Ingerbret O. Kaasa

KAASA

Posted By: Gordon Felland (email)
Date: 3/1/2008 at 16:46:48

Ingerbret Olsen Kaasa was born in Norway in March, 1833. He came to America in July,1861; landed at Quebec, and went to Clayton Co., Iowa, and lived there for five years; left there in June, 1866, coming direct, to Bristol township, and settled there on section 11, where he has since resided. This sketch is taken under the shade of the oak tree where he built his first campfire seventeen years ago. He has 280 acres of good land well improved. He would work and build a house in the daytime, kept his effects in his wagonbox, and in the evening would go to some neighbor's house several miles off to stop over night, with his family. He married Julia Turstenson in 1851. She was born in Norway. She died in 1867. There are four children deceased arid four living—Ole, born in February, 1858; Turston, born in Dec. 10, 1862; Ingerbrat, born Dec. 31, 1863; Rounmiller, born Oct. 15, 1866. He was married the second time to Caroline Knudson in 1869. She is a native of Norway. They have seven children—Caroline, Gilbrat, Olias, Louisa, Lewis, Edith and Clara. The family all belong to the Norwegian Lutheran Church.

Source: History of Mitchell and Worth Counties, Iowa, 1883, page 717.