From HISTORY OF MITCHELL AND WORTH COUNTIES, IOWA, 1883, Page 865.

Rev. L. Tosdal was born in Bergen, Norway, July 28, 1843. He grew to manhood in his native land where he commenced studying for the ministry in 1864. His first studies were at a school for teachers at Fjolberg, Norway, secondly at the seminary at" Stordoen, and then at a private school at Bergen and Hamburg in Germany.

Transcribed by Gordon Felland, April 27, 2008