Knute Koettengen

KOETTENGEN

Posted By: Gordon Felland (email)
Date: 3/11/2005 at 08:50:31

Knute Nelson Koettengen was born in Norway, Dec. 8, 1837. In 1857 he came to America, landed at Quebec, went to Columbia Co., Wis., where he lived one year and then came to Worth county and located on section 14, Hartland township, where he owns 160 acres of good well improved land. He was married Dec. 8, 1868, to Carrie Nelson, born in Norway in 1843. She died Dec. 4, 1882, leaving six childre out of twelve born unto them. The names of the liviing are - Nels C., Christian, Anchona, Batona, Sena and Tilda. The family are members of the Norwegian Lutheran Church. Politically he is a republican.

Source: History of Mitchell and Worth Counties, Iowa, 1883, Page 774.