SYVERUD, Nels K.

SYVERUD, PETERSON, PAULSON

Posted By: Gordon Felland (email)
Date: 5/24/2008 at 16:01:29

Nels K. Syverud resides on section 36. His residence in Rock township dates from 1869. He has changed the wild land into productive farm land, planted fruit and forest trees, erected good buildings and has a comfortable home. He was married twice. His first wife was Emma Peterson to whom he was married in 1847. She died in 1857. His second wife is Betsey Paulson. They were married in 1859. Five children blessed the first marriage—Betsey, Knute, Peter, Sarah and John. By his second marriage there are two children—Ole and Paulina. Mr. Syverud is a native of Norway, born May 9, 1825. His younger days were spent in school and on the farm. May 12, 1849, he left his native land for America. He landed at New York, went from there to Buffalo, thence to Milwaukee, arriving there Sept. 4, 1849. From here he went to Dane Co., Wis., bought land in the western part of that county in the town of Blue Mounds, opened a farm and resided there until 1869 when he settled in Mitchell Co., Iowa.

Source: History of Mitchell and Worth Counties, Iowa, 1883, page 473.