Ole Edwardson

EDWARDSON

Posted By: Gordon Felland (email)
Date: 1/13/2006 at 22:25:15

Ole Edwardson is a farmer, and resides on section 30, where he owns 160 acres of good land, fifteen of which is heavily timbered. He has improved three farms in Mitchell county, and one in Worth county. Mr. Edwardson was born in Norway, Oct. 15, 1826. He came to the United States in 1856 and landed at Chicago, Ill. One year later he came to Mitchell Co., Iowa, and resided there till 1875, when he removed to Worth county. Mr. Edwardson has made two trips back to Norway, and crossed the Atlantic Ocean five times. He was married, in 1849, to Betsey Solomon. They have seven children—Mary, Julia, Edward, Lena, Louise, Ferdinand and Josephine. The family are members of the Norwegian Lutheran Church.

Source: History or Mitchell and Worth Counties, Iowa, 1883, Page 780.