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Biographies included in
History of Houston County, by Charles S. Bryant, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Historical Company 1882.


The page number is included for the first person listed on that page. 

Black Hammer Twp.

Billings, Julius, 328
Carrier, William, 329
Glasrud, Peter C.
Johnson, Tosten, 
Lamen, Christian
Onstad, Christen P., 330
Rosaaen, Aage, Olaus, 
Svartaas, Lars, Erickson
Solberg, Helge E.
West, Elijah F.

Brownsville Twp., 

Brown, Job, 341
O'Brophy, James
Brown, Charles
Bogan, Judge Edward, 342
Bells, William W., M. D.,
Colleran, William, 
Colleran, James
Colleran, Walter
Corcoran, Thomas, 343
Colleran, Patrick
Colleran, James P.,
Clark, C. C.
Cluss, John
Darling, A. L.
Enos, Samuel, 344
Ford, Ralph
Fretzner, Valentine
Graf, August
Gluck, Frederick
Hall, Jonathan, 345
Hoffman, George
Knautz, August
McLaren, Alexander
Moore, F. P.
McCan, James, 
Powers, William, 346
Rippe, John H.
Roster, Mathias S., 
Schaller, J. C., 
Schwartz, Leonard
Thoman, William, 
Walter, Rev. Eugene, 347
Walsh, John, 
Zuber, Mark, 

Caledonia Twp.

Bunce, Alembert, Rev., 365
Cook, J. W., 
Blair, Frank A.
Buell, David L., 366
Belding, A. H.
Bouquet, John
Belden, William D., 
Belden, James J.
Clark, Andrew B.
Colleran, William M., 367
Comstock, Otis E., 
Dunbar, Wells E., 
Drowling, George C.
Dorival, Edward P.
Edin, James W.,
Flynn, Arthur J., 368
Farmin, Mahlon, 
Goergen, Walter
Hainz, Daniel
Harries, William H., 369
Kroshus, Periander A., 
Lomen, Gudbrand J., 
Lommen, John P.
Laflin, Eliakim, 370
Mason, Amasa
Marshall, Eugene
Metcalf, Milton B.
McMichael, George
Nye, George, M. D., 
O'Brien, James, 371
Ostrander, James
Roverud, Elling K.
Russell, John F., 
Royce, James H., 372
Rollins, Henry M., 
Sprague, Asa David
Stewart, Thomas R., 373
Steenstrup, Peter
Smalley, P. J.
Smith, James, 374
Vossen, Joseph
Weida, Owen J., 
Webster, Benjamin B.,
Wheaton, Hudson, 375
Williams, Spafford
Winship, George B., 
Burns, Thomas W., 
Dunbar, Wells E.
Dunbar, Oliver, 376
McGinnis, Michael,
Trask, Wyman, 
Bingham, James F., 
Bunce, William H.
Huyce, Eleana
Kaeder, John J., 377
Metcalf, George
Messerall, Thomas
McCarthy, Charles
Price, James, 378
Pope, Gershom
Pope, Jedediah
Rollins, Reuben
Stewart, Edwin H.
Philip Schebach

Crooked Creek Twp.

Bayne, Thomas, 383
Gray, J. M., 384
Hurdelbrink, Franz
Muller, John
Newmann, August
Oxford, William
Palmer, John, 385
Palmer, Phillip, 

Hokah Twp.

Becker, Jacob, 395
Brooks, Henry E., 
Bellrood, O. C.
Burkart, Julius
Guenther, Charles L.
Hargreaves, Mark, 396
House, David,
Holden, William W., M. D.
Herzog, Henry J.
Joys, C. E.
James, William, deceased, 397
Lyon, Levi T.
Muir, Archie
Sobek, Ferdinand
Snure, H. H.,
Stelzig, Joseph
Snure, A. J.
Train, Dr. Hamilton B., 398
Thompson, Edward
Thompson, Susan M., deceased
White, S. P.
Weber, W. F.

Houston Twp.

Abrahamson, Isaac, 411
Briggs, John Q.
Benson, Charles A.
Brack, David D.
Cotterell, John
Dyer, Dewitt C., 412
Forsyth, Nels H.
Farmin, Morris
Field, Thomas R.
Gerard, John B., 
Goodrich, Frederick N.
Hove, H. Hanson, 413
Hunt, Alvah B., 
Hansen, C. A.
Johnston, Barney
Johnson, Andrew P.
Lundegren, Andra, 414
Mitchell, Rev. David D.
McIntire, S. B., 
McSpadden, W. G., 
Mackintire, Edmund, 415
Nelson, Christ
Olander, Jonas
Olson, Albert
Ramstad, John J., 
Reid, Alexander S., 
Sorum, Knud, 416
Swenson, Lewis
Stafford, Hiram P.
Smith, Alonzo B.
Thompson, Isaac 
Tennison, Lars A.
Whitehouse, Lafayette, 417

Jefferson Twp.

Kenny, Robert, 421
McDonald, Peter

LaCrescent Twp.

Anderson, William Reed, 430
Brayton, A. H., 431
Cameron, Daniel
Cameron, D. C.
Day, J. C.
Farrell, Michael
Groff, B. B.
Groff, Theodore, 432
Gillespie, John
Gurley, H. D.
Lilly, Lewis, 
McArthur, Walter
Minshall, Thomas
Pernin, Rev. P.
Potter, W. E., 433
Richardson, David
Sawyer, J. O.
Tuininga, Johannes
Webster, Mathew

Mayville Twp.

Pope, John E., 435
Kennedy, James, 436

Money Creek Twp.

Anderson, Magnus, "Schar," 441
Berry, Cyrus G.,
Berry, Noah F.,
Chenay, Christopher
Christianson, Christian M.
Chapel, Harvey, 442
Chapel, Edward, 
Emery, Moses
Fitch, C. S.
Fishell, William H., 443
Jackson, Silas
Leete, John S., 
Holland, Jothan
Murphey, John G., 
Noyes, James, 444
Gile, Charles K
Nelson, Peter
Northrop, Elam D., 
Omodt, Knud
Olson, Tosten
Perkins, Nathan S., deceased
Robinson, David W., 445
Siman, John
Thurber, Russell H.
Tuper, Peter, 446
Vance, William A.

Mound Prairie Twp., 

Beardtsly, Walter, 451
Carpenter, Cyrus B.
Evans, Edmund
Eberhard, John .,
Hargreaves, John H., deceased
Lehmann, Charles, 452
Larson, George
McLaughlin, James, 
Olson, Olaus
Vix, Louis
Rasse, Louis F., 453

Sheldon

Brenneman, George, 456
Cranson, Cassiu S., M. D.
Carpenter, Leander C., 457
Eastonson Mikkel,
Guttarsen, G.
Hogensen, Hans
Ingman, John N.,
Jakobson, Andrew, 458
Knox, Hiram, 
Knox, Jasper M., 
Mills, George W.
Olson, Levi
Schneider, Joseph
Woods, Moses
Webster, Edgar E., 459
Williams, J. B.
Peiper, Frederick

Spring Grove Twp.

Asleson, Fingal, 473
Beeby, V. T., 
Bergh, Thore T.
Budhal, Lars, 474
Bartholomew, Franklin
Bakke, Martin H.
Copeman, L. 
Engel, Christian
Fladager, Mons
Gilbertson, Teman, 475
Gilbertson, Knud,
Hoegh, Charles
Hanson, Embrick
Hendrickson, Nils
Hallan, John O., 476
Hilden, Hans H.
Jenson, T.
Johnson, L. T.
Jetmundson, Martin
Kieland, H. E.
Kieland, Knud Knudson
Kaarstad, John J., 477
Kroshus, Andrew Peterson, 
Lamb, Abijah
Luttman, Charles G. 
Lee, Ole, 478
Lommen, Peder Johnson, 
Muller, Ingvald, 
Myhra, Gilbert Nilson
Myhro, Arne O., 
Schmidt-Nilson, Matthias, 479
Onsgard, Nels O., 
Onsgard, Knud C.
Pendergast, John
Rosendahl, Paul A.
Reierson, Elling, 
Reque, Rev. Styrk S.
Smith, J. H.., 480
Stongrimson, Stongrim
Sherwood, D. A., 
Steneroder, Ole Christenson,
Timanson, Levor, (Quarve), 481
Timanson, George, deceased
Traaen, Gunder G., 
Wait, Ervin
Wold, Knud Olson, 482

Union Twp.

Elijah Bump, 486
Brown, Charles
Becker, William F., 
Bernsdorf, Frederick
Becker, Jacob B., 
Gutknecht, Rev. Charles, 487
Johnson, Knud
Klein, Jacob
Krick, Walter
Krick, John
Snure, Henry, 488

Wilmington Twp.

Anderson, Gilbert, 493
Bye, Andrew
Engebretson, John
Ellestad, Sven H.
Hanebuth, August
Hartley, William, 494
Huyck, Anthony
Lommen, Gjermund Johnson
Lansverk, Ole P.
Luehr, Henry,
McNell, John
Myhre, Ole O.
Olsen, Knud
Olson, Ole, 495
Ostenson, John
Ofstedahl, Christian O.
Qunnill, Louis M., 
Robinson, Henry
Ramstad, Jacob Johnson
Stone, Arnold
Schwarzhoff, Joseph, 496
Thies, Frederick
Torgunrud, Peter H.
Wright, Charles F.

Winnebago Twp.

Barber, T. B., 504
Burmester, John
Bunge, Christian, Jr.,
Cass, William, 505
Deters, Barney, 
Freiberg, William
Graves, Freeman
Jones, William
Jahn, Rev. John
Kohlmeier, Hon. H. F., 
Laufer, Conrad, 506
Metcalf, Cornelius, Sr.
Metcalf, D. G.
Niedergesass, Rev. Adolph
Shumway, R. E.
Stevens, Edmund

Yucatan Twp.

Chisholm, Donald, 511
Eliason, John
Howe, Hiram
Jacobson, Ole
Knox, Fallis E., 
Kelly, James,
Loveridge, Chester H., deceased, 512
Lee, John O.
McConnell, David
Persons, Herrick
Sinus, Ole Knudson, 513
Soro, Ole Torgersen
Scheunert, William, 
Shumaker, John B.
Thompson, Edward
Thompson, Mathew
Thomas, Gilbert
Wilsey, Charles
Webber, Joshua

This index was created by Sue Wilson.