LEEDS TOWNSHIP AND ITS FORMATION.
MEETING OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Currie, Minnesota
March 11th, 1873
On this 11th day of March, 1873, a petition is presented to the board, signed by Gilbert Johnson and fourteen other legal voters, bearing date, Feb. 11th, 1873, requesting the county commissioners to organize township 106 Range 42 and to name the same.
The above request is granted and it is hereby ordered and determined that township 106, Range 42 is organized and named "Leedes" and the first town meeting shall be held for said town at the house of Gilbert Johnson in said town on the 31st day of March 1873.
L. D. Bonesteel, Chairman
H. Mellen
John H. Low
The Petitioners were:
Gilbert Johnson, Hans Jacobson, Theodore Knutson, Klaus Klausen, Hans Simonson, Lasarias Thompson, Peter Sakariason, Lauris Johnson, Hans Nilsen, Olus Johnson, Sven Nilson, Herman Nilson, Christian Christianson, Lars 0. Solem.
Some Names were Changed in Later Years.
Our readers will perhaps notice there has been a change in the names of many families since they appeared on the petition for organization and the first census taken in 1875. Klausen was changed to Clauson—Peder Sakariasen to Pete Thompson— Lauris Johnson to L. J. Heimness, Jacobsen to Jacobson—Hans Nilsen to Hans Nelson Olus Johnson to Olaus Johnson—Sven Nilson to Swen Nelson—Christiansen to Christianson.
There were also changes in given names—Viz. Kari became Carrie Edevant became Edward—Andrias became Andrew, etc.
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FIRST CENSUS WAS TAKEN IN JULY 1875
State of Minnesota
County of Murray
I, Gilbert Johnson, Assessor in and for the Town of Leeds, in the said county and state, do solemnly swear that I will and truly cause to be made a just and perfect enumeration of all persons resident within the same town of Leeds and a true return thereof make, in pursuance of the foregoing act, according to the best of my ability, so help me God.
Signed Gilbert Johnson, Assessor
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 28th day of June,
A.D. 1875.
Nils Svenson,
Justice of the Peace.
| Name |
Birth Place |
Age |
| Gilbert Johnson |
Norway |
37 |
| Anne Maria Johnson |
Norway |
34 |
| John Johnson |
Norway |
12 |
| Ingebor Johnson |
Norway |
10 |
| Engebret Johnson |
Minnesota |
6 |
| Hans Johnson |
Minnesota |
4 |
| Andreas Johnson |
Minnesota |
2 |
| Hans Jacobsen |
Minnesota |
43 |
| Maguil Jacobsen |
Minnesota |
50 |
| Anna Hanie Jacobsen |
Minnesota |
15 |
| Bernt Jacobsen |
Minnesota |
12 |
| Jacob Jacobsen |
Minnesota |
18 |
| Karoline Jacobsen |
Minnesota |
10 |
| Martin Ludvig Jacobsen |
Minnesota |
5 |
| Lyrne Titna Jacobsen |
Minnesota |
2 |
| Thedor Knutson |
Norway |
27 |
| Maren Johane Knutson |
Norway |
28 |
| Joseph Arol Knutson |
Minnesota |
4 |
| Valborg Klarine Knutson |
Minnesota |
1 |
| Klaus Clauson |
Norway |
41 |
| Anlaug Clauson |
Norway |
29 |
| Graw Clauson |
Norway |
12 |
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