Aad (Odd) Larson (Edward) OTTERNESS

1840 -

• Name	Aad (Odd) Larson (Edward) OTTERNESS
  Birth	7 Sep 1840	Aurland, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	13 Sep 1840	Aurland, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
  	as Aad; one of his sponsors was L. Knudsen, Ytre lie
  Notes	Farmed in Leon Twp, Goodhue County. Called, or at least indexed as, Edward L in the 1880 census. His bio in History of Goodhue County (1909): E. L. Otterness, of Leon township, was born in Norway, September 7, 1840, son of Lars and Martha Otterness, natives of Norway. He received his education in the common schools of Norway, and came to Leon township in 1857 and joined his brother, who came in 1855. He remained with his brother, working on the farm for seven years, after which he purchased 160 acres of land in the township where he built a small house and other buildings and improved the farm, carrying on general and diversified farming. In 1866 he was married to Randi Bergman. Mr. and Mrs. Otterness have had seven children: Jensine (deceased); Lars of Minneapolis; Bengt Lawrence, of Yellow Medicine county; Ingebor, of Leon, and Edward, living at home. Mr. Otterness has now retired from active life, and his son manages the farm and owns eighty acres of the homestead. Mr. Otterness is a Democrat in his political views, and has been assessor, supervisor for three years, and member of the school board for thirty years, but holds no office now. The family faith is that of the Norwegian Lutheran church.
  Person ID	I22651	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2016

  
  

  Father	Lars Andersen OTTERNESS
  Mother	Marthe Knudsdatter
  Family ID	F16293	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Randi Olson BERQUAM,   b. 15 May 1843, Aurland, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway d. 24 Jul 1919, Minnesota (Age 76 years)
  Children	1. Lawrence Oliver OTTERNESS,   b. 19 Apr 1876, Minnesota d. 19 Aug 1963, Minnesota (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F16284	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Jan 2016