1843
Halvor Sleophas (born in Norway, 1842) came with his parents to Newark.
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“Hon. Halvor Sleophas was born in Norway, 1842; came with his parents to Newark, 1843. Educated in the common schools, he has become a thorough American.”
1908-brown-rock-county/18-scandinavians.md, Vol. 1, PDF p. 485 / book p. 450
Brown, William Fiske, editor. Rock County, Wisconsin: A New History of Its Cities, Villages, Towns, Citizens and Varied Interests, from the Earliest Times, Up to Date. Chicago: C. F. Cooper & Co., 1908. 2 vols. archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon01brow, archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon02brow.
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