Once Upon a House

1844

Ole Andrewson located at Jefferson Prairie, settling on land while ministering to his countrymen.

Rock CountyGrade A · 1 independent source

The evidence

  • “Krause. Ole Andrewson, who was a co-laborer with Eielson and Clausen in early pioneer days, came to America in 1841 and located at Jefferson Prairie in 1844, "where he settled on a piece of land, at the same time ministering to the spiritual wants of his countrymen who had settled there." He was ordained for the ministry in 1846. For four years previous to this time he”

    1908-brown-rock-county/18-scandinavians.md, Vol. 1, PDF p. 470 / book p. 436

    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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