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Bernt Edwardson

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Bernt Edwardson

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 7:10AM GMT
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*NOTE: I am not related to the persons listed in this bio.

HISTORY OF THE EARLY SETTLERS IN ROSEAU CO, MN: 1885-1910
VOL 1, PAGE 50
BERNT EDWARDSON - BIO
Bernt and Inga Edwardson and their 10 year old daughter, Ida, immigrated fra Oslo, Norway about 1894. They came first to Anoka, MN, where they worked on a dairy farm for two years.

Wishing to have land of their own, they moved on, and homesteaded two miles west of Fox, in Ross Township. Here they built a one-room log cabin. Bernt, like many other of the men, worked in the harvest fields of North Dakota in the fall, and in the woods in the winter. Inga was at home caring for the children, raising a large garden and milking a few cows.

On 10 November 1910,Bernt passed away and Inga was left to bring up the family of eight children. They had many hardships. In about 1914, a tornado swept through and took the roof off their cabin and uprooted many trees. Neighbors rallied to help raise the roof again.

Inga passed away 3 March 1946 at age 84 years. She had then lived on the homestead for 50 years. The Edwardsons were members of the Lutheran Church.

They had eight children:
Ida Edwardson JOHNSON
Emma Edwardson JOHNSON
Bertha Edwardson HANSON
Alfred EDWARDSON
Nellie Edwardson BRAATEN
Belmer EDWARDSON
Gilman EDWARDSON
Obert EDWARDSON
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