EVANSVILLE CENTENNIAL PAPER
In the spring of 1864, Ringerike, Norway, lost a family which was to become one of the first pioneer families of Evansville, Minnesota, the John Davidson family. They came to the United States, settling in Wisconsin, where John worked in a lumber mill. Then later that year, they took a homestead in Evansville, Minnesota and in 1865, they settled in for the winter in Evansville.
They homesteaded on 160 acres where they first lived in a dugout roofed over with branches. Even though there were no neighbors, no roads and over 100 miles to St. Cloud, the nearest market place. The Davidsons soon had their log cabin erected and John was hard at work clearing and improving his land using a team of oxen for his farming.
In order to earn money for provisions, John was forced to leave Andrena alone on the homestead while he worked in the logging trade at Fort Snelling. Even though she was in fear of Indians (this was but a few years after the Sioux uprising), Andrena stayed behind on the homestead for the weeks that John was gone, caring for the children that were young at the time.
There was one incident about when she was home alone: One night the family dog was barking continuously through out the night, and the noises outside could be heard in the darkness. Andrena thought it was the Indians passing or perhaps setting up camp nearby, that was making the dog bark. The next day, seeing no immediate signs of Indians, she went for a walk in the woods, she still found and saw nothing unusual. It was several days later before she learned that the noises that she heard were new settlers. She saw smoke coming from out of the ground, where they had dug their home in the bank. The first neighbors had arrived.
John and Andrena were married in Norway and came to America in the year 1866, living in Wisconsin for a year and then in the spring 1867 they came to the Evansville, Minnesota area.
The 1886 Plat Book of Douglas County (Evansville Township) shows John Davidson as owner of land in Section 19. This section of land has, to present day, a lake in the center of it which is called Davidson Lake. They lived on this farm until 1898, at which time they moved into the village of Evansville, Minnesota.
Note: In Norway John's last name was Rosrud, (Possibly from the farm from which he came.) Upon arriving here it was changed to Davidson.
CALLED BEYOND
JOHN DAVIDSON, A MUCH LOVED AND PIONEER CITIZEN, PASSES AWAY
IN HIS 86th YEAR
One by one, the old settlers are passing away, and last Sunday evening the grim reaper visited the home in this village and took the dear husband and father, full of years and good deeds. No man was more universally liked than Grandpa Davidson. He was a man of true and upright character and the world is a better place because of his having lived. Mr. Davidson was born in Norway, January 5, 1823 and came to this country in 1866, living in Wisconsin until the spring of 1867, when he took a claim in Evansville township, where he resided until 9 years ago when he moved into Evansville. He leaves a wife and nine children to mourn the loss of a kind and loving husband and father.
The funeral services were held from the Norwegian Lutheran church on Wednesday afternoon, and were conducted by Rev. T.A. Sattre.
The children that attended the funeral were: Mrs. Reed of St. Paul, Mrs. Larson of St. Paul, Oscar Davidson of Wheaton, Mrs. Laura Hagen of Minneapolis, Adolph Davidson of Litchfield, Mrs. O.K. Foslien of Hoffman and Julius and D.J. Davidson of Evansville.
The ENTERPRISE extends sympathy to the bereaved family.
In the spring of 1864, Ringerike, Norway, lost a family which was to become one of the first pioneer families of Evansville, Minnesota, the John Davidson family. They came to the United States, settling in Wisconsin, where John worked in a lumber mill. Then later that year, they took a homestead in Evansville, Minnesota and in 1865, they settled in for the winter in Evansville.
They homesteaded on 160 acres where they first lived in a dugout roofed over with branches. Even though there were no neighbors, no roads and over 100 miles to St. Cloud, the nearest market place. The Davidsons soon had their log cabin erected and John was hard at work clearing and improving his land using a team of oxen for his farming.
In order to earn money for provisions, John was forced to leave Andrena alone on the homestead while he worked in the logging trade at Fort Snelling. Even though she was in fear of Indians (this was but a few years after the Sioux uprising), Andrena stayed behind on the homestead for the weeks that John was gone, caring for the children that were young at the time.
There was one incident about when she was home alone: One night the family dog was barking continuously through out the night, and the noises outside could be heard in the darkness. Andrena thought it was the Indians passing or perhaps setting up camp nearby, that was making the dog bark. The next day, seeing no immediate signs of Indians, she went for a walk in the woods, she still found and saw nothing unusual. It was several days later before she learned that the noises that she heard were new settlers. She saw smoke coming from out of the ground, where they had dug their home in the bank. The first neighbors had arrived.
John and Andrena were married in Norway and came to America in the year 1866, living in Wisconsin for a year and then in the spring 1867 they came to the Evansville, Minnesota area.
The 1886 Plat Book of Douglas County (Evansville Township) shows John Davidson as owner of land in Section 19. This section of land has, to present day, a lake in the center of it which is called Davidson Lake. They lived on this farm until 1898, at which time they moved into the village of Evansville, Minnesota.
Note: In Norway John's last name was Rosrud, (Possibly from the farm from which he came.) Upon arriving here it was changed to Davidson.
CALLED BEYOND
JOHN DAVIDSON, A MUCH LOVED AND PIONEER CITIZEN, PASSES AWAY
IN HIS 86th YEAR
One by one, the old settlers are passing away, and last Sunday evening the grim reaper visited the home in this village and took the dear husband and father, full of years and good deeds. No man was more universally liked than Grandpa Davidson. He was a man of true and upright character and the world is a better place because of his having lived. Mr. Davidson was born in Norway, January 5, 1823 and came to this country in 1866, living in Wisconsin until the spring of 1867, when he took a claim in Evansville township, where he resided until 9 years ago when he moved into Evansville. He leaves a wife and nine children to mourn the loss of a kind and loving husband and father.
The funeral services were held from the Norwegian Lutheran church on Wednesday afternoon, and were conducted by Rev. T.A. Sattre.
The children that attended the funeral were: Mrs. Reed of St. Paul, Mrs. Larson of St. Paul, Oscar Davidson of Wheaton, Mrs. Laura Hagen of Minneapolis, Adolph Davidson of Litchfield, Mrs. O.K. Foslien of Hoffman and Julius and D.J. Davidson of Evansville.
The ENTERPRISE extends sympathy to the bereaved family.
EVANSVILLE CENTENNIAL PAPER
In the spring of 1864, Ringerike, Norway, lost a family which was to become one of the first pioneer families of Evansville, Minnesota, the John Davidson family. They came to the United States, settling in Wisconsin, where John worked in a lumber mill. Then later that year, they took a homestead in Evansville, Minnesota and in 1865, they settled in for the winter in Evansville.
They homesteaded on 160 acres where they first lived in a dugout roofed over with branches. Even though there were no neighbors, no roads and over 100 miles to St. Cloud, the nearest market place. The Davidsons soon had their log cabin erected and John was hard at work clearing and improving his land using a team of oxen for his farming.
In order to earn money for provisions, John was forced to leave Andrena alone on the homestead while he worked in the logging trade at Fort Snelling. Even though she was in fear of Indians (this was but a few years after the Sioux uprising), Andrena stayed behind on the homestead for the weeks that John was gone, caring for the children that were young at the time.
There was one incident about when she was home alone: One night the family dog was barking continuously through out the night, and the noises outside could be heard in the darkness. Andrena thought it was the Indians passing or perhaps setting up camp nearby, that was making the dog bark. The next day, seeing no immediate signs of Indians, she went for a walk in the woods, she still found and saw nothing unusual. It was several days later before she learned that the noises that she heard were new settlers. She saw smoke coming from out of the ground, where they had dug their home in the bank. The first neighbors had arrived.
John and Andrena were married in Norway and came to America in the year 1866, living in Wisconsin for a year and then in the spring 1867 they came to the Evansville, Minnesota area.
The 1886 Plat Book of Douglas County (Evansville Township) shows John Davidson as owner of land in Section 19. This section of land has, to present day, a lake in the center of it which is called Davidson Lake. They lived on this farm until 1898, at which time they moved into the village of Evansville, Minnesota.
Note: In Norway John's last name was Rosrud, (Possibly from the farm from which he came.) Upon arriving here it was changed to Davidson.
CALLED BEYOND
JOHN DAVIDSON, A MUCH LOVED AND PIONEER CITIZEN, PASSES AWAY
IN HIS 86th YEAR
One by one, the old settlers are passing away, and last Sunday evening the grim reaper visited the home in this village and took the dear husband and father, full of years and good deeds. No man was more universally liked than Grandpa Davidson. He was a man of true and upright character and the world is a better place because of his having lived. Mr. Davidson was born in Norway, January 5, 1823 and came to this country in 1866, living in Wisconsin until the spring of 1867, when he took a claim in Evansville township, where he resided until 9 years ago when he moved into Evansville. He leaves a wife and nine children to mourn the loss of a kind and loving husband and father.
The funeral services were held from the Norwegian Lutheran church on Wednesday afternoon, and were conducted by Rev. T.A. Sattre.
The children that attended the funeral were: Mrs. Reed of St. Paul, Mrs. Larson of St. Paul, Oscar Davidson of Wheaton, Mrs. Laura Hagen of Minneapolis, Adolph Davidson of Litchfield, Mrs. O.K. Foslien of Hoffman and Julius and D.J. Davidson of Evansville.
The ENTERPRISE extends sympathy to the bereaved family.
In the spring of 1864, Ringerike, Norway, lost a family which was to become one of the first pioneer families of Evansville, Minnesota, the John Davidson family. They came to the United States, settling in Wisconsin, where John worked in a lumber mill. Then later that year, they took a homestead in Evansville, Minnesota and in 1865, they settled in for the winter in Evansville.
They homesteaded on 160 acres where they first lived in a dugout roofed over with branches. Even though there were no neighbors, no roads and over 100 miles to St. Cloud, the nearest market place. The Davidsons soon had their log cabin erected and John was hard at work clearing and improving his land using a team of oxen for his farming.
In order to earn money for provisions, John was forced to leave Andrena alone on the homestead while he worked in the logging trade at Fort Snelling. Even though she was in fear of Indians (this was but a few years after the Sioux uprising), Andrena stayed behind on the homestead for the weeks that John was gone, caring for the children that were young at the time.
There was one incident about when she was home alone: One night the family dog was barking continuously through out the night, and the noises outside could be heard in the darkness. Andrena thought it was the Indians passing or perhaps setting up camp nearby, that was making the dog bark. The next day, seeing no immediate signs of Indians, she went for a walk in the woods, she still found and saw nothing unusual. It was several days later before she learned that the noises that she heard were new settlers. She saw smoke coming from out of the ground, where they had dug their home in the bank. The first neighbors had arrived.
John and Andrena were married in Norway and came to America in the year 1866, living in Wisconsin for a year and then in the spring 1867 they came to the Evansville, Minnesota area.
The 1886 Plat Book of Douglas County (Evansville Township) shows John Davidson as owner of land in Section 19. This section of land has, to present day, a lake in the center of it which is called Davidson Lake. They lived on this farm until 1898, at which time they moved into the village of Evansville, Minnesota.
Note: In Norway John's last name was Rosrud, (Possibly from the farm from which he came.) Upon arriving here it was changed to Davidson.
CALLED BEYOND
JOHN DAVIDSON, A MUCH LOVED AND PIONEER CITIZEN, PASSES AWAY
IN HIS 86th YEAR
One by one, the old settlers are passing away, and last Sunday evening the grim reaper visited the home in this village and took the dear husband and father, full of years and good deeds. No man was more universally liked than Grandpa Davidson. He was a man of true and upright character and the world is a better place because of his having lived. Mr. Davidson was born in Norway, January 5, 1823 and came to this country in 1866, living in Wisconsin until the spring of 1867, when he took a claim in Evansville township, where he resided until 9 years ago when he moved into Evansville. He leaves a wife and nine children to mourn the loss of a kind and loving husband and father.
The funeral services were held from the Norwegian Lutheran church on Wednesday afternoon, and were conducted by Rev. T.A. Sattre.
The children that attended the funeral were: Mrs. Reed of St. Paul, Mrs. Larson of St. Paul, Oscar Davidson of Wheaton, Mrs. Laura Hagen of Minneapolis, Adolph Davidson of Litchfield, Mrs. O.K. Foslien of Hoffman and Julius and D.J. Davidson of Evansville.
The ENTERPRISE extends sympathy to the bereaved family.
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