Emigrant Info
| Origin (Norway) | Gol Hallingdal |
| Settled in | St. Peter |
| State | Minnesota |
| Location | St. Peter, Minnesota |
| Information | Came as a Sergeant in the Army to Fort Snelling, MN 1847 and was of the first to take land at St. Peter, MN 1853. Participated in the Indian War and later as Captain in the Civil War. Died in the battle of Nashville Tenn. Dec.16 1864 as a newly appointed Colonel. See also footnote on page 915 |
| Source | Ulvestad, page 915 |