The Old Settlers' Memorial Monument Ass'n, Inc., presents a look into the past.

• Format: Text
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• Published: North Dakota State Library
• Subjects: Blanche; Ida; Kari; Norway; Three Brothers; Northern Norway
• Online Access: http://cdm16921.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/ndsl-books/id/28941

August Aas was born in Oslo, Norway, on October 21, 1864. In 1885, at the age of twenty-one, he immigrated to America going directly to Climax, Minnesota. Mrs. Anna Aas was born at Dalton, Minnesota, Ottertail County on Sept. 17, 1870. They were married Sept. 30, 1898. To this union were born the following children: Hans, who died in infancy, Herman, Carl, Marcus, Marie, and Alvhild. Mr. Aas was a member of the school board and on the township board for a number of years. They were members of the Sand Hill Church. They settled on the Northeast quarter in Section 24 of Tynsid Township. Besides farming, Mr. Aas was a painter, and steam engine operator. P. O. Satermo was born in northern Norway, November 13, 1847, and was the eldest of eight children born to Ole and Carrie Satermo. At nineteen years of age he decided to come to the United States. Upon his arrival in this country he went directly to Winneshiek County, Iowa, where he remained until about New Years of 1870, when he went to Ottertail County, Minnesota. In June of 1871 continued on his way to the Red River Valley. He "squatted" on land which proved on survey to be in sections 24, 25, and 26 in Vineland Township. Mr. Satermo was married in 1873 to Miss Elizabeth Estenson who came to Polk County the same year as Mr. Satermo. The following children were born to this union; Bertha, Ida, Emma, Olga, Palmer, Belva, Ralph, Nora, and Blanche. Mrs. Satermo died Feb. 24, 1914. Mr. Satermo—May 5, 1931. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Gannau were born in Ireland and immigrated to the United States in 1872 arriving in Polk County, Minnesota. They located in Section 29 in Tynsid Township. The following children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Gannau: John, Katherine, Mamie, Art, Mike, William, Emmet, Frank and John. parents, Johan and Johanna Brem- seth, and three brothers and one sister, Ole, Otto, Johan, and Johanna. The oldest brother, Arndt, remained in Norway where some of his family still resides. His parents took up residence in Eau Claire, Wis. Later they moved to Houston County, Minn., where they remained until 1871 when the family came to Vineland Township and homesteaded S.E. section 29-range 48- where Carl Hanson now resides. Ananias settled N.W. lA see 28 E /a N.E. 74 sec. 29—range 48-240 A. the farm was kept in the family until 1960 when it was sold to Helgeson of Eldred, Minn. In 1881 Ananias was united in marriage to Kari Nerison from Tele- marken, Norway. She arrived in 1880. Ananias and Kari had a family of nine; seven sons and two daughters . . . Johan, Bergit (Bessie) Ole, Henry, Julian, Carl, Anna. Two died in infancy. Carl died in 1949. Henry died in 1959. The Ananias family were charter members of the Sand Hill Norwegian Lutheran Church. Ananias died Sept. 18, 1899, at the age of 48. Kari died August, 1940 at the age of 83. Both are buried in the Skatvold Cemetery, Climax. Ananias Bremseth (also known as Andrew and Annas) was one of the early settlers of Polk Co. He was born in 1851 in Trondhjem, Norway. He came to America in 1866 with his Karl J. Jevning was born in Norway, Oct. 29, 1862. He came to America in 1881 and settled in Vine- land twp. His wife, Karlotta. was also born in Norway, Feb. 28, 1893. Nine children were born to them: Ragna (McMullen), John, Marcus, Helmer, Ingeman, Clarence, Arnold, Andor, Hazel, and a foster son Arnt Larson. Mrs. Jevning died in 1939, and Mr, Jevning in 1955. Both are buried in Sand Hill Cemetery. 97 Scanned with a Zeutschel Zeta book scanner at 300 dpi. Edited with Multi-Page TIFF Editor.