John Jacob Ellingson

John Jacob Ellingson was born at Stavangar in the year 1814. His wife, Martha Iverson, was born at Sviland, Norway in 1820.

The children of this union were: Enoch, Tobias, John Jr., Bergitte, Anne, Ole and Isaac (born in December 1858). Ole, Tobias and Isaac took their father's middle name and added "son" and were known as Jacobsons thereafter.

In 1867 Enoch and Tobias came to America. Tobias and John, who came later, settled in Hobart Township in 1878. Enoch came later and settled in Green Township. Three daughters were born to Enoch and his wife: Minnie (Mrs. Pedar Olson); Ida, (Mrs. Oscar Olafson) and Agnes Elnora, who passed away at ten years of age.

Isaac Jacobson and Severina settled in Barnes County in 1886 where his parents had already purchased land from the railroad (Section 9, Green Township). To this union were born eight children:

  1. John Jr.,

  2. Alexander,

  3. Magnus,

  4. Ella (Mrs. A. J. Schmid),

  5. Selma (Mrs. P. E. Qualley),

  6. Olaf,

  7. Theodore and

  8. Emanuel.

John Jacob Ellingson passed away on October 2, 1887 and his wife, Martha, passed away January 17, 1894.

Isaac passed away in June 1946. Severina, his wife, born in 1863, passed away in September 1943.

Source: Barnes County History 1976 Page 61