The Lutheran church in Glyndon has a website with a nice little history of the church.  It sounds like it would be a good candidate for the family to attend. From: Bev Anderson via <norway@rootsweb.com> To: lsharp <lsharp@alaska.net>; "norway@rootsweb.com" <norway@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 2, 2015 12:40 PM Subject: Re: [NOR] Syverson, Riverton Tp., Clay Count Lutheran churches? https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-12143-43077-71 1885 Minnesota State Census (you can download the image on this page), and this uses one of the many alternate spellings: Siverson.  The post office listed is Glyndon, so they likely lived reasonably close to that town.  Ole, Anna, and four daughters are listed: Sarah, Anna, Lina, Mary. 1895 Minnesota State Census https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11566-53032-98 Ole, Annie, Anna, Sarah..., and a sad note written large that Sarah is insane and in the hospital in Fergus Falls (Otter Tail County, Minnesota) 1900 US Census, Riverton Township, Clay County, Minnesota https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11120-91788-73 Ole, Anna, Sarah, and Amelia Reid, a ten-year-old granddaughter.  It lists birth month and year for each, and Ole's year of immigration as 1851 and Anna's year of immigration as 1852. 1905 Minnesota State Census, Riverton Township, Clay County, Minnesota https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-159387-70124-92Annie and Severina are the only two people listed on the farm. MHS Death Certificate Index SEVERSON, OLE Date of Birth:  <1828> Place of Birth:  NORWAY Mother Maiden Name:  na certid# 1904-32-1930 Date of Death:  22 Nov 1904 County of Death: CLAY ----- Original Message ----- From: lsharp via <norway@rootsweb.com> To: Norway@rootsweb.com Cc: Sent: Saturday, May 2, 2015 1:30 PM Subject: [NOR] Syverson, Riverton Tp., Clay Count Lutheran churches? If any one has tips how to find the Lutheran church that Ole and Anna Syverson and four daughters could have attended close to their farm in Riverton Township, Clay County, MN we would appreciate names of churches.  They were both Norwegian immigrants (he b. 1830 and she b. 1838). Ole and Anna probably moved to the area around 1879 with four daughters. Also searching to try to find their daughter, Bertina Oline Syverson, b. 4.16.1866 in Dodge/Olmsted County, MN.  Who she married, where she lived after marrying, where she died, offspring - any tips about her. We do have facts on the other three, as well as Ole and Anna's obits citing their death in Clay County (Ole 1904 and Anna 1927). Thank you to any tips! Linda Sharp