(From HISTORY OF MITCHELL AND WORTH COUNTIES, IOWA, 1883, Page 772)

Elling E. Svensrud came to Worth County in 1855. He lives on section 12, Hartland township. He has 190 acres. He is engaged in agriculture and stock raising. He was born in Norway, Feb. 14, 1833. He came to Quebec in 1853. He settled first in Wisconsin, and staid two years. He then came to his present home in Iowa. In September, 1857, he married Anna Alahanson. She died Feb. 2, 1867, leaving four children - Edward, Anton, Andrina, and Andrew. He again married Ingeberg Jacobson in April, 1870, a native of Norway. They have seven children - Julia, Lena, Tilda, Martin, Louis Ella and Willie. They are Lutherans in faith. He is a republican. He has been county supervisor and school treasurer several terms; also assessor, township clerk, school director, town trustee and road supervisor.

Transcribed by Gordon Felland, Jan. 15, 2006