Ole Ellingson

ELLINGSON

Posted By: Gordon Felland (email)
Date: 10/5/2005 at 22:34:17

Ole O. Ellingson was born in Norway, March 24, 1853. He came to America in 1861, landed at Montreal, Canada, went at once to Adams Co., Wis., and lived one year. He then moved to Worth county and settled in Silver Lake township. He lived there until 1877, and then came to Bristol township; settled first on section 36, but sold out and moved to section 25 in 1878. He owns 200 acres of fine land where he now lives. He is a single man and lives with his brother S. O. Ellingson. He is also a blacksmith by trade, following that in connection with his farming.

Source: History of Mitchell and Worth Counties, Iowa, 1883, page 716.