(From HISTORY OF MITCHELL AND WORTH COUNTIES, IOWA, 1883, Page 759)

Nels O. Brunsvold was born in 1829, in Norway, here he was married in 1857, to Maggie Oleson, born in 1835. In 1867 he went to Winneshiek Co., Iowa, where he engaged in farming until 1871. He then came to Fertile Township, and settled on section 13, where he still resides. He owns 240 acres of good land. Mr. and Mrs. Brunsvold have eleven children - Ole, Betsy, Mary, Ole, Halver, Bell, Julia, Sarah, Olive, Nellie M. and Henry P. The family worship with the Lutheran Church.

Transcribed by Gordon Felland, April 24, 2008