Mary Leverson

LEVERSON

Posted By: Gordon Felland (email)
Date: 3/2/2008 at 16:46:32

Mary Leverson was born in Norway, Oct. 28, 1846. She came to America in 1853, landing at Quebec; went to Wisconsin and lived there three years. She went to Iowa in 1856, settling in Mitchell county, where she lived one year and was married to Lever Leverson, March 7, 1857. He was born in Norway, Nov. 27, 1827, and died April 3, 1873, in Worth county. There are eight children, seven of whom are living—Helen, born June 9, 1858; Lever Larson, born March 10, 1850; Nels, born July 29, 1862; Johanes, born July 29, 1862(these are twins); Johanes died in December, 1868; John, born Dec. 28, 1864 ; Anna, born March 12, 1867; Johanes, born Sept. 16, 1869, and Celia, born May 30, 1872. The family belong to the Norwegian Lutheran Church. They have 160 acres of good land well improved.

Source: History of Mitchell and Worth Counties, Iowa, 1883, page 720.