Families of Polk County, Minnesota, from the County Histories

Aasen

• H. S. Aasen (b. 1874)

Adair

• James Adair; married Margaret Patterson

Aker

• Knute S. Aker; married Ales Thompson

Akerlund

• August Akerlund; married Anna Louisa Turneblad

Alrick

• John J. Alrick (b. 1872)

Amundson

• John Amundson; married Hilda Jensen

Anderson

• Daniel Anderson (b. 1848)
• Torkel Anderson (b. 1852)
• Adolph N. Anderson (Chippewa county); married Annie Nelson
• Henry Anderson
• Robert Anderson

Anglim

• William Anglim; married Mary Durham

Baatz

• Frederick Baatz; married Emma Schwirtz

Bailey

• William H. Bailey (b. 1855, Wiunabago county)

Balfour

• Robert H. Balfour (b. 1880, Lanark county)

Balstad

• Henry Balstad (b. 1886)

Bang

• Ole H. Bang; married Jennie Olson

Bangen

• Hans H. Bangen; married Eline Thompson

Barge

• Edward La Barge; child of David La Barge

Barrett

• Richard Barrett (b. 1846, Jefferson county)

Basgaard

• Ole S. Basgaard; married Sevrena Theresa Vigesaa

Bearson

• B. E. Bearson (b. 1864, Fillmore county)

Bensen

• Martin Bensen; child of Bearnt L. Bensen and Bertha Mary (Christianson) Bensen; married Mary Sjolie

Benson

• Olaus Benson (b. 1868, Houston county)

Berg

• C. M. Berg (b. 1873)

Bjella

• Levor A. Bjella (b. 1876)

Bjornstad

• Odin J. Bjornstad; child of J. J. Bjornstad and Karen Bjornstad

Bjugstad

• Bernt L. Bjugstad; married Anna G. Moy

Boisvert

• Simon Boisvert (b. 1852)

Boles

• J. Frank Boles

Bolstad

• John N. Bolstad (b. 1858); married Bertha Jacobson
• Eddy Bolstad (Dodge county)

Boukind

• Halbert P. Boukind (b. 1873)

Boyer

• Theodore M. Boyer (b. 1870); married Angeline Arness

Bradley

• Julius Bradley (b. 1859)

Brekke

• W. S. Brekke; child of Saave Brekke and Gunield (Gunhild) Brekke; married Clara Hanson

Brothers

• Erickson Brothers; married Sophia Holstad
• Hayes Brothers; married Mary Glover
• Kenn Brothers; married Christina Barnett

Brown

• Christian T. Brown; married Mary S. Johanason

Bruun

• Ole F. Bruun

Buckler

• R. T. Buckler (Coles county); married Addie Ball

Buckley

• Edward A. Buckley (b. 1886)

Bydal

• Thorvald A. Bydal (b. 1865)

Bye

• Charles J. Bye (Houston county)

Campbell

• James V. Campbell (b. 1855, Portage county)

Cathcart

• James M. Cathcart; child of John F. Cathcart and Florence (Boyer) Cathcart; married Elva Gilbert

Childs

• Ellsworth D. Childs (b. 1843); married Esther Hamblin

Christiansen

• Ole Christiansen; married Anna Olson

Christianson

• Gustav Christianson (b. 1864); married Anguina Anderson
• John Christianson (b. 1864, Allamakee county)
• Amund Christianson; married Sena Hotvedt

Clementsen

• Nels Clementsen; married Jennie Landsverk

Clementson

• John Clementson (b. 1866); married Clara Mithangen

Collin

• Medric Collin

Corbett

• Right Reverend Timothy Corbett (b. 1858)

Coulter

• George Coulter; married Mary Cole

Cronquist

• A. F. Cronquist (b. 1866)

Croy

• Joseph Croy (b. 1860, Jasper county); child of John Croy and Hannah (Hale) Croy; married Anna Belle Stearns

Dahl

• Ole B. Dahl; married Hannah Larson

Dale

• Reverend J. B. A. Dale (b. 1854)
• Ole H. Dale; child of Halvor T. Dale and Anna (Jacobson) Dale; married Anna Levorson

Dampier

• Charles E. Dampier (b. 1854)

Daniels

• Orin Daniels (b. 1874); child of Anun Daniels and Tone (Bergland) Daniels

Danielson

• Torkel Danielson (b. 1849)

Davidson

• John Davidson

Dokken

• Elling T. Dokken; married Ingrid Houg

Driscoll

• James Driscoll (b. 1860)
• Jerry Driscoll
• John Driscoll; married Nellie O'Brien
• Michael Driscoll; married Margaret O'Neill

Duckstad

• Brown Duckstad; married Bertha Skime

Dunlap

• Alex Dunlap (b. 1857)

Dunrud

• Hans Dunrud (b. 1858)

Edevold

• Ole Edevold (b. 1865); child of Ole Edevold and Maret Edevold

Eide

• Peter J. Eide; child of John P. Eide and Albertina (Johnson) Eide
• Todd Eide; married Clara Nelson

Eklund

• B. G. Eklund (b. 1865)

Elg

• John E. Elg

Ellingson

• Erick Ellingson (Green county); married Emma Anderson

Engebretson

• Evan Engebretson (b. 1868); child of Andrew Engebretson and Anna Engebretson

Engen

• Ole Engen; married Maria Classen

Enright

• Michael Enright (b. 1869, Plympton county)

Erickson

• S. E. Erickson

Erikson

• Eric J. Erikson; married Johanna Anderson
• John A. Erikson; child of Hemming Erikson and Elizabeth (Johnson) Erikson; married Carrie Oehler

Espeseth

• Gilbert Espeseth (b. 1863)
• Peder Espeseth (b. 1868)

Estenson

• Esten O. Estenson; child of Ole Estenson; married Karen Kjolhaug
• Ole Estenson; married Pauline Hansoji
• Ole Helmer Estenson; child of Ole Estenson and Paulina Estenson

Evanson

• Sam T. Evanson (b. 1858, Dane county)

Evje

• Christopher H. Evje (b. 1843)

Ferguson

• Duncan Ferguson (b. 1861); child of Duncan Ferguson and Elizabeth (Roberton) Ferguson

Fishbeck

• Lane R. Fishbeck (b. 1859)

Flaten

• George J. Flaten (Goodhue county); child of J. J. Flaten and Anna (Brandsvold) Flaten; married Grace Lothe

Flatten

• H. H. Flatten
• Ole H. Flatten; married Mary Fjeld

Flesch

• John A. Flesch (b. 1838)

Flint

• Lewis E. Flint; child of Joseph J. Flint and Clara L. (Ford) Flint; married Maude A. Bradford

Floan

• H. G. Floan; married Christina Anderson

Fontaine

• Louis Fontaine; child of Louis Fontaine and Justine (Martel) Fontaine

Fossbakken

• Paul K. Fossbakken (b. 1860)

Gamme

• Antone M. Gamme

Gaylord

• Henry L. Gaylord (b. 1857); child of L. P. Gaylord and Lida Gaylord

Gilbert

• Carl J. Gilbert (Buffalo county); married Bertha Lunos

Gonyea

• Louis Gonyea (b. 1845); child of Henry Gonyea and Flora (Betters) Gonyea

Grady

• Frank Grady (b. 1870, Olmsted county)

Gronberg

• Carl A. Gronberg; child of Andrew Gronberg and Mary Gronberg

Groven

• Olof M. Groven; child of Ole T. Groven and Tone (Hauge) Groven

Gustafson

• Elias G. Gustafson

Haftorson

• Haftor B. Haftorson; child of Berssvend Haftorson and Anna (Balstad) Haftorson; married Sarah Olson

Hagan

• August Hagan (b. 1875); child of J. A. Hagan and Olava (Gunderson) Hagan

Hagen

• John A. Hagen (b. 1855)
• Bernt J. Hagen

Halvorson

• Harry M. Halvorson; child of Hans Halvorson and Hannah (Gulickson) Halvorson

Hansen

• E. E. Hansen (b. 1880)
• Carl L. Hansen; married Sarah Clementson

Hanson

• Hans Hanson (b. 1834); married Caroline Eliza Johanson
• A. P. Hanson (b. 1855); married Christine Charlotte Jacobson
• Fred Hanson (b. 1857)
• Hans L. Hanson (b. 1862, Mitchell county)
• Norman Hanson (Allamakee county); child of Gunder Hanson and Kjersti Hanson; married Julia Christianson
• Ole Hanson; married Bertha Arkhaus

Harris

• Thomas A. Harris; child of George P. Harris

Hauge

• E. M. Hauge (b. 1886); child of Reverend A. Hauge

Haugen

• Arne J. Haugen (b. 1867)

Hedlund

• Peter J. Hedlund (b. 1846)

Heldstab

• John Heldstab; child of Honus Heldstab and Anna (Travaner) Heldstab; married Lena Weber

Hendricks

• Henry C. Hendricks (b. 1852)
• John A. Hendricks (b. 1865, Daeotah county)

Hendrickson

• Ole Hendrickson; married Bertha Halvorsen
• Thomas Hendrickson; married Christine Nequist

Hitchcock

• Charles A. Hitchcock; child of Rollin G. Hitchcock and Lucy E. (Nelson) Hitchcock; married Maiy E. Barr

Hofto

• Steen A. Hofto; child of Ame Hofto and Gunnel (Aakre) Hofto

Hogenson

• Hogen Hogenson (b. 1857, Rock county); child of Peter Hogenson and Sonva Hogenson
• Hogen B. Hogenson; child of Thorsten Hogenson and Guro (Hanson) Hogenson; married Gunnild Gunnufson

Hoglund

• Victor H. Hoglund; child of Eric Hoglund and Christina (Johnson) Hoglund

Hole

• C. P. Hole (b. 1876); child of B. K. Hole and Mathea Hole

Holen

• Andrew K. Holen; married Hannah Peterson

Holley

• William Henry Wallace Holley; married Margaret Wallace

Holmes

• Cyrus H. Holmes; married Addie Dillon

Holten

• John J. Holten (b. 1849)

Hoogenson

• Martin Hoogenson (b. 1883, Otter Tail county); child of Lauris Hoogenson and Kjestine (Rudshaugen) Hoogenson

Horken

• Helmer Horken; child of Hans E. Horken and Martha Horken; married Martha Eidsness

Hotvedt

• Peter A. Hotvedt (Portage county)

Hove

• Johannes R. Hove (b. 1855)

Hovland

• A. L. Hovland; child of Lars J. Hovland and Ingeborg (Throsseth) Hovland; married Anna Caroline Foss

Hoye

• Iver Hoye; married Ingeborg Wistad

Hoyne

• Gilbert Hoyne (b. 1863, Freeborn county)

Husby

• Gunner Husby (b. 1852)

Hushagen

• Paul J. Hushagen (b. 1864)

Jackson

• William Jackson (b. 1833)

Jensen

• Mads W. Jensen (b. 1854)
• Anton Jensen (b. 1857)

Jevning

• Ole Jevning

Jewell

• Wellington H. Jewell; child of Emanuel Jewell and Katharine (Houston) Jewell; married Annie Dreeland

Johnson

• Edward W. Johnson; married Caroline Halvorson
• John A. Johnson; married Augusta Johnson

Jorgenson

• Emil Jorgenson (b. 1885, Kuute township); child of Marcus Jorgenson and Hedda Jorgenson

Kelley

• Edwin Kelley (b. 1872)
• Andrew Kelley (La Grange county); married Ella A. Fleming

Kerr

• Robert Kerr (b. 1859)

Kiewel

• Charles E. Kiewel; child of Jacob Kiewel and Rose (Niggler) Kiewel

Kingman

• Ignatius Kingman (b. 1865)

Kjolhaug

• Tollof Kjolhaug (b. 1873); child of Andrew Kjolhaug and Caroline Kjolhaug

Klinkhammer

• Reverend William Klinkhammer; child of Peter Klinkhammer and Louise (Wilt) Klinkhammer

Knudson

• Knute Knudson (b. 1847)
• Ole Knudson

Kolars

• Prank W. Kolars (b. 1848)

Kolden

• L. S. Kolden (b. 1857); married Mary Christiansen

Kronschnabel

• George Kronschnabel

Krostue

• Gunder Krostue

Landesverk

• Tallef Landesverk (b. 1864)

Larsen

• L. W. Larsen (b. 1860, Wabasha county); child of Jorgen Larsen and Annie M. (Sobije) Larsen

Larson

• H. L. Larson (b. 1864); child of Ole M. Larson and Helen Larson
• Lewis Larson; child of Erick Larson and Caroline Larson
• Ludwig Larson; child of Johannes Larson and Maren Larson; married Annie Erickson

Latta

• Walter Latta

Lee

• Hans Lee (b. 1858)

Letnes

• John Letnes (b. 1867); married Margaret Oustby

Lind

• Ole Lind; married Clara Olson

Lindblad

• August Lindblad; married Hilda Kirkevold

Lindem

• Anthon Lindem (b. 1855); child of Aiiind Lindem and Maren Christine Lindem

Logan

• John Logan; married Margaret Quirk

Lohn

• Charles M. Lohn; married Mary J. Fairbairn

Lommen

• Edwin E. Lommen (b. 1856, Winneshiek county)

Lytle

• Wilbur G. Lytle; married Mary Fisk

Maguire

• Michael Maguire (Lanark county); married Norah Logan

Malmberg

• Andrew M. Malmberg
• Nels M. Malmberg

Marin

• W. A. Marin (b. 1874); child of William Marin and Adelaid (Moore) Marin

Mccarty

• Charles Mccarty (b. 1856)

Mckenzie

• William E. Mckenzie

Melaas

• Joseph Melaas; married Louise Ask

Melbo

• Hans H. Melbo (b. 1872)

Melquist

• R. J. Melquist (b. 1872, Freeborn county)

Merrill

• Anson C. Merrill; married Ida Strande
• Asa Alvern Merrill

Mickelson

• Ole A. Mickelson; married Anna Olson

Miller

• Arthur A. Miller (b. 1851, Rock county)
• August Miller (b. 1853); married Eva Johnson

Misner

• Harvey C. Misner (b. 1854); child of Ira P. Misner and Arvilla (Chapin) Misner
• Harvey C. Misner

Montgomery

• J. Frazer Montgomery (b. 1859, Lancaster county)

Morris

• Tom Morris; child of Mark Morris and Ann C. (Stoddard) Morris

Mossefin

• Ed Mossefin (b. 1878)

Mullally

• James Mullally (b. 1836)

Murphy

• W. G. Murphy; married Josephine Hopkins

Nelson

• Charles Nelson (b. 1844); married Carrie Olson Romoe
• August Nelson (b. 1848)
• N. J. Nelson (b. 1867, Goodhue county)
• Theodore Nelson (b. 1885); child of Mary Nelson and Torger Nelson
• Arne Nelson; married Bessie Hatleberg
• Erick Nelson; married Ada Piuseth
• Knute Nelson; child of Nels A. Nelson; married Martha Brunberg
• Martin B. Nelson; married Maiy Benson

Nesbitt

• Edward Hamlin Nesbitt (Kalamazoo county); married Celia M. Van Hoesen

Nesseth

• Thomas H. Nesseth (b. 1859); married Margaret Rude

Newton

• John A. Newton (b. 1859)

Nicholson

• William T. Nicholson; child of John Nicholson; married Rachel Nicholson

Nisbet

• Thomas Nisbet (b. 1843); married Janet Robertou

Njus

• Reverend L. J. Njus (b. 1870); married Ella Anderson

Ohm

• Richard Ohm (b. 1861)

Ohnstad

• Jens Ohnstad (b. 1868, Dane county)

Olslund

• Ole N. Olslund; married Hannah Johnson

Olson

• Peter Olson; married Anna Anderson

Opheim

• Andrew Opheim; child of Styrk Opheim and Anna (Opheim) Opheim

Orvold

• John A. Orvold (b. 1853)

Paulsrud

• Hans Paulsrud (b. 1866)
• Peter J. Paulsrud; married Lena Gillebo

Pederson

• Emanuel Pederson (b. 1855)
• Simon P. Pederson (b. 1856); married Lena Nelson

Perry

• John Perry (Polk county); married Laura Woodriiff

Peterson

• Andrew Peterson (b. 1860)
• Edward Peterson; child of Peter Peterson and Anna Peterson

Porter

• William James Porter; married Margaret Evelyn Nesbit

Poskett

• L. D. Poskett (b. 1865)

Quarberg

• Sever Quarberg; married Anna Sylversterson

Quern

• Christian C. Quern (b. 1838)
• Carl Quern (b. 1871, Renville county)

Quirk

• Michael Quirk; married Lizzie Lealos

Rasmussen

• William Rasmussen (b. 1885, Duck Creek township); child of Jacob Rasmussen and Caroline (Olson) Rasmussen

Rasmusson

• John R. Rasmusson

Rauenbuehler

• Mark Rauenbuehler; married Emily J. Martin

Reese

• T. N. J. Reese (b. 1871, Vernon county)

Remick

• John Remick (Rice county); child of Joseph Remick and Lizzie (Ault) Remick

Riedesel

• Carl Riedesel

Ringdal

• Peter M. Ringdal (b. 1861)

Rosaaen

• Hans Olus Rosaaen

Rose

• Matt Rose (b. 1859); child of Peter Rose and Olena Rose

Rosholt

• Norman Rosholt (b. 1874, Waupaca county)

Ross

• Charles Ross (b. 1865)

Rovang

• Ole T. Rovang; married Christina Espeseth

Ryan

• Charles L. Ryan; married Mary Jane Dougherty

Ryggen

• Knute Ryggen (b. 1869)

Salverson

• Ed Salverson (b. 1842)

Samuelson

• Hans Samuelson; married Anne Steenerson

Sanberg

• G. H. Sanberg (b. 1873, Scott county); married Berda M. McBride

Sandem

• Thomas Sandem

Sandin

• Olof M. Sandin (b. 1843)

Sands

• Martin Sands; married Annetta Larson

Sargent

• Joseph Sargent (b. 1846, Reek county); child of Zeblin L. Sargent and Louisa (Young) Sargent

Schmidt

• August C. Schmidt; married Mary Elizabetli Ross

Selvig

• Conrad G. Selvig (b. 1877)

Shadduck

• L. Shadduck (b. 1865, Clinton county)

Sivertson

• A. M. Sivertson; child of Sivert Sivertson and Ilanna (Halsteson) Sivertson

Skoug

• Charles F. Skoug (b. 1870)

Slyter

• Francis M. Slyter (Grundy county); married Anna E. Steep

Soes

• Jacob P. Soes; married Emma Oieren

Solberg

• A. I. Solberg (b. 1863)

Sonstelie

• Ole E. Sonstelie (b. 1845); married Gertrude Sorlien

Sorby

• Hans Sorby (b. 1852)

Spokely

• Albert Spokely; child of Gunleik Spokely and Gunvor (Hagen) Spokely
• Alexander G. Spokely; married Nellie Myrland

Stardig

• Olof Stardig; married Marina Ostenson

Stark

• A. Stark (b. 1883)

Stearns

• F. Guy Stearns; married Geneva Mershon

Steele

• Andrew L. Steele (b. 1855)

Steenerson

• Andrew Steenerson
• Christopher Steenerson

Stenerson

• Gunder Stenerson (b. 1864)

Stephens

• A. D. Stephens (Carver county); child of Lars Stephens and Hannah (Peterson) Stephens

Stewart

• Thomas D. Stewart (b. 1854)

Stone

• Nathan P. Stone (Bristol county); child of Mason Stone and Abigail (Patten) Stone

Stowe

• Edmund L. Stowe (b. 1859, Saline county); child of Dr. L. S. Stowe

Street

• William Street; married Lizzie Savage

Stromstad

• John Stromstad; married Martha Christianson

Stuhr

• Peter Stuhr (b. 1868); child of Carsten Stuhr and Elsie (Rogge) Stuhr

Sullivan

• Timothy A. Sullivan (b. 1864); child of Timothy Sullivan and Honoria (Enright) Sullivan
• James T. Sullivan (Lanark county); married Elizabeth Hollinger

Swanson

• Peter E. Swanson

Swenson

• Sven Philip Swenson; married Elizabeth Aasmork

Sykes

• Herbert B. Sykes; child of William E. Sykes and Luzerna (Mitchell) Sykes; married Lois Canfield

Thompson

• Hugh Thompson (b. 1850, Huntington county); child of John L. Thompson
• Theodore A. Thompson; child of Ole Thompson and Betsey (Amundson) Thompson

Thoreson

• Ole A. Thoreson (b. 1845)
• Andrew Thoreson (b. 1861, Dakota county)
• Helge H. Thoreson; child of Helge Thoreson and Johannah T. (Volden) Thoreson; married Anna Bangen

Thorson

• N. A. Thorson (b. 1881); married Sarah Rollefson
• Alf Thorson; married Ida E. Gudvaugen

Thygeson

• T. Thygeson (b. 1843); married Eva Capistran

Tice

• John E. Tice (b. 1856)

Torgeson

• Martin Torgeson (b. 1860, Houston county)

Tuveng

• John E. Tuveng (b. 1860)

Tyndall

• Ben Tyndall (b. 1844)

Uggen

• Knute F. Uggen (b. 1863)

Ulve

• Oscar Ulve (Grant county)

Vaatveit

• John J. Vaatveit (b. 1856)

Vasenden

• Nels Vasenden

Volland

• Ole J. Volland; married Julia Anderson

Vraa

• John G. Vraa; married Maria Anderson

Watts

• William Watts

Webster

• Everett A. Webster (b. 1873)
• R. T. Webster; child of C. U. Webster and Mary (Caruthers) Webster

Welter

• Nick Welter; married Susan Clemen

Wentzel

• Julius Wentzel

Wheeler

• Jerome Winthrop Wheeler; married Eva J. Hill

Wick

• Oscar Wick; married Carrie Erickson

Widness

• John A. Widness (b. 1865)

Wik

• H. C. H. Wik (b. 1845)

Will

• David Will (b. 1862, Waukesha county)

Wold

• Andrew E. Wold (b. 1861)

Youngquist

• G. A. Youngquist (b. 1885)

Zejdlik

• Prank J. Zejdlik; married Anna Hollob