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Posted on: Nicollet County Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Mn/Nicollet/10196 Surname: Odegaard, Garden, Otteson ------------------------- Hi. I'm looking for some info on ancestors. They arrived in Nicollet County around 1870 from Norway. Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Aloha List, I am not familiar with MN. but was told by a cousin that a brother of A Great Uncle Herbert Hudson Bell was a policeman in the Mankato area for many years. I have no name for him other than the last name of Bell. He came to MN. from Canada by way of WI. Somehow was related to a Elmer Bell? Aloha Barbara

Posted on: Nicollet County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mn/Nicollet/10195 Surname: DURLAND ------------------------- Is there any one who could do an obit look up for me. Charles Durland, (b) Feb. 23, 1877 and (d) Feb. 1972 St. Peter, Nicollet, MN. Thanks for any help. Doreen Tomma

Posted on: Nicollet County Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Mn/Nicollet/10193 Surname: Adamson ------------------------- Looking for info on Andrew and Julia Adamson, emigrated from Bergen, Norway (approx 1859-1861). They first lived at Swan Lake in Minnesota. They lived in Traverse, Nicolett County at least between 1870-1880 according to MN census records. One of their sons, William H. Adamson continued to reside on the old homestead in Traverse. I have a newspaper article about the indian uprising in 1862 and how Julia hid with her children in the swamp until the indians left the area and it was safe to return to their home. If you have any info about this family please let me know.

Posted on: Nicollet County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mn/Nicollet/10192 Surname: ------------------------- Peter, I called the hospital and they found the person I was hunting for buried on their grounds. It turned out to not be one of my relitves, but that cleared up the research for there. Call them on the phone, they will help you. Jerry Longstrom in Arizona

This message is for Ron Holmquist of Folsom, LA You're original posting was made on Monday, April 16. I have some information on the Therres (Terres) family of Minnesota. E-mail me if you would like more info. Good luck on your search! mdwbrok@aol.com

Hi all, I'm looking for any information on the following Nicollet county family, found living as of the 1920 census at 423 Nicollet Avenue in North Mankato. - James Johnston, age 60 (so born ~1860), born in Canada, farmer and railroad worker. Mother born in Canada, father born in Scotland. - Mary (maiden name unknown), his wife, parents German. One of their sons was Walter Johnston (1897-1969), my wife's grandfather. Thanks for any info, Marc

Hi Ron, I can look up and copy for you the Charles J. Swenson/Swanson : 1. Naturalization papers 2. 1870 census info 3. 1880 census info If they are in the MN history center, which I visit weekly doing family research, mostly on my wife's side. My interests in Nicollet County are for the surname BOLSTAD, originating with Peter BOLSTAD and his spouse Sophie, who came to St. Peter in 1867 from Norway. Dan Dobrick Minneapolis, MN

Hi Paula, Pamela and the other 70 or so members of the list!! Back in 1943 my parents abandoned my six sisters and me, thus making us wards of the state of Minnesota. Three of the girls were adopted out to other families and the other three were scattered to the winds, living in foster homes, etc. Me, I was raised by the nuns at the Catholic Boy's Home of Mpls and various other institutions. In 1999, with the help of my computer and folks that I met on the web, I found all six of my sisters. After 56 years of separation, my six sisters and I had a grand reunion, here at my home in Folsom, LA. Now, not knowing who are relatives were, nor if any were living, I began a search that I hoped would make our family whole once again. The search continues. So far I have tracked family members to Carver, Hennepin & Ramsey Counties, etc,. And now Nicollet County in MN. Others are/were in Iowa County, Wisconsin. Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Germany and Luxembourg, etc. The surnames I'm searching are: THERRES (THERES, TERRES), HOLMQUIST (Holmqvist), KIRST (KERST, KERSCHT, KIRSCHT), SVENSSON, SWENSON, SWANSON, PETERSON, WALLIN, NILSSON (NELSON), SYRÄMÄKI, SCHAFFER and etc. One of the people I'm searching for in Nicollet County is Charles J. Swenson/Swanson, my great grandfather. He was born June 1, 1864, some where in Sweden. Emigrated to MN in 1867 at age 3 and died Feb 27, 1950 in Mpls. He married Olivia May Wallin May 18, 1886 in Immanuel Church. The ceremony was performed by Pastor Moline and the witnesses were August Anderson & Hannah Swanson. While surfing the Nicollet Co. web page a saw an Immanuel Churched listed. This church was in existence in 1866, so maybe this is the church where they were married, eh? Yah never know!! Right. The church is no longer located in Nicollet Co. It would please me to no end if someone, here, knew where the pastoral acts and congregational records of Immanuel are now kept. While searching for grandpa Charles, I came across a MN Naturalization Records Index that listed a Charles J. Swenson having been naturalized in Nicolett County. Does anyone know how I obtain that record. I'm also asking if someone would please lookup Charles J. Swenson in the 1870 or 1880 federal census of Nicollet Co. If he is found in either of the census, at least then I'll know I'm on the right track! Sorry for the length of this posting, however, I have so very little time to complete this and I get in a hurry! Thanks, yah'all, for taking the time to read this and I hope I'm not asking for too much!! Best regards, Ron Holmquist

Ron, Greetings from Arizona, That is quite a story you have told us..... Congratulations on finding your sisters.... If you will go to my web site, and then the States page, you will find a lot of info on the state of Minnesota. There should be info there to help you. I have done research in Nicollet county. If you go to the USA page, there are instructions on how to join a Smultron (wild strawberry) Swedes e-mail list. After you join you can ask for immigration on your grandather that should help you trace him back to Sweden. When you ask for immigration, give all of the info you have..This is important!!! http://longstrom.com/ Good luck with your research, Jerry Longstrom ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jerry's Scandinavian/USA Genealogy Links * http://longstrom.com/ Jerrys Longstrom site-- http://longstrom.com/longstrom/ Swansons-- http://longstrom.com/swanson/ Hudsons--- http://longstrom.com/hudson/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Holmquist" <bigswede@webdsi.com> To: <MNNICOLL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 16, 2001 5:27 PM Subject: [MNNICOLL] Swensons of Nicolett Co. > Hi Paula, Pamela and the other 70 or so members of the list!! > > Back in 1943 my parents abandoned my six sisters and me, thus making us wards of the state of Minnesota. Three > of the girls were adopted out to other families and the other three were scattered to the winds, living in > foster homes, etc. Me, I was raised by the nuns at the Catholic Boy's Home of Mpls and various other > institutions. > > In 1999, with the help of my computer and folks that I met on the web, I found all six of my sisters. After 56 > years of separation, my six sisters and I had a grand reunion, here at my home in Folsom, LA. > > Now, not knowing who are relatives were, nor if any were living, I began a search that I hoped would make our > family whole once again. The search continues. > > So far I have tracked family members to Carver, Hennepin & Ramsey Counties, etc,. And now Nicollet County in > MN. Others are/were in Iowa County, Wisconsin. Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Germany and Luxembourg, etc. > > The surnames I'm searching are: THERRES (THERES, TERRES), HOLMQUIST (Holmqvist), KIRST (KERST, KERSCHT, > KIRSCHT), SVENSSON, SWENSON, SWANSON, PETERSON, WALLIN, NILSSON (NELSON), SYRÄMÄKI, SCHAFFER and etc. > > One of the people I'm searching for in Nicollet County is Charles J. Swenson/Swanson, my great grandfather. He > was born June 1, 1864, some where in Sweden. Emigrated to MN in 1867 at age 3 and died Feb 27, 1950 in Mpls. > He married Olivia May Wallin May 18, 1886 in Immanuel Church. The ceremony was performed by Pastor Moline and > the witnesses were August Anderson & Hannah Swanson. > > While surfing the Nicollet Co. web page a saw an Immanuel Churched listed. This church was in existence in > 1866, so maybe this is the church where they were married, eh? Yah never know!! Right. The church is no longer > located in Nicollet Co. It would please me to no end if someone, here, knew where the pastoral acts and > congregational records of Immanuel are now kept. > > While searching for grandpa Charles, I came across a MN Naturalization Records Index that listed a Charles J. > Swenson having been naturalized in Nicolett County. Does anyone know how I obtain that record. > > I'm also asking if someone would please lookup Charles J. Swenson in the 1870 or 1880 federal census of > Nicollet Co. If he is found in either of the census, at least then I'll know I'm on the right track! > > Sorry for the length of this posting, however, I have so very little time to complete this and I get in a > hurry! > > Thanks, yah'all, for taking the time to read this and I hope I'm not asking for too much!! > > Best regards, > Ron Holmquist > >

The Nicollet County Historical Society has a web site at http://www.nchs.st-peter.mn.us/ There are 53 subscribers to MNNICOLL-L and 21 subscribers to MNNICOLL-D. Make sure you check out the Nicollet County GenWeb page for more information. http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnnicoll/ Paula Goblirsch At 1:21 PM -0500 4/16/01, Ron Holmquist wrote: >Hi folks, > >I new to this list and I'm wondering who else is a member. > >My background: > >Born and raised in MN. I lived in the "frozen North" from birth,1933 >to 1976, now I'm retired and living with >my wife in Southeastern Louisiana. Nice and warm!! > >Do any of you listers belong to the Nicollet Co. Historical Society? >If so, could you please tell me about >them. Yah know, what type of records they have, etc. >'till later, >"Newbie" Ron (;>)

Ron, First thing for the "Newbie", tell us what surnames you are researching:} About 90% of my family comes from either Nicollet or Brown counties. I was born in Minneapolis in 1955, but have lived out in California most of my life. In Nicollet and Brown counties my Primary family lines are Buggert, Gabriel, Gareis, Heck, Jensen, Kaping/Kopping, Krause, Kuelbs, Lang, Matsch, Ranweiler, Rickers, Schaefer, Schroeder, Stutz, Wagner Then all the peripheral lines around them. Sorry, can't tell you much about the Nicollet historical society. Pamela Wagner Kebis -----Original Message----- From: Ron Holmquist [mailto:bigswede@webdsi.com] Sent: Monday, April 16, 2001 11:21 AM To: MNNICOLL-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MNNICOLL] New subscriber Hi folks, I new to this list and I'm wondering who else is a member. My background: Born and raised in MN. I lived in the "frozen North" from birth,1933 to 1976, now I'm retired and living with my wife in Southeastern Louisiana. Nice and warm!! Do any of you listers belong to the Nicollet Co. Historical Society? If so, could you please tell me about them. Yah know, what type of records they have, etc. 'till later, "Newbie" Ron (;>)

Hi folks, I new to this list and I'm wondering who else is a member. My background: Born and raised in MN. I lived in the "frozen North" from birth,1933 to 1976, now I'm retired and living with my wife in Southeastern Louisiana. Nice and warm!! Do any of you listers belong to the Nicollet Co. Historical Society? If so, could you please tell me about them. Yah know, what type of records they have, etc. 'till later, "Newbie" Ron (;>)

In a message dated 04/13/2001 7:41:27 PM Mountain Daylight Time, Lolami@aol.com writes: > Hi, > I own both Vol. I and II. Your James Lamm appears in Vol. I, PP 125 & 163. > Text as follows: > P. 125 > Linda, Thank you very much that was the quickest response to a lookup that I have ever had. That was so very nice of you. Colette Miles Commerce City, Colorado

Hi, I own both Vol. I and II. Your James Lamm appears in Vol. I, PP 125 & 163. Text as follows: P. 125 "THE NEXT SETTLERS There may, possibly, have been a few others, but certain it is that the following named persons constituted the principal first settlers in what is now Nicollet County: James Lamm and Louis Hanson, in Lake Prairie township; L. D. and S.D. Parsons and Frank Mason, in Belgrade township; Joshua Post and Jack Hamilton, in Nicollet township; Martin Walser, Alexander Harkins, John and James Robinson, in West Newton township; Jacob Harmon , in Courtland township." p. 163 This section is about Lake Prairie township. "FIRST EVENTS It is generally believed that the pioneer settler of the township was James Lamm, who came in the summer of 1853. In August, of the same year, came Louis Hanson, and in July, 1854, Nelson Norman, Elias Larson, Binnell Nelson and Mr. Lubliff, with their families. The settlers then came in quite rapidly for a time, but the Civil War hindered such settlement. The first Norwegian Lutheran church in Nicollet county was organized in this township in 1858. The first school was taught by James Lamm in the autumn of 1856." James Lamm must have taught my ancestors who arrived in October 1857 from Illinois! Linda Miller Louden/Hughes Family History Web Page is at the following address: http://www.genealogy.com/genealogy/users/m/i/l/Linda-S-Miller/index.html

on 4/13/01 12:00 PM, MNNICOLL-D-request@rootsweb.com at MNNICOLL-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > MNNICOLL-D Digest Volume 01 : Issue 10 > > Today's Topics: > #1 [MNNICOLL] Need help finding a boo [CMiles1242@aol.com] > #2 Re: [MNNICOLL] Need help finding a [Norma Key <njkey@home.com>] > #3 Re: [MNNICOLL] Need help finding a [Paula Goblirsch <pmg@umn.edu>] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from MNNICOLL-D, send a message to > > MNNICOLL-D-request@rootsweb.com > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ I posted the following about three months ago. I received a nice response from someone who stated that they couldn't find my ancestors in the book XXXXXX. Of course my computer has now destroyed the file. Could someone tell me if this book referred to in the following thread in the same one, or would it be worth my time and money to contact the Historical Society. Of course if any new subscribers have more information on the people listed below I would appreciate that also. Thanks to all jim morgan "I am seeking information on the family of Thomas Morgan and Catherine Trainor. They settled in Lakeville in 1852 and in 1856 moved to Lake Praire on the farm now owned by Duncan McDonald (in 1900, the date of the obituary). In 1862 Indians drove them out to St Peter, and in the fall of 1864 they moved to a farm on "the other side of the river." They were my ggrandparents. Thanks for any help. jim morgan" > From: CMiles1242@aol.com > Date: Thursday, April 12, 2001 5:05 PM > To: MNNICOLL-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [MNNICOLL] Need help finding a book > > hello all, > > I have just found out that my great-granduncle James Lamm may have been > listed in a book called - History of Nicollet and Le Sueur Counties, Vol I, > 1916 - > > if anyone can point me in the direction of obtaining a copy or is willing to > do a lookup in for me, I would really appreciate it. > > Thank you in advance. > Colette Miles > Commerce City, CO > cmiles1242@aol.com > > ______________________________ > From: Norma Key <njkey@home.com> > Date: Thursday, April 12, 2001 5:29 PM > To: MNNICOLL-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [MNNICOLL] Need help finding a book > > Hi List, Two of my ancestors are also listed in this book, Charles W. (pg > 156) and Gotlieb Gerboth (pg 140). I would also love to have a lookup. Thank > you so much. > Norma Key > > CMiles1242@aol.com wrote: > >> hello all, >> >> I have just found out that my great-granduncle James Lamm may have been >> listed in a book called - History of Nicollet and Le Sueur Counties, Vol I, >> 1916 - >> >> if anyone can point me in the direction of obtaining a copy or is willing to >> do a lookup in for me, I would really appreciate it. >> >> Thank you in advance. >> Colette Miles >> Commerce City, CO >> cmiles1242@aol.com > > ______________________________ > From: Paula Goblirsch <pmg@umn.edu> > Date: Friday, April 13, 2001 6:19 AM > To: MNNICOLL-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [MNNICOLL] Need help finding a book > > The Minnesota Historical Society has this book and will do a lookup > for you. See http://www.mnhs.org/library/about/services.html for a > small fee > > Paula Goblirsch > >> From: CMiles1242@aol.com >> Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 20:05:20 EDT >> Old-To: MNNICOLL-L@rootsweb.com >> Subject: [MNNICOLL] Need help finding a book >> To: MNNICOLL-L@rootsweb.com >> Resent-From: MNNICOLL-L@rootsweb.com >> X-Mailing-List: <MNNICOLL-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/45 >> X-Loop: MNNICOLL-L@rootsweb.com >> Resent-Sender: MNNICOLL-L-request@rootsweb.com >> >> hello all, >> >> I have just found out that my great-granduncle James Lamm may have been >> listed in a book called - History of Nicollet and Le Sueur Counties, Vol I, >> 1916 - >> >> if anyone can point me in the direction of obtaining a copy or is willing to >> do a lookup in for me, I would really appreciate it. >> >> Thank you in advance. >> Colette Miles >> Commerce City, CO >> cmiles1242@aol.com >>

The Minnesota Historical Society has this book and will do a lookup for you. See http://www.mnhs.org/library/about/services.html for a small fee Paula Goblirsch >From: CMiles1242@aol.com >Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 20:05:20 EDT >Old-To: MNNICOLL-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [MNNICOLL] Need help finding a book >To: MNNICOLL-L@rootsweb.com >Resent-From: MNNICOLL-L@rootsweb.com >X-Mailing-List: <MNNICOLL-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/45 >X-Loop: MNNICOLL-L@rootsweb.com >Resent-Sender: MNNICOLL-L-request@rootsweb.com > >hello all, > >I have just found out that my great-granduncle James Lamm may have been >listed in a book called - History of Nicollet and Le Sueur Counties, Vol I, >1916 - > >if anyone can point me in the direction of obtaining a copy or is willing to >do a lookup in for me, I would really appreciate it. > >Thank you in advance. >Colette Miles >Commerce City, CO >cmiles1242@aol.com > At 5:29 PM -0700 4/12/01, Norma Key wrote: >Hi List, Two of my ancestors are also listed in this book, Charles W. (pg >156) and Gotlieb Gerboth (pg 140). I would also love to have a lookup. Thank >you so much. >Norma Key > >CMiles1242@aol.com wrote: > >> hello all, >> >> I have just found out that my great-granduncle James Lamm may have been >> listed in a book called - History of Nicollet and Le Sueur Counties, Vol I, >> 1916 - >> >> if anyone can point me in the direction of obtaining a copy or is willing to >> do a lookup in for me, I would really appreciate it. > > > > Thank you in advance. > > Colette Miles > > Commerce City, CO > > cmiles1242@aol.com

hello all, I have just found out that my great-granduncle James Lamm may have been listed in a book called - History of Nicollet and Le Sueur Counties, Vol I, 1916 - if anyone can point me in the direction of obtaining a copy or is willing to do a lookup in for me, I would really appreciate it. Thank you in advance. Colette Miles Commerce City, CO cmiles1242@aol.com

Hi List, Two of my ancestors are also listed in this book, Charles W. (pg 156) and Gotlieb Gerboth (pg 140). I would also love to have a lookup. Thank you so much. Norma Key CMiles1242@aol.com wrote: > hello all, > > I have just found out that my great-granduncle James Lamm may have been > listed in a book called - History of Nicollet and Le Sueur Counties, Vol I, > 1916 - > > if anyone can point me in the direction of obtaining a copy or is willing to > do a lookup in for me, I would really appreciate it. > > Thank you in advance. > Colette Miles > Commerce City, CO > cmiles1242@aol.com