He was blind. His name in Norway was Mikkel Nubsen.
Obituary
Drowned in a Well
Mikel Mikelson, of 12 Mile Lake township, about three miles northwest of Wallingford, fell into a well yesterday and was drowned. He was an old man and was reaching into the well to get some water with which to "prime", when he lost his hold and fell head foremost into the water. He was too feeble to get out. (Emmet County Reporter, Emmet County Republican, Estherville, IA., May 23, 1895)
Note: Tombstone says he died 22 June 1895 and newspaper notice of death was in the 23 of May 1895 newspaper.
Obituary
Drowned in a Well
Mikel Mikelson, of 12 Mile Lake township, about three miles northwest of Wallingford, fell into a well yesterday and was drowned. He was an old man and was reaching into the well to get some water with which to "prime", when he lost his hold and fell head foremost into the water. He was too feeble to get out. (Emmet County Reporter, Emmet County Republican, Estherville, IA., May 23, 1895)
Note: Tombstone says he died 22 June 1895 and newspaper notice of death was in the 23 of May 1895 newspaper.
He was blind. His name in Norway was Mikkel Nubsen.
Obituary
Drowned in a Well
Mikel Mikelson, of 12 Mile Lake township, about three miles northwest of Wallingford, fell into a well yesterday and was drowned. He was an old man and was reaching into the well to get some water with which to "prime", when he lost his hold and fell head foremost into the water. He was too feeble to get out. (Emmet County Reporter, Emmet County Republican, Estherville, IA., May 23, 1895)
Note: Tombstone says he died 22 June 1895 and newspaper notice of death was in the 23 of May 1895 newspaper.
Obituary
Drowned in a Well
Mikel Mikelson, of 12 Mile Lake township, about three miles northwest of Wallingford, fell into a well yesterday and was drowned. He was an old man and was reaching into the well to get some water with which to "prime", when he lost his hold and fell head foremost into the water. He was too feeble to get out. (Emmet County Reporter, Emmet County Republican, Estherville, IA., May 23, 1895)
Note: Tombstone says he died 22 June 1895 and newspaper notice of death was in the 23 of May 1895 newspaper.
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