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Elling Nilson Vikseie
b.17 May 1825 Gaarden Tostenrud,Sigdal,Norway
d.18 Aug 1903 Wendell, Grant, Minnesota, USA
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m. 1813
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m. 6 Nov 1846
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Elling and youngest family members lived nearby on the Tostenrud Farm. Kittel Olson worked as a lumberjack on the Rolfsruds farm, it is presumed they may have known each other at this time. In 1868 the Elling Neilson family emigrated to the USA. They waved goodbye to Grandma and left from Bergen, Norway to sail first to Hull, Quebec, then down through the Great Lakes. It was a three week journey and the family settled in Spring Grove, Minnesota. In 1872 Gunhild married Kittel Olson in Spring Grove and they moved to nearby MadisonTwp, Iowa. Gunhild and Kittel had three children in Iowa. Ole in 1872, Anna in 1874 and Edward in 1876. In 1877 Kittel and Gunhild as well as the entire Elling Neilson family moved to Stony Brook Twp,Grant County, Minnesota. Elling Neilson and sons took homesteads here. Elling aquired a great deal of land in the future Wendell area and was nicknamed”King”.The next year in Wendell the Elling Neilson’s boarded the first teacher. In 1889 Ellend Ellingson and Kittel became shareholders in the Grain warehouse. In 1891 the Ellings family helped form the United Lutheran Church in Wendell. The first officers were Ellend Ellingson, secretary, and Hans Ellingson, treasurer. The first members of the church were the entire Ellingson family with Mrs. Hans Ellingson as president of the ladies Aid Society for twenty years. news paper article in media printed in Morgenbladet April 26, 1868 This newspaper notice gives information about the departure of the Bravo mastered by Capt. Berger from Drammen in 1868. "In the afternoon on April 23rd, the Bravo was towed from the harbor of Drammen to Svellvik by the steamer "Drammen". The Bravo was heading for Quebec carrying 129 adults, 28 between 14 - 8 years old, 45 between 8 - 1 and 13 under the age of 1. Most of the emigrants were from the Valdres area. The emigrants were bringing with them a total of 2000 Speciedaler. On April 22nd, the day before departure a service was conducted onboard." The Bravo arrived at Quebec on June 21st. The Heritage of Grant County, Minnesota 1991 p 143 Ellen D Ellingson, 1865-1943 and Anna Jenson Ellingson In 1877, at the age of twelve years, Ellen Ellingson came to America with his parents, Elling Nielson and wife, Annie, from Oslo Norway, to the first farm south of the Wendell village Limits S. E. 1/4 Section 32 Township 130 Range 43, Stony Brook. This parcel of land was homesteaded in 1877 by his father, Elling Nielson Ellingson, sometimes called King. Ellen Ellingson first married Jennier Knutson who died leaving two childre, Elmer and Amelia (Mrs. Peter Braaten). Later he married Anna Jenson. To this union, the following children were born; Joseph, Julius, Agnes, Edson, Lourn, Marion, Mae Louise, Raymond and Florence. All are deceased. In September, 1889, The Farmers Independenct Grain Warehouse Company of Wendell was organized. Ellen was one of the founders. On January 9, 1891, the United Lutheran Church was organizied, at whch time, Ellen Ellingson was selected as secretary. Elling Nielson Ellingson served as one of the deacons. The Ellingson families were active participants int eh affairs of their church and community. History of Stony Brook Township by Louis O. Foss From the first Settlement to 1918 pg 53 In 1877, Elling Nilson with wife Annie and the following children: Hans, Christine and Ellen, the last named being a boy only twelve years, came to Stony Brook. Mr Nilson and his son Hans took homesteads and settled in Stony Brook. The same year Kittel Olson came with wife Gunhild and three children, Ole, Anna, and Edward; he took a homestead. The Sigdalslag books one and two She (Martha) came to America with her parents in 1868. The trip took eight weeks and three days. Fourteen people died at sea. They landed in Quebec and went from there to Spring Grove in Houston County, Minnesota page 203 ELLING NIELSON In 1877 came Elling Nielson, as stated, and settled on his homestead. No children were born to Mr. and Mrs Neilson after coming to Stony Brook. He made many and valuable improvements on his homestead: Planted a large grove and erected modern and expensive farm buildings and also bought more land until the had one of the finest and most valuable farms in Stony Brook. He was of a stern and uncompromising Character, but honest in all his dealings, and always helpful to his neighbors. He had a good and efficient wife and dutiful children. Some of his neighbors called him a king because of his many descendants. If he had been born in an exalted station in life he might well have filled the role, as far as personal appearance goes and his mental faculties, trained to such things, he might have made as creditable a king or general as some have filled such roles. The writer enjoyed the confidence and friendship of Mr. Ellingson, of which is proud. Both the venerable pioneer and his excellent pioneer wife closed their eyes in death many years ago. P 204 He came (Hans Ellingson) in 1877 in company with his father, Elling Nielson..... Sigdal og Eggedal bind II og III ved Andreas Morch p 526-527 Elling Nilsen Vikseie f 1822 g 1846 m Anne Erlandsd. Sorteberg fra KrØdsherad, (Flåganeie), barn: 1 anne 1846, 2. Gunhild 1849, 40.) g i Minnesota m Peder Hohnson fra Hadeland. 3 Nils 1852. 4 Hans 1855. 5 Marte 1858. 41) g i Minnesota m Asle E. Deybdal fra Flå. 6. Kristi 1862. 7. Erland 1865. - De reiste til America 1862. 42.) - Nils E. Rolfsrud fikk skjØte på Torstenrud i 1896 , dermed ble denne delen skilt fra nodre Snud. The above is an error as reported by Lee Rokke"Hi Sigrid, There is another mistake in the Sigdal bygdebok that should be corrected. On page 527 in the 1953 book (sorry, I do not have a copy of the new one) child # 2 of Elling Nilsen and Anne Erlsndsdtr , Gunhild born 1849, is described as married to Peder Johnson from Hadeland. She was not. The wife of Peder Johnson was Gunhild Hågensdater , also born 1849. See page 607. See obit - attached. Gunhild Ellingsdtr married Kittil Olsen Rolsrudplassen. Please do what in necessary to correct this" History of Douglas and Grant Counties Minnesota Their people, industries and institutions by Constant larson Vol 2 1916 P 63 Nils Ellingson, a well-known pioneer farmer of Stony Brook township, Grant county, is a native of the kingdom of Norway, but has been a resident of Minnesota since 1868 and of Grant county since 1878. He was born on a farm in the Sigdal district of Norway on June 11, 1852, son of Elling Nilson and Annie Ellenson, both natives of that same district, the former born in May, 1825, and the later, March 23, 1883, who grew up in the same neighborhood and were married there, remaining in their native land until 1868 when they came with their family to the United Stales and proceeded on out to Minnesota, settling in Houston county. Elling Nilson had been reared to the life of the farm in the old country and had there been a farmer, hence upon coming to Minnesota he rented a farm in Houston county and there established his home, remaining there until 1877, in winch year, by wagon and ox-team, he made his way to Grant county and home-steaded one hundred and sixty acres in section 32 of Stony Brook township. He erected a small frame house, twelve by fourteen feet and eight feel high, and settled down to the difficult task of breaking the farm and bringing it under cultivation. He prospered in his farming operations and later bought an "eighty" adjoining his homestead and still later an additional quarter section, but before his death had disposed of most of his land holdings. On that homestead farm Elling Nilson and his wife spent their last days, his death occurring in 1903, he then being past seventy-eight years of age, and hers in the following year, 1904, she then being eighty-two years of age. They were the parents of seven children, namely: Annie, who married Peter Erickson. a biographical sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this volume; Gunhild, who married Kittel Olson and died at her home in Stony Brook township in 1895; Nils, the immediate subject of this biographical sketch: Hans. who is now living retired at Wendell: Martha, who married A. E. Dybdal and also lives at Wendell; Christine, who married C. C. Grinder and lives on a farm one and one-half miles east of Wendell: and Ellen, a farmer, who lives about one-half mile south of Wendell. Nils Ellingson was about sixteen years of age when he came to America with his parents in 1868 and he grew to manhood on the home farm in 1 Houston county, this state, remaining there until he was twenty-one years of age, when he began working on his own account and was tints engaged until 1878, when, with his wife (he having been married in the spring of 1877) and their infant child, he came over to this part of the state and settled in Grant county, buying a tract of eighty acres in section 29 of Stony Brook Township. For his immediate occupancy at the time he erected a small log house on the adjoining farm of his brother, but later built on his own farm a small farm frame house, which is now used as the kitchen of his present dwelling. He gradually broke his farm and brought the same under cultivation and as he prospered in his operations added to his holdings until he is now the owner of a fine farm of two hundred acres. OBIT 8/20/1903 Grant County Herald ELLING NELSON DEAD Another Old Settler Answers The Final Summons. Elling Nelson died at his home in Stony Brook on Thursday, August 13th, 1903. He was 78 years old the 17th of last May, and was one of the first settlers in Stony Brook township. He left the old country in 1868, settling near Spring Grove, this state. In 1877 he moved,to Stony Brook, this couuty, and made his home here continuously up to the time of his death. Deceased was an upright, honorable citizen, and lived a quiet, peaceable life. He leaves to mourn his death a large number of relatives, including his aged and feeble wife who is two years his senior-his life companion during fifty-six years of happy married life-and six children, all married, us follows: Hans Ellingson, Nels Ellingson, Ellend Eliingson, Mrs. A. E. Dybda, Mrs. 0. G. Grinder, and Mrs. Peter Erickson, all of whom live in Stony Brook. The funeral was held on Saturday. Rev. Juul conducted services both at the house and the Synod Luther church in Elbow Lake township. The remains were interred in the church cemetery. References
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