Ole Johnson Stein

STEIN

Posted By: Gordon Felland (email)
Date: 1/13/2006 at 21:54:41

Ole Johnson Stein is a native of Norway, born Sept. 11, 1845. He came to America when twelve years of age, landing at Quebec. He went at once to Chicago, Ill., living in Illinois five years. In 1861 he came to Worth Co., Iowa, settling on section 6 Kensett township, where he has 121 acres of good land. He was married to Betsy E. Sever, born in Norway in 1847. They have had three children— Albert, born in 1875; Erick, born in 1877; Sam Johnson, born in 1880. Mr. Stein and family are all members of the Norwegian Lutheran Church. He is a grain and stock raiser.

Source: History or Mitchell and Worth Counties, Iowa, 1883, Page 778.