COLBJORNSON, Narve

COLBJORNSON, WONG, GOLBERG

Posted By: Gordon Felland (email)
Date: 10/25/2007 at 17:06:34

Narve Colbjornson, one of the pioneers of Mitchell county, located here in 1854. He owns a fine farm just outside the limits of St. Ansgar.

He is the son of Colbjorn and Guri Colbjornson, and was born in the parish of Gol, Norway, November, 1823, emigrating to America in 1848, first settling in Rock Co., Wis., where he lived six years, then removed to Iowa.

He was married in Norway, in 1848, to Anna A. Golberg, who died February, 1867. By this union there were seven children. He was again married to Mrs. Jane Wong, Nov. 6, 1869. Two sons have been born to them. They are members of the Norwegian Lutheran Church.

Source: History of Mitchell and Worth Counties, Iowa, 1883, page 491.