 |
| Settled in | Winneshiek County |
| State | Iowa |
| Location | Winneshiek County, Iowa |
| Information | Pioneer; moved from Koshkonong, Wisconsin, to Washington Prairie near Decorah, Iowa, in 1850; County Commissioner and member of the State Legislature. |
| Source | Ulvestad, page 76, 784 |
| Cross reference | Father of #L1735. See also #L1731 (brother?) |