Name                                           Birth Place            Age

Gunnhild Clauson	Norway	16
Hans Clauson	Norway	10
Martin Vilhelm Clauson	Minnesota	1½
Marte Maria Clauson	Minnesota	3
Hans Simonson	Norway	57
Jyni Simonson	Norway	52
Iver Simonson	Norway	19
Kari Simonson	Norway	17
Knut Simonson	Norway	15
Tyni Simonson	Minnesota	13
John Simonson	Minnesota	2
Lasarias Thomsen	Norway	66
Peder Sakariasen	Norway	27
Lauris Johnsen	Norway	31
Johana Sophia Johnsen	Norway	29
Anna Johnsen	Norway	3½
Ellen Johnsen	Minnesota	1
Hans Nilsen	Norway	43
Bergta Sophia Nilsen	Norway	39
Hansine Bergeta Nilsen	Norway	15
Ole Frederic Nilsen	Norway	8
Johanes Anton Nilsen	Norway	4
Josephine Nekalisse Nilsen	Minnesota	2
Olus Johnson	Norway	43
Ellen Anna Johnson	Norway	40
Maren Kristin Johnson	Norway	18
Andrias Rekan Johnson	Norway	13
Mattie Johnson	Iowa	8
Johan Martin Johnson	Iowa	5
Ingebor Anna Johnson	Iowa	3
Kristian Johnson	Minnesota	½
Sven Nilson	Sweden	50
Lisa Nilson	Sweden	49
Nils Nilson	Sweden	26
Herman Nilson	Sweden	24
Usil Nilson	Sweden	16
Christian Christianson	Norway	49
Karoline Christianson	Norway	55
Thea Martin Christianson	Norway	19

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        Name                                           Birth Place            Age

Karen Olive Christianson	Norway	17
Edevant Gunivious Christianson	Norway	15
Lars O. Solem	Norway	35
Anne O. Solem	Norway	39
Maria O. Solem	Norway	7
Johane O. Solem	Minnesota	5
Martin O. Solem	Minnesota	2
Erick Larsen	Norway	24

THE MEN AND WOMEN OF LEEDS

        Most of the early settlers had but little money when they arrived at their new homes; some had just enough to pay the filing fee on their claims. All their worldly belongings and their families came in heavily loaded covered wagons. What wonderful faith they had in themselves!

Early Settler Days



Building a Log Cabin in the summer of 1873

        The first homes of many of them were dugouts in the side of a steep hill in a ravine. A number were made in the banks of the Beaver Creek. In the year following, the majority built

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