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From: Margit <>
Subject: Davison County South Dakota translation
Date: Thu, 02 Sep 2004 06:48:05 -0500


Translated from 'Nordmændene i Amerika' by Martin Ulvestad, 1907
by Olaf Kringhaug

Davison County
The first Norwegian settlers in this county were the brothers, Joseph and
John Johnson along with Halvor Oftrus. Their home place in Norway was
Stavanger. They settled in the area of Mt. Vernon and Victor in 1879.
Mt. Vernon congregation, which was established in 1881 by Pastor Ole
Tjømsland of the Augustana Synod was the first Norwegian parish in the
county. Now there are 6 Norwegian congregations and 4 churches, 3 of them
belonging to The United Church, 2 to The Norwegian Synod and 1 to Hauge's
Synod.
The Norwegian John K. Johnson has represented the County in the State
Legislature.


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