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in-law Thomas Osmundson (Hardanger), John and Helge
Torkelson (Aotland), and Andrew Nelson Vaalhod of
Land. At Crook Lake Johannes Iverson (Hurdal) had
located. At Solomon Lake Lars and Sever Endreson
(Vikör), Lars Larson (Rosseland), and Asbjörn (Oscar)
Erickson (Rykken) were the first of the Hardanger
settlement to arrive. At Long Lake Nils Olson (Allvik)
located on the claim later taken by Johannes Swenson.
In what is now the Sletten grove, Ole Olson Haugen
(Bire) built his cabin and his friend Berger Thorson
located on Foot Lake and was the first resident within
the present limits of Willmar City.
Most of the first Swedish settlers of Monongalia
County came originally from Hälsingland and
Västergötland. The first to arrive came to Eagle Lake by way of
Waukesha County, Wisconsin. Sven Helgeson Backlund,
his son Johannes Backlund, and Magnus Anderson
(Fin-nekumla) located claims August 8, 1857. A few days
later Andreas Lorehtson Sandland (Hillared) and Johan
Nilson (Crenna, Småland) settled on claims. All of
these families lived on their claims fully five years
before the settlement was broken up by the Indians.
Others to arrive later were Nils Axel Viren (Fågelvik,
Blekinge), his mother-in-law, Anna Greta Sandström and
family (Åbo, Östergötland), Carl Peter Jonason
(Virse-rum, Småland) and son Carl Johan Carlson (Högsrums,
Öland) who with family arrived directly from Sweden at
Eagle Lake in 1858. Jonas Johnson (Alfta,
Hälsingland) came in 1860. In 1861 Johannes Swenson
(Västergötland) and Magnus Kyllerström (Toarps,
Västergötland) arrived in the settlement. At Foot Lake in the
same community but just over the line of the original
Kandiyohi County, Andrew and Swan Nelson and their
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