| Summary: | Andrew Steenerson (1855-1908) came to Polk County in 1878 and in 1880 was united in marriage with Bertha Haug (1858-1939) and seven children were born to this union. Our subject was born Feb. 9, 1855 in Sheldon, Houston Co., Minn. His wife was born in Kongsvinger, Norway, Dec. 2, 1858. Mr. Steenerson was sheriff of Polk Co. from 1892 to 1896, and gained prominence as a storekeeper in Climax. He died on May 9, 1908 and his wife died in 1939. They are buried in Bergit's Cemetery in Climax. Levi Steenerson (1847-1915) was born in Norway July 22, 1847 and immigrated to America with his parents in the year 1851. In 1871 our subject came to the Red River Valley, reaching the site where the village of Climax now stands in June of that year. In 1891 he was married to Miss Sigrid Ostby, born Oct. 7, 1865 and they had seven children: Steener, Bergit, Ingeborg, Tarjie, Halver. Lou and Leif. Mr. Steenerson was first a "voyageur" working for the Hudson Bay Co., then he was a farmer, working on contracting timber .in the pineries in the winter, an implement dealer in Fargo and Grand Forks. He platted the Village of Climax and gave free right-of-Way to the Fargo & St. Vincent Railroad. He died Feb. 17. 1915: his wife died July 20, 1940. They are buried in Bergit's Cemetery in Climax. Otto Paulson was born Nov. 14, 1851, near Oslo. Norway, and came to America in 1873. His wife's name was Mina Aamold, and she came to America in 1879 from Nannestad, Norway, at the age of 10 to Rushford. Minn., arriving in Polk Co. in 1877 at the age of 20 yrs. Their children born to them were: Peder, Carl, and Clara (Mrs. Math Hanson). They were memberss of the St. Petri Luth. Church, and they were the first couple to be married in the church, which was first located in the old Nielsville. Mr. Paulson died Sept. 15, 1936, and is buried in the St. Petri Cemetery two miles south of Nielsville, Minn. Martin Strommen was born in Norway in 1865. He came to the United States in 1884 and first located at Cannon Falls, Minn. From there he went to Aberdeen. So. Dak., and lived until 1887. They moved on to Minot, No. Dak. until 1890, when he came to the Red River Valley. Martin located on a farm in Vine- land twp., Polk Co., where he lived until his death in 1926. He married Miss Emma Estenson in 1896. Eight children were born to them: Olaf, Pauline, Edwin, George, Peter, Randolph, Harold, and Neal. Mr. Strommen is buried in the Sand Hill Cemetery. Hans C. Haugen was born in Son- dreland, Norway, May 24 1863 He came to the U.S.A. in 1882 by train to Ada, Minn, and from there to Polk Co. He settled on the S.E. J4-31-147- 48 (township of Hubbard). He married Betsy Karen Wallan, July 8, 1892, and she came from Star- buck, Pope Co., Minn, in 1891. Children born to them were: Ida C. Haugen, Kora, Amanda, Hilda, Martha, Selma, Alice, Henry C, Belle G.j and Joseph T. They were members of the St. Petri Luth. Church in Nielsville. Minn. Mr. Haugen died May, 1947, and is buried in the St. Petri Cemetery, Nielsville, Minn. Elling T. Dokken was born in Norway, Sept. 22, 1842, and grew to manhood and was educated in that country where he remained until late in the sixties when he immigrated to the U.S. and located in Worth Co., Iowa. In 1871, he moved to Polk Co., Minn., and pre-empted 160 acres of land in sec. 36, Tynsid twp. Mr. Dokken was married in Iowa on April 2, 1878, to Miss Ingrid Haug, who was born in Iowa, Oct, 24, 1853. They had four children: Minnie, Lena, Tilda, and Sven. Mr. Dokken died in 1910 and Mrs. Dokken some years later. Both are buried in Sand Hill Cemetery. Helge Thoreson was born in Oster- dalen, Norway May 2, 1864. The father brought the family to America in 1868, locating in Fillmore County, Minnesota. They then moved to Ottertail County and settled on a homestead on which the father had entered claim. The father saw no good opportunities in Ottertail county in 1878 so he moved to Polk County Minnesota purchasing some land from the railroad. He died in 1892. Helge Thoreson Jr. purchased his first land from the railroad company in 1886 and moved onto this land in 1887. Mr. Thoreson was married in January of 1887 to Miss Anna Bangen of Norway. They were the parents of eight children, which were named: Josephine, Christine, Amanda, Helge, Thilda, Olga, Ole, and Eddy. Mr. Thoreson was a member of the township board and township treasurer for a number of years. He was county commissioner in Polk County for 16 years. 105 Scanned with a Zeutschel Zeta book scanner at 300 dpi. Edited with Multi-Page TIFF Editor.
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