(From HISTORY OF MITCHELL AND WORTH COUNTIES, IOWA, 1883, Page 867)

Knudt Siverson was born in 1833 in Norway, where he was reared. He emigrated to America in 1856, and first settled at Spring Prairie, Wis., where he lived nine years. He was there married Oct. 10, 1861, to Emma Anderson. By this union there are six children, all living-Siver, Andrew, Ole, Martha, Knudt and Martina. After leaving Wisconsin the family came to Worth county, and settled on section 19, Silver Lake township, where they have 110 acres. Mr. Siverson died Sept. 15, 1871. He is buried at the cemetery in Winnebago county belonging to the Norwegian Lutheran Church, of which they are members.

Transcribed by Gordon Felland, March 27, 2008