In 1870 Ingebr Eriksen Kolsrudmo, born 1/6/1819, age 51 and his kone Kari Johnsd, born 10/14/1816, age 50 and their son Levor, born 8/23/1858, age 8 left Nes, Norway for Janesville, MN on May 13, 1870 on the ship Sweden. Bill for de 3: Bet i USA.
The first settlers in Oscar Township were the Sletvold family in 1869. In 1871 these families were in Oscar: Teterud, Moen, Helgeson, Jacobson, Wigdahl, Rian and Skolrud. Rev. Tollef Rosholt was the first minister and he came in 1872. In June of 1869 Knute Pederson, Lauritz Hanson and Anton Colosky came. In 1870 came Torsten Nelson, Anne Fosse, Fred Fosse, Nels Hagen, and Berndt O. Shirley. In 1871 Hans Nordrum, Andrew Trosvig, Peter Randklev, Ole Ringstad, Andrew Ringstad, Ane Syverson Brenden, Isaac Larson and Casper Lien. |