Ole Ellingson born 1819

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Date: 11/7/2022 at 00:32:10

Ole Ellingson Sr.
(born Oct 14, 1819)

Ole Ellingson Sr., located in Silver Lake Township, Worth County, Iowa, in 1864. He owns 230 acres of land, which is well improved. He follows farming and stock raising. He was born in Norway, Oct. 14, 1819. He married Christie Olesen in Norway. In 1861 they came to America. Landing in Quebec, they at once went to Wisconsin, where they remained one year, then removed to their present home in Iowa. They have five children - Elling, Ole, Louis, Svend and Deador. They are members of the Lutheran Church. He is a republican. Deador, their youngest son, was born in Silver Lake Township. The others are natives of Norway. Source: History of Mitchell and Worth Counties, Iowa, 1884, p.869