| Nels Hovland (1852 - 1939) married Marie Brorby (1862 - 1952). Nels homesteaded 7 miles N.W. of Rothsay. Nels Hovland married Marie Brorby and settled in Prairie View Township in Wilkin County, Minnesota. He died in 1939 when he was 87. Marie, who was born in 1862, died in 1952 at age 90. They are buried in Our Savior's Lutheran Cemetery near Rothsay. Nels and Marie had several children, including two girls, Netta and Hannah. The known sons include Alfred, Ole, Lewis and Joseph. There were other sons as well. |