Name/Title
Calling card: Ole Halvorsen, early resident, Buxton, Traill County, Dakota TerritoryEntry/Object ID
2025.209.1Description
By 1900, Ole and Ingeborg (Rognstad) Halvorson come to Buxton in Traill County to join their son, Mathias O. Halvorson, a successful merchant in the town. They had retired from their farm in Chippewa County, Wisconsin, after arriving there in about 1860 from Norway. Ole first worked in the timber industry around Eau Claire, WI, but then homesteaded on land 25 miles north of Eau Claire in Chippewa County.
In the 1900 US Census for Buxton, Ole, age 76, and Engeborg, 73, resided with their son, Mathias Halvorson, 36, and their daughter, Ostina Halvorson, 34. Ole passed away on 5 April 1902, age 78, in Buxton [obituary, Hillsboro Banner, 11 April 1902].Acquisition
Accession
2025.209Source or Donor
Hovet CollectionLocation
* Untyped Location
Resource RoomBuilding
Plummer House