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Name: Erland Anderson Berge
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 20 Oct 1910
Death Place: Elbow Lake, Grant, Minnesota
Age: 60
Birth Date: 12 Mar 1850
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Occupation: Farmer
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Anders Bertelson Lodengaard
Father's Birthplace: Norway
Mother's Name: Sophie Bergum
Mother's Birthplace: Norway
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B02080-7
System Origin: Minnesota-EASy
Source Film Number: 2118578
Reference Number: 4685

Minnesota 1885 census, makes me wonder where his wife is? Dead?
Name: Erland Berge
Residence: Pomme de Terre, Grant, Minnesota
Age: 35 years
Estimated Birth Year: 1850
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Race: White
Gender: Male
Family Number: 18
Volume: Big Stone, Grant
Page Number: 3
Film Number: 000565734
Household Gender Age
Erland Berge M 35y
Albine Berge F 5y
Henry Johnson M 17y


United States Census, 1910 for Erland A Berge
Name: Erland A Berge
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Residence: Elbow Lake, Grant, Minnesota
Marital Status: Married
Race : White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Norway
Mother's Birthplace: Norway
Family Number: 39
Page Number: 2
Household Gender Age
Erland A Berge M 60y
Spouse Bertha J Berge F 62y
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1895
Name: E A Berge
Titles & Terms (original):
Residence: Pomme de Terre, Grant, Minnesota
Age: 45y
Estimated Birth Year: 1850
Place of Birth: Wisconsin
Race (original): W
Gender: Male
Line Number: 6
Family Number: 2
Page Number: 19
GSU Film Number: 000565774
Household Gender Age
E A Berge M 45y
Bertha Berge F 47y
Alvin J Berge M 15y
Julia M Osen F 18y
Emma E Osen F 17y
Ole Daler M 20y
John Benson

Were you looking for more Grant County , MInnesota information? If so, you can contact their historical society and see what they have on him, or in their history books.

GRANT COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Box 1002 (mailing)
115 Second Street NE
Elbow Lake, MN 56531
218-685-4864
Director: Patricia Benson
gcmnhist@runestone.net
Hours: Monday through Friday 10a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.; (Memorial Day through September) Saturday, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.; and by appointment
www.rootsweb.com/~mngrant/hist.htm

This was helpful information:

Father's Name: Anders Bertelson Lodengaard
Father's Birthplace: Norway
Mother's Name: Sophie Bergum

Also some good information from his familysearch.org marriage record:
Groom's Name: Erland A. Berge
Groom's Birth Date:
Groom's Birthplace: Rock River, Wis.
Groom's Age:
Bride's Name: Birthe Johanna Osen
Bride's Birth Date:
Bride's Birthplace: Norway
Bride's Age:
Marriage Date: 20 Mar 1888
Marriage Place: Martel, Pierce, Wisconsin
Groom's Father's Name: Andrew Bertelsen
Groom's Mother's Name: Sophie Olsen
Bride's Father's Name: Ole T. Jahr
Bride's Mother's Name: Gunhild Ellepsen
Groom's Race: White
Groom's Marital Status: Widowed
Groom's Previous Wife's Name:
Bride's Race:
Bride's Marital Status: Widowed
Bride's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00346-7
System Origin: Wisconsin-EASy
Source Film Number: 1275492
Reference Number: Vol 2 P 37 N 51

That explains that both he and she were widowed, and her last name was Osen, in Wisconsin, and later in Grant county, they are living with some Osens.