He was tailor, and cotter (house but no land) Lindberget, Karterud, Austmarka, Vinger, Hedmark, Norway.
He & Anne took the place about 1860, writes rural chronicles.
He becomes called pioneer settler in 1865.
Lindberget lies at forest under farm unit number 5.
With census 03.12.1900 lives the son Andreas and dattersønnen Adolf Karlsen (born 1889) at them.