The Baldwin Bulletin, Feb 1919, Baldwin, St. Croix, Wisconsin.
Obituary: ELLING E. OFFERDAHL
Elling E Offerdahl was born (to Elling Christoffersen Tufte and Anna Andersdatter Hoveland) in (Offredahl)Sogne Norway July 12, 1838, where he spent his boyhood days. When 17 years of age, walked to Christiania, the capital of Norway, a distance of 200 miles as there were no railways and worked through the summer and walked back again in the fall. Did this four summers generally taking him about a week to make the trip each way.
About the middle of April 1863, started for America on a sailing vessel from Bergen, Norway landing in Montreal, Canada after a voyage of 5 weeks the ticket costing $14.00. From there to Buffalo went on a small steamer. There took the train to Madison, WI where he had been preceded by three brothers(Christopher, Ole and Knud). After spending 5 or 6 weeks in the vicinity of Madison working on farms, threshing through the summer season and cutting cord wood in the winter, he came to St. Croix in September in partnership with Hans Borchsentas (who later represented this county in the assembly). They came by rail as far as Menomonie, Dunn County, that being the end of the railroad, then by stage to Woodside, and then got a farmer to haul them to D.R. Bailey's farm where there was a small sawmill which was about half a mile south of where Baldwin now is (first called Clarkville when railroad came through to Hudson and later the name was changed to Baldwin). Buying land almost immediately and settled in the forest to make a home,being one of the pioneers of the county. The first winter alone cutting 122 cords of wood. A year later in March, he was married to Sara Lee. To them was born two children, Haakon S. who is now County Clerk of this county and Edward J. who died in infancy. In 1909 sold his farm and moved onto a small place he had near the village of Baldwin virtually retiring from farming.
He left to mourn his loss a wife and son and a large number of friends and relatives.
He had gradually been failing for the last year but was not seriously sick until the last week passing quietly away on January 25, 1919 mainly from old age, being over 80 years and the last one of the early pioneers of this vicinity.
The funeral was held January 28, conducted by Rev. H. Rosenqvist.
Of the life and character of this splendid citizen too much cannot be said. In the pioneer days, his home was the haven for the organization of many public spirited undertakings for the bettering of the community and the splendid spirit of comradeship and genuineness was felt as he gladly extended his hospitality to all who came and many a helping hand was given in one way or another to the settlers who later on started to make a home in these forests.
Obituary: ELLING E. OFFERDAHL
Elling E Offerdahl was born (to Elling Christoffersen Tufte and Anna Andersdatter Hoveland) in (Offredahl)Sogne Norway July 12, 1838, where he spent his boyhood days. When 17 years of age, walked to Christiania, the capital of Norway, a distance of 200 miles as there were no railways and worked through the summer and walked back again in the fall. Did this four summers generally taking him about a week to make the trip each way.
About the middle of April 1863, started for America on a sailing vessel from Bergen, Norway landing in Montreal, Canada after a voyage of 5 weeks the ticket costing $14.00. From there to Buffalo went on a small steamer. There took the train to Madison, WI where he had been preceded by three brothers(Christopher, Ole and Knud). After spending 5 or 6 weeks in the vicinity of Madison working on farms, threshing through the summer season and cutting cord wood in the winter, he came to St. Croix in September in partnership with Hans Borchsentas (who later represented this county in the assembly). They came by rail as far as Menomonie, Dunn County, that being the end of the railroad, then by stage to Woodside, and then got a farmer to haul them to D.R. Bailey's farm where there was a small sawmill which was about half a mile south of where Baldwin now is (first called Clarkville when railroad came through to Hudson and later the name was changed to Baldwin). Buying land almost immediately and settled in the forest to make a home,being one of the pioneers of the county. The first winter alone cutting 122 cords of wood. A year later in March, he was married to Sara Lee. To them was born two children, Haakon S. who is now County Clerk of this county and Edward J. who died in infancy. In 1909 sold his farm and moved onto a small place he had near the village of Baldwin virtually retiring from farming.
He left to mourn his loss a wife and son and a large number of friends and relatives.
He had gradually been failing for the last year but was not seriously sick until the last week passing quietly away on January 25, 1919 mainly from old age, being over 80 years and the last one of the early pioneers of this vicinity.
The funeral was held January 28, conducted by Rev. H. Rosenqvist.
Of the life and character of this splendid citizen too much cannot be said. In the pioneer days, his home was the haven for the organization of many public spirited undertakings for the bettering of the community and the splendid spirit of comradeship and genuineness was felt as he gladly extended his hospitality to all who came and many a helping hand was given in one way or another to the settlers who later on started to make a home in these forests.
The Baldwin Bulletin, Feb 1919, Baldwin, St. Croix, Wisconsin.
Obituary: ELLING E. OFFERDAHL
Elling E Offerdahl was born (to Elling Christoffersen Tufte and Anna Andersdatter Hoveland) in (Offredahl)Sogne Norway July 12, 1838, where he spent his boyhood days. When 17 years of age, walked to Christiania, the capital of Norway, a distance of 200 miles as there were no railways and worked through the summer and walked back again in the fall. Did this four summers generally taking him about a week to make the trip each way.
About the middle of April 1863, started for America on a sailing vessel from Bergen, Norway landing in Montreal, Canada after a voyage of 5 weeks the ticket costing $14.00. From there to Buffalo went on a small steamer. There took the train to Madison, WI where he had been preceded by three brothers(Christopher, Ole and Knud). After spending 5 or 6 weeks in the vicinity of Madison working on farms, threshing through the summer season and cutting cord wood in the winter, he came to St. Croix in September in partnership with Hans Borchsentas (who later represented this county in the assembly). They came by rail as far as Menomonie, Dunn County, that being the end of the railroad, then by stage to Woodside, and then got a farmer to haul them to D.R. Bailey's farm where there was a small sawmill which was about half a mile south of where Baldwin now is (first called Clarkville when railroad came through to Hudson and later the name was changed to Baldwin). Buying land almost immediately and settled in the forest to make a home,being one of the pioneers of the county. The first winter alone cutting 122 cords of wood. A year later in March, he was married to Sara Lee. To them was born two children, Haakon S. who is now County Clerk of this county and Edward J. who died in infancy. In 1909 sold his farm and moved onto a small place he had near the village of Baldwin virtually retiring from farming.
He left to mourn his loss a wife and son and a large number of friends and relatives.
He had gradually been failing for the last year but was not seriously sick until the last week passing quietly away on January 25, 1919 mainly from old age, being over 80 years and the last one of the early pioneers of this vicinity.
The funeral was held January 28, conducted by Rev. H. Rosenqvist.
Of the life and character of this splendid citizen too much cannot be said. In the pioneer days, his home was the haven for the organization of many public spirited undertakings for the bettering of the community and the splendid spirit of comradeship and genuineness was felt as he gladly extended his hospitality to all who came and many a helping hand was given in one way or another to the settlers who later on started to make a home in these forests.
Obituary: ELLING E. OFFERDAHL
Elling E Offerdahl was born (to Elling Christoffersen Tufte and Anna Andersdatter Hoveland) in (Offredahl)Sogne Norway July 12, 1838, where he spent his boyhood days. When 17 years of age, walked to Christiania, the capital of Norway, a distance of 200 miles as there were no railways and worked through the summer and walked back again in the fall. Did this four summers generally taking him about a week to make the trip each way.
About the middle of April 1863, started for America on a sailing vessel from Bergen, Norway landing in Montreal, Canada after a voyage of 5 weeks the ticket costing $14.00. From there to Buffalo went on a small steamer. There took the train to Madison, WI where he had been preceded by three brothers(Christopher, Ole and Knud). After spending 5 or 6 weeks in the vicinity of Madison working on farms, threshing through the summer season and cutting cord wood in the winter, he came to St. Croix in September in partnership with Hans Borchsentas (who later represented this county in the assembly). They came by rail as far as Menomonie, Dunn County, that being the end of the railroad, then by stage to Woodside, and then got a farmer to haul them to D.R. Bailey's farm where there was a small sawmill which was about half a mile south of where Baldwin now is (first called Clarkville when railroad came through to Hudson and later the name was changed to Baldwin). Buying land almost immediately and settled in the forest to make a home,being one of the pioneers of the county. The first winter alone cutting 122 cords of wood. A year later in March, he was married to Sara Lee. To them was born two children, Haakon S. who is now County Clerk of this county and Edward J. who died in infancy. In 1909 sold his farm and moved onto a small place he had near the village of Baldwin virtually retiring from farming.
He left to mourn his loss a wife and son and a large number of friends and relatives.
He had gradually been failing for the last year but was not seriously sick until the last week passing quietly away on January 25, 1919 mainly from old age, being over 80 years and the last one of the early pioneers of this vicinity.
The funeral was held January 28, conducted by Rev. H. Rosenqvist.
Of the life and character of this splendid citizen too much cannot be said. In the pioneer days, his home was the haven for the organization of many public spirited undertakings for the bettering of the community and the splendid spirit of comradeship and genuineness was felt as he gladly extended his hospitality to all who came and many a helping hand was given in one way or another to the settlers who later on started to make a home in these forests.
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