Huxley Families
History Of The Norwegian Settlements; A General Survey Of Norwegian Immigration To America's Northwest And To Its Settlement, From The Discovery Of America To The Indian Uprising In The Northwest, With Index Of Places And Names.
Chapter 54
The Stavanger And Hordaland Colony In Central Iowa
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Immigrating families (denoted with a *) left Lisbon Ill. May 17, 1855 and arrived at the Palestine landing June 7, 1855. Later in September of the same year a small group of 32 followed making the total number of immigrants 142 (minus Gunder Madskeer who died and is buried at Iowa Center)