Nels Thoreson

THORESON, CLEMON, KNUDSON

Posted By: Connie Swearingen (email)
Date: 8/10/2007 at 01:04:54

Source: Monona County History
1890 Chicago National Pub

Nels Thoreson, deceased. This respected gentleman who was engaged in farming on section 1, Spring Valley Township, came to the county in 1868, late in the fall, his family following him in the next summer and settled upon land purchased for him by his brother, Knud, in 1867, which contained about one hundred acres. His affairs prospering, owing to his energy and industry, he was enabled to add to this so that at the time of his death he owned a farm of some three hundred and forty acres. He was born in Norway, July 8, 1848, and was the son of Nels and Carrie (Knudson) Thoreson. His father dying in 1851, in 1856 he came to the United States with his mother and settled in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, from which he came to Monona County as above stated.
December 21, 1870, Mr. Thoreson was united in marriage, in Soldier Township, with Miss Annet Clemon, a native of Norway, born December 28, 1852, and the daughter of Ole and Elizabeth (Hansen) Clemon. The lady came with her parents to the United States in 1867, and settled in Rock County, Wisonsin, from which, in 1870, the family came to Monona County and settled on the Soldier River. There her mother died September 23, 1888, her father still surviving. Mr. Thoreson departed this life May 13, 1885, having been the father of seven children: Clara L., born October 17, 1871: Theodore O., May 26, 1874: Carl O., July 26, 1876: Martin, November 26, 1878: Haldon, April 14, 1881: Alfred N., September 7, 1883, who died August 22, 1889: and Nels, born August 1, 1885