The parents of Bessie Skarlem came to Newark.

The evidence

• “P. 0. Beloit; born in Norway in 1833 ; his father, Gulack Olson Gravdale, came to Newark in October, 1839, the first settler in the town, with his wife and family ; he, and some friends who came with him, took up Government land and commenced the settlement of the town of Newark ; his son Telle was raised there and married in Newark in November, 1857, Bessie Skarlem, daughter of Paul Halverson Skarlem ; she was born in Norway, but her parents also came to Newark in 1841 ; they have had five children, one of whom died and four are now living vyith their parents. His father died in the house now occupied by Mr.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/19-bios-newark.md, PDF p. 767 / book p. 771

  Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

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