(From HISTORY OF MITCHELL AND WORTH COUNTIES, IOWA, 1883, Page 758)

T. Knudtson was born in Norway, Dec. 23, 1817. He grew to manhood on his father's farm, and was married in June, 1844. In the fall of 1850, he emigrated to the United States, and settled in Henderson Co., Texas, where he lived until 1858, when he removed to Dane Co., Wis. He lived there until 1870, when he came to Worth county, and settled on section 29, of Fertile township, where he still resides. He owns a fine farm of ninety acres. His wife was Annie Nicholson, born in Norway, Dec. 4, 1819. They have five living children - Nicholas, Knute, Ole Andrew, (married), the two later live in Dakota, and Annie C. They are all members of the Lutheran Church

Transcribed by Gordon Felland, Sept. 11, 2005