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The Berg Family
of Renville County, Minnesota · from Norway · documented from the public record
Anna Berg
Anna Berg ⚭ Henry Stenson
childrenPaul Stenson · Melville Stenson · Arnold Stenson · Herbert Stenson · Ruth Stenson · Ernest Stenson · Ralph Stenson · Gladstone Stenson · Mildred Stenson · Henry Stenson
- Daughter of pioneer Paul Berg.
- Had a twin, Odena, who died in Norway.
- Married Henry Stenson of Starbuck, Minnesota.
- Children: Paul, Melville, Arnold, Herbert, Ruth, Ernest, Ralph, Gladstone, Mildred, Henry alive.
- Herbert and Ruth deceased.
Source: The History of Renville County, Minnesota (1916)
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of Renville County, Minnesota · from Norway · documented from the public record
Christina Berg
Christina Berg ⚭ Christian Olson, E. A. Hendrickson
childrenCarrie Olson · Lizzie Olson · Emily Olson · Christian Olson · Ruth Hendrickson · Esther Hendrickson · Edgar Hendrickson · Henry Hendrickson
- Daughter of pioneer Paul Berg.
- First married Christian Olson (now deceased), by whom she had six children (four living: Carrie, Lizzie, Emily, Christian).
- By present husband E. A. Hendrickson of Roy, Washington she had four children (Ruth, Esther, Edgar living.
- Henry deceased).
- Corrected to Christina.
Source: The History of Renville County, Minnesota (1916)
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of Renville County, Minnesota · from Norway · documented from the public record
Hannah Berg
Hannah Berg ⚭ Louis Nelson
childrenRuth Nelson · Florence Nelson · Hazel Nelson
- Daughter of pioneer Paul Berg.
- Wife of Louis Nelson.
- They own and conduct the Paul Berg farm in Hawk Creek township, Renville County.
- Three children: Ruth, Florence, Hazel.
Source: The History of Renville County, Minnesota (1916)
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of Renville County, Minnesota · from Norway · documented from the public record
Olaf Berg
Olaf Berg ⚭ Minnie Peterson
childrenRuth Berg · Paul Berg · George Berg · Ralph Berg · Helen Berg · Roy Berg - Son of pioneer Paul Berg.
- Lived in Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin.
- Married Minnie Peterson.
- Children Ruth, Paul, George, Ralph, Helen living, and Roy deceased.
- An earlier-born Olaf died on the ocean during emigration (name reused).
Source: The History of Renville County, Minnesota (1916)
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of Renville County, Minnesota · from Norway · documented from the public record
Ole Berg
Ole Berg ⚭ Anna Hanson
childrenRuth Berg · Huldah Berg · Arthur Berg · Elvin Berg · Harold Berg
- Son of pioneer Paul Berg.
- Lived in Granite Falls, Minnesota.
- Married Anna Hanson.
- Children Ruth, Huldah, Arthur, Elvin living, and Harold and an unnamed infant deceased.
Source: The History of Renville County, Minnesota (1916)
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of Renville County, Minnesota · from Norway · documented from the public record
Petra Berg
Petra Berg ⚭ Herman Skalbeck
childrenRuth Skalbeck · Arthur Skalbeck · Hilma Skalbeck · Mabel Skalbeck · Roy Skalbeck · Edna Skalbeck
- Daughter of pioneer Paul Berg.
- Wife of Herman Skalbeck of Sacred Heart, Minnesota.
- Children: Ruth, Arthur, Hilma, Mabel, Roy, Edna.
- An earlier-born Petra died on the ocean during emigration (name reused).
Source: The History of Renville County, Minnesota (1916)
Is this your Berg family? Ask us →The Comstock Family
of Renville County, Minnesota · from Wayne County, New York · documented from the public record
Samuel Jerome Comstock b. 1838
Samuel Jerome Comstock ⚭ Diana Harrington
childrenEdson Comstock · Laura Haevernick
- Born Dec. 22, 1838 in Wayne County, New York.
- Lived in Michigan 1844-1866, came to Birch Cooley township 1867 and homesteaded 80 acres in section 30.
- Township treasurer and clerk.
- Retired from farming March 12, 1907 and moved to Silverton, Oregon.
- Married Diana Harrington Feb. 26, 1871.
Source: The History of Renville County, Minnesota (1916)
Is this your Comstock family? Ask us →The Dusterhoff Family
of Renville County, Minnesota · from Germany · documented from the public record
Martin Dusterhoff
Martin Dusterhoff ⚭ Tena Bruch
childrenStephen Dusterhoff
- Father of pioneer Stephen Dusterhoff.
- Married Tena Bruch.
- Brought the family from Germany to the United States in 1864, settling on a farm in Marquette County, Wisconsin.
- One child died during the ocean voyage.
Source: The History of Renville County, Minnesota (1916)
Is this your Dusterhoff family? Ask us →The Orth Family
of Renville County, Minnesota · documented from the public record
Frederick Orth b. 1842
Frederick Orth ⚭ Anna Scharf
- Father of Charles H. Orth.
- Came to Brown County, Minnesota in 1864.
- Still living at New Ulm at age 74 (~b.1842).
- Wife Anna (Scharf) died 1914 at age 63.
Source: The History of Renville County, Minnesota (1916)
Is this your Orth family? Ask us →The Poore Family
of Renville County, Minnesota · documented from the public record
Hamlin V. Poore
Hamlin V. Poore ⚭ Caroline Hibbard
childrenEmma Poore
- Born in Trumbull County, Ohio.
- Married Feb. 20, 1873 to Caroline Hibbard.
- Came to Osceola township, Renville County, MN in 1876, took up a homestead of 160 acres in the SE quarter of section 19.
- Became one of the most extensive bee-raisers in the state.
Source: The History of Renville County, Minnesota (1916)
Is this your Poore family? Ask us →The Schmidt Family
of Renville County, Minnesota · documented from the public record
William Schmidt d. 1862
William Schmidt
childrenMinnie Schmidt
- Evangelical Association member of Flora Township.
- Killed with wife and two children in the Dakota (Sioux) uprising of August 1862.
- Little daughter Minnie died at Fort Ridgely from effects of exposure.
- Wife unnamed.
Source: The History of Renville County, Minnesota (1916)
Is this your Schmidt family? Ask us →The Wilson Family
of Renville County, Minnesota · documented from the public record
Samuel Wilson
Samuel Wilson ⚭ Sarah Bruce
childrenErven J. Wilson
- Rev. Samuel Wilson, of Scotch ancestry.
- Married Sarah Bruce.
- Father of Erven J. Wilson (b. 1884, Ironton, Ohio), the Renville County Duroc-Jersey swine breeder.
Source: The History of Renville County, Minnesota (1916)
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