SALOMONSON, Solomon

SALOMONSON

Posted By: Karon Velau (email)
Date: 5/31/2021 at 13:22:36

Solomon Salomonson
born 1839, Norway

S. Salomonson, a farmer of section 25, Douglas Township, Ida County, was born in Norway, in 1839, a son of Stephen and Hattie (Torson) Salomonson, natives also of that country. They came to Clinton County, Iowa, in 1872, where the father soon afterward died, aged seventy-two years. The mother departed this life in Douglas Township, Ida County, in 1884, at the age of eighty-two years. They were the parents of nine children, seven of whom are now living: Stephen, who came to Clinton County, Iowa, in 1862, to Ida county in 1883, in 1887 went to Dakota, where he is now engaged in farming; S., our subject; Thomas, married and resides in Norway; Willie, of Ida county.; Asa, wife of T. Werners, of Griggs township; Hattie, wife of Jens Olsen, of Battle township; and Guro, wife of T. Nilsen, of Norway.
S. Salomonson, the subject of this sketch, was reared and educated in his native country, where he was also engaged in farming and as a sailor on a fishing vessel along the coast. In 1866 he came to the United States, locating in Clinton County, Iowa, where he followed farming. In February, 1882, he purchased eighty acres of raw land in Douglas Township, Ida County, which he improved, and erected a good dwelling, 16 x 24 feet, with an L, 18 x 14 feet. He has added eighty acres to his original purchase, and five acres of his place is devoted to a grove and orchard. Mr. Salomonson now has one of the best improved places in Douglas Township.
He was married in Clinton County, Iowa, in 1866, to Miss Hattie Tolberson, a native of Norway and a daughter of T. and H. (Thompson) Tolberson. The parents were born, lived and died in that country. To this union have been born eight children, viz.: Melinda, wife of A. J. Thompson, of this township; Andrew and Solomon, twins; Bertie, Hattie, Bell, Mellie and Thomas. Mr. Salomonson takes an active interest in the Republican Party, was elected Road Supervisor in 1887 and Township Trustee in 1891. He has witnessed nearly the entire development of Ida County, and has been an active worker in its upbuilding. In their religious views both he and his wife are members of the Lutheran Church, in which the former has served as a Trustee and as Superintendent of the Sunday-school.
Source: Biographical History of Crawford, Ida, and Sac Counties, Iowa, 1893, p.464