| Members of the Scandinavian Guard |
| Christian Anderson -
Private; born on October 19, 1817 in Skane, Sweden. He died in 1890. |
| Nels H. Anderson - born in Sweden in 1830. He lived
in Section 12 of New Sweden Township. He was 2nd Ser-geant in the
Guards. He died in 1874. |
| Peter Anderson - He was 4th
Corporal in the Guards. He probably lived in Section 28 of New Sweden
Township. Peter Anderson, a veteran of the Indian Wars, who was born in
Sweden in about 1826, died in Nicollet County on September 12, 1907. |
| Irven Bengson - He was 2nd Corporal
in the Guards. |
| Peter (Pehr) Benson - Private; Born
on February 4, 1827 in Sweden. He was a half brother of Anna Nilsdotter,
wife of Andrew Thorson (see above). He was the first Swede to settle
near Norseland. He lived in Section 17 of Lake Prairie Township. His
house and grain were destroyed by the Indians. |
| Pher Benson
Private |
| Evan Bryngelson Private |
| Peter (Pehr) Carlson - Private; born on
September 23, 1823 in Sweden. He lived on the west
side of Section 8 in New Sweden Township. More |
| Ther Carlson Private |
| Mons P. Chilgren - born in Sweden
on December 11, 1828. He lived in Section 30 of Lake Prairie Township.
He was Orderly in the Guards. He was the brother of Nels P. Chilgren and
was married to Mary Stark, the sister of Gustaf A. and Charles P. Stark.
Mons P. Chilgren died in Nicollet County on January 29, 1911. |
| Nels P. Chilgren - born on
September 2, 1832 in Sweden. He lived in Lake Prairie Township. He was
1st Lieutenant of the Scandinavian Guards. He was the brother of Mons P.
Chilgren and brother-in-law of Mons Hokanson (see below). Nels, a
veteran of the Indian Wars, died in Nicollet County on February 20,
1906. |
| A.C. Engvald - Private |
| John Erickson - Private |
| Ole Esterson (Ole Estensen; Ole
Ostensen Boen) - Private, from Tinn, Telemark, Norway.Ole Østensen Bøen
was born at farm Berge in Tinn, Telemark, Norway in the year 1827. His
wife was Astrid Johnsdatter Bøen. Ole and Astrid sailed sailed to
America in 1851 with others from Tinn. Their baby daughter Aase did not
live to see her first birthday. Astrid was 19 years old, Ole 24 when
they left Tinn. A second child, Jon, was born "in a railroad shanty near
Galena, Illinois". After working across America for five years, they
became early settlers at Norseland in Nicollet County, Minnesota
Territory at what is near St. Peter. This was in 1856, long before the
Civil War and the Indian Wars. At Norseland, their son Østen Olsen Bøen
(Austin Estensen) was born in 1856. He would pioneer in South Dakota,
then return to Minnesota where he is buried at Cyrus, Minnesota. |
| Torsten Esterson (Torsten Estensen;
Torstein Ostensen Boen) - Private, Born at farm Bakhuus in Tinn,
Telemark, Norway in the year 1817. His wife was Kari Østensdatter.
Torstein and Kari sailed on the brig Ellida with others from Tinn.
Torstein and Kari settled at Muskego, Wisconsin Territory where
Torstein, Jacob Einung, and others would sign the famous Muskego
Manifesto. A dozen years later, Torstein and Kari began a seven week
journey with two other couples, by wagon train, to become the first
settlers at Norseland in Nicollet County, Minnesota Territory near what
is now St. Peter.
|
| George Jeroson - He was 3rd Corporal in the Guards. |
| Charles Johnson - He was 5th
Corporal in the Guards. Along with Andrew Webster (see below), Charles
was the first to settle in New Sweden Township, Section 14, in July
1857. |
| Erik Johnson - Private; born at
Vanga, Kristianstad Lan, Sweden on April 24, 1822. He lived in Section 8
of New Sweden Township. His wife Marie and son Pehr were the only
victims from the Scandian Grove congregation during the 1862 Indian
uprising. His house and grain were destroyed by the Indians. ?An Eric
Johnson died in Nicollet County on November 8, 1911. |
| Irven Johnson - probably a
misspelling of Syver Johnson. He was born at Ness in Norway in 1823. |
| John Johnson (3 with that name) -
Privates; probably born in Sweden and lived in Section 18, and perhaps
6, of New Sweden Township. He may have been the Johnson whose house was
burned by the Indians. He may have been the John Johnson listed as a
Private on the roster of Captain Stone Oleson's Company of the Lake
Prairie Rangers which was organized "during the Indian War of 1862." No
dates or times of service are listed. |
| Lyfoer Johnson - Private |
| Ole Johnson - Private |
| Nels Jungdal (actually, Ljungdahl,
later changed to the famous Minnesota surname Youngdahl) - born on
Septem-ber 17, 1832 in Skane, Sweden. He was 4th Sergeant in the Guards.
After the Indian uprising, he and his family moved to Illinois. |
| Jens Knutson - Private |
| Ole Knutson - Private |
| Torbar Knutson - Private |
| Andrew Larsen - He served as 2nd
Lieutenant of the Guards. (There was an Andrew Larson who lived in
Section 30 of New Sweden Township. Same person?) |
| Elias Larson - Private; born in
Norway in about 1808 and lived in Lake Prairie Township and was the
first postmaster of the Norseland post office which was established in
about 1860 in the western part of the township. |
| Irven Larson - He was 6th Corporal in the Guards |
| John Larson (3 with that name) -
Privates; probably born In Sweden and probably a member of Stone Olson's
Company of Prairie Rangers (see below). He may be the "J" Larson whose
house and grain were destroyed by the Indians. |
| Ole Larson (2 with that name) - Privates |
| Peter Ligferson - Private |
| Nels Lilliquist - Private |
| John Lindell - Private; born in
Sweden in 1828. He probably lived in Section 18 of Traverse Township.
Previous to his service in the Scandinavian Guards, he served as a
Private in the St. Peter Guards. He later served in Company B, 1st
Minnesota Volunteer Cavalry, the "Mounted Rangers," with Gustaf and
Charles P. Stark. |
| Peter Linguist - Private |
| Ole Lofte - Private |
| Ole Lofterson - Private |
| S. Lyferson - Private |
| Andrew Monson - Private; born in Norway in about
1828 and lived in Section 28 of Lake Prairie Township. |
| Ole Monson - Private; born on
October 2, 1830. He was from Farlof, Kristianstad Lan, Sweden. He later
enlisted in Com-pany D of the 9th Regiment Minnesota Volunteer Infantry
and died at the Confederate Andersonville, Georgia Prison Camp on
October 10, 1864. |
| Andrew Nelson - Private; born on July 12, 1837 and
from Trane, Kristanstad Lan, Sweden. He lived in Section 21 of Lake
Prairie Township. In 1872 he moved to a farm in Section 27. He was a
brother of Anna Nilsdotter, wife of Andrew Thorson (see above). ?An
Andrew Nelson died in Nicollet County on November 3, 1921. |
| Charles Nelson - Private; lived in
either Section 8 or 28 of New Sweden Township. If this person was also
called "Carl," he was a Swede whose house was burned by the Indians. |
| Hermann Nelson - Private; may be Herman Nelson of
section 4 in Granby Township who was born in Norway in about 1820. A
Herman Nelson, veteran of the Indian Wars, died in Nicollet County on
August 28, 1909. |
| John Nelson - He was 5th Sergeant
in the Scandinavian Guards. He may have been the John Nelson listed as a
Pri-vate in the St. Peter Frontier Guards. |
|
Nels Nelson - Private; from Farlof, Kristainstad, Sweden,
born on February 1, 1825. He lived in section 4 of New Sweden Township. He died
in Nicollet County on July 22, 1905.
|
| Ole Nelson - Private; He was born
near Bergen, Norway on October 8, 1807. |
| George Nereson - Private; probably born in Norway. |
| Gunner Nereson - Private; His first
name probably should be spelled Gunder. He was born in Norway in 1830.
He lived in Section 3 of New Sweden Township. ?A Gunder Ole Nereson died
in Clearwater County on November 8, 1910. |
| Lars Oleson (2 with that name) - Privates |
| Ole Oleson (3 with that name) -
Privates; lived in Section 10 of Lake Prairie Township. Probably the Ole
Oleson listed as a Private on the roster of the Lake Prairie Rangers.
?An Ole J. Oleson died in Nicollet County on February 2, 1928. |
| Stone Oleson - Private; born in Norway in about
1828 and lived in Lake Prairie Township and was the Captain of the above
mentioned Lake Prairie Rangers. |
| Swen Oleson - Private |
| Asbon Olson - Private |
| Engbut Olson - Private |
| Hoffner Olson - Private |
| Louis Olson - Private |
| Nels Olson - Private |
| Ole Olson - Private; Ole Olson who
lived in Section 22 of New Sweden Township. |
| Hans Peterson - Private; born in Norway in about
1828 and lived in Lake Prairie Township. |
|
Martin Peterson - born in Sweden on December 4, 1829. He
lived in Section 22 of New Sweden Township. He was 3rd Sergeant in the Guards.
His marriage on Janauary 1, 1859 to Judith Webster, sister of Andrew Webster
(see below), was the first wedding in New Sweden Township. Martin died in
Nicollet County on February 23, 1906.
|
| Peter Peterson - Private; may have been EITHER the
one born in Sweden in about 1814 who lived in Section 14 of New Sweden
Township OR the one born in Sweden in about 1818 who lived in Lake
Prairie Township. |
| Andrew Pherson - Private; may be
the Andrew Pehrson born in Sweden in about 1820 who lived in Lafayette,
Nicollet County in 1880 |
| Peter Pherson - He was 7th Corporal
in the Guards. |
| Pher Person - Private |
|
Andrew Rice - Private; This probably was the
resident of Kelso Township, Sibley County who was born in Norway in
1821. During the Civil War, he served one year (August 24, 1864 - June
26, 1865) in Company A of the Eleventh Regiment, Minnesota Volunteer
Infantry. On the printed roster, he is listed as "Andrew Ruse."
|
| John Rickelson - Private |
| Peter Rindale - Private; he probably lived in Lake
Prairie Township. |
| Nels Rosenquist
- born in Rinkaby, Skane, Sweden on August 20, 1835. He was 8th
Corporal in the Guards. He lived in Section 8 of Lake Prairie Township,
moving to New Sweden Township in 1870. He died in Nicollet County on
April 4, 1904. [NOTES: (1) His family's name actually was Quist. His
father's name was Pehr/Per Nilsson/Nelson Quist, and his six brothers
all kept the Quist name. All of Nels Rosenquist's children had the Quist
surname. (2) In 1862, Nels' brother Andrew P. Quist was a member of
Company B, First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry. (3)Nels Rosenquist was
John Quist's great-great uncle on his father's father's side of the
family. He is related to Andrew Webster and Mrs. Martin (Judith)
Peterson through his father's mother (Lillian Webster Quist). |
| C.P. Slack - He was 1st Corporal in
the Scandinavian Guards. He may in fact have been Charles P. Stark, the
brother of Gustaf A. Stark. If so, then he was born in Sweden and lived
in New Sweden Township. He may also be the C.P. Stark who also served as
a Private in the St. Peter Frontier Guards. A Charles Philip Stark,
veteran of the Indian Wars, died in Le Sueur County on July 1, 1887. |
| Lars Solomonson - Private; Born in
Sweden in about 1835 and lived in Section 4 of New Sweden Township. His
house and grain were destroyed by the Indians. |
| Gustaf A. Stark - Swedish.. His
father's farm was located in Section 20 of New Sweden Township, Nicollet
County. Served in Co. K, Second Regiment of Minnesota Volunteer Infantry
(discharged for disability; Corporal), was Orderly Sergeant in the St.
Peter Frontier Guards who served from August 19 until Au-gust 26, 1862
and was sent to defend New Ulm, was Captain of the Scandinavian Guards,
and was in Co. B, First Minnesota Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, the
"Mounted Rangers" when he was killed on July 24, 1863 in the Battle of
Big Mound in Dakota Territory. (See C.P. Slack and John Lindell below.) |
| Lewis Swenson - Private; had land
in Sections 21 and 28 of Lake Prairie Township. He had served as a
Private in Stone Olson's Lake Prairie Rangers (see above). |
| Mathew Swenson - Private |
| Sever Swenson - Private; In the
1870 census of Nicollet County, there is a Syver Swenson who was born
about 1836. His name is not found in following censuses. [Probably not
Swen Swenson who was born in Hol, Hallingdal, Norway on November 29,
1836, came to Nicollet County in 1858, lived in Section 22, was father
of political sons Lauritz Selmer, Carl Ludvig, and Oscar Adolph, was a
member of the 1886 Minnesota Legislature, was a leader in agricultural
and farm cooperative activity in southern Minnesota, and died in New
Sweden Township on March 4, 1905]. |
| Andrew Thorson - born in Lyngsjo,
Kristianstad Lan, Sweden on February 13, 1823. He lived in Sections 20
and 21 of Lake Prairie Township. He served as Quartermaster of the
Guards. He was the brother of Nels Thorson (see below) and a
brother-in-law of Peter Benson (see below) and Andrew Nelson (see
below). Andrew Thorson died in 1913. |
| Nels Thorson - Private; from Farlof,
Kristianstad Lan, Sweden, being born on January 11, 1831. He was the
brother of Andrew Thorson (see above) and brother-in-law of Nels "Jungdal"
(see above). He died in Boone Iowa in 1901. |
|
Asbon Torguson - Private; probably born in Norway.
|
| H. Torguson - Private; probably
born in Norway. |
| Swenk Torguson - Private; probably
born in Norway. |
| Andrew Webster - Private; born to a
professional soldier and his wife at Hemmsjo, Kronobergs Lan, Smaland,
Sweden on November 20, 1825. Along with Charles Johnson (see above),
Andrew was the first to settle in New Sweden Township, Section 13, in
July 1857. He also owned land in Section 24. He was the brother-in-law
of Mar-tin Peterson (see above). Andrew died in Nicollet County on May
2, 1886. [NOTE: The family name in Sweden was Wasterberg or Westerberg.
Family members changed it to Webster upon coming to the United States.] |
Further information may be available through Scandia Grove and Norseland
Lutheran churches.
