Minnesota Genealogy is being developed as a genealogical and historical resource for your personal use. It includes information and records pertinent to Minnesota ancestry, family history, and genealogy. The resource offers access to a variety of records, such as birth, death, marriage, census, tax, court, and military records. Additionally, it provides fascinating genealogical and historical facts about different periods and notable individuals in Minnesota history.
Biographies of Minnesota
These 89 biographical sketches were extracted from the History of the Red River Valley, Past And Present: Including an Account of the Counties, Cities, Towns And Villages of the Valley From the Time of Their First Settlement And Formation volumes 1 and 2. They include only those from Minnesota.
- Aaker, Hans A.
- Austinson, A. T.
- Austinson, Torkle
- Brandt, John F,
- Catlin, Frank A.
- Catlin, Irving S.
- Christianson, Anton
- Colburn, Adna
- Colburn, Charles E.
- Comstock, Solomon G.
- Cyr, Alphonse
- Darrow, Daniel C.
- Davy, W. H.
- Diemert, William H.
- Duklet, Peter M.
- Evans, Arne
- Evans, Ole
- Feragen, Johannes O.
- Gilbertson, H. O.
- Glaisyer, Herbert
- Godfrey, Joseph V.
- Hagen, Olaf J.
- Hammet, William G.
- Hanson, Nels
- Hauge, Rev. S. G.
- Heimark, Knut Olai E., Dr.
- Helgeson, Knud
- Herring, Fred
- Hitterdal, Mrs. Lars O.
- Holman, Iver
- Holt, Ben F.
- Houglum, Andrew O.
- Johnson, Andrew
- Johnson, Fred
- Johnson, Julius C.
- Johnston, John F.
- Kiefer, Philip Henry
- Klemmetson, Elling
- Klemmetson, Helge
- Lamphere, George N.
- Mackall, Benjamin F.
- Madison, Edward J.
- Marden, Charles S.
- McCartan, Arthur Augustus
- McGrath, Dennis F.
- McGrath, John
- McGrath, Thomas
- McPhee, John D.
- Melbye, O. C.
- Merritt, William H.
- Miller, Charles E.
- Misner, Harvey Chase
- Nash, William C.
- Nedburge, Knud
- Nelson, Christopher E.
- Nykreim, S. M. T.
- Paulson, Christian
- Perley, George E.
- Peterson, Axel W.
- Reiersgaarden, Even Olsen
- Reiersgord, Ole E.
- Rushfeldt, Hans
- Schroeder, Edward Carl
- Schroeder, Henry
- Sharp, James H.
- Shirley, Halvor L.
- Skalet, Ole
- Sliper, Peder
- Stadum, Norman H.
- Stalley, Fred
- Stodder, Louis T.
- Syverson, Christopher
- Syverson, Edward
- Syverson, Reir
- Tang, Severt O.
- Thompson, George J.
- Thompson, Peter E.
- Thysell, Nels J.
- Tweeton, Henry G.
- Tweeton, John G.
- Ulen, Ole
- Walker, Thomas Barlow
- Webb, Robert B.
- Weld, Frank A.
- Wheeler, Edwin J.
- Wheeler, Jerome W.
- Widlund, S. Bernhard
- Wije, Andrew H.
- Wollan, Gustav B.
Miscellaneous History of Minnesota
- Forest Fire Deaths, Hinckley, Pine County, Minnesota, 1894
- Visit our new Meeker County
- Dassel, Minnesota Those were the Days
Meeker County Immigration
Neighboring States Genealogy
The following states neighbor Minnesota and are not included in the list of Great Lakes Genealogy below.
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Biography of Alphonse Cyr, M. D. of Barnesville, Minnesota
Alphonse Cyr, M. D., one of the popular physicians of Barnesville, Minnesota, came from Montreal, where he was born on July 5, 1872, the son of Joan B. and Rosalie (Demers) Cyr. He was educated in the public schools there, and in the St. Lawrence College, in Quebec, from which…
Biography of Solomon G. Comstock of Moorhead, Minnesota
Solomon G. Comstock, one of the most prominent citizens of the Red River valley, was born in Penobscot county, Maine, May 9, 1842, and was raised on the farm where he remained until he reached his majority. He obtained an academic education and well prepared for the struggle of life…
Biography of Charles E. Colby of Barnesville, Minnesota
Charles E. Colby, ex-editor of the Barnesville Record, was born in Wabasha county, Minnesota, at Plainview, and is the son of George H. Colby, a retired veteran of the Civil War, and a native of New York state. Charles was reared and educated in the local and high schools of…
Biography of Adna Colburn of Hawley, Minnesota
Adna Colburn, is one of the steady going, hard working men who deserve honorable mention in connection with the history of Clay county, Minnesota. A native of Massachusetts, he was born March 7, 1834, and is one of eight children born to Adna and Clarissa (Cutter) Colburn. His brother, Justice…
Biography of Anton Christiansen of Goose Prairie township, Minnesota
Anton Christiansen, is the son of Christian Christiansen and is one of the highly respected citizens of Goose Prairie township, Clay county, his home being in section 2, while his farm reaches in both sections 1 and 2. Mr. Christiansen was born in Tronhjem, Norway, in 1884, and while a…
Biography of Frank A. Catlin of Barnesville, Minnesota
Frank A. Catlin, associated with Irving S. in the business of Catlin Brothers, was born August 1, 1857. He lived on the family homestead in Wisconsin, until twenty-three years old, and in 1881 went to Fergus Falls, and began railroading, and worked his way up, and in 1883 was put…
Biography of Irving S. Catlin of Barnesville, Minnesota
Irving S. Catlin, of the firm of Catlin Brothers, dealers in drugs, jewelry and notions, at Barnesville, Minnesota, is a native of Elkhorn, Wisconsin, and was born April 23, 1871, the youngest son of Nelson and Elizabeth (Keyes) Catlin. The father, born in Litchfield, Herkimer county, New York, was of…
Biography of John F. Brandt of East Grand Forks, Minnesota
East Grand Forks was successful in materializing their political ideas of municipal ownership in the campaign from 1901 to 1903, by the election of Captain John F. Brandt as their mayor. Municipal ownership had always been advocated by Captain Brandt, and his advancement to the mayoralty of the city at…
Biography of Torkle Austinson of Ulen, Minnesota
Torkle Austinson, father of Mr. A. T. Austinson, a prominent politician of Ulen township, was born in Hallingdohl, Norway, July 6, 1826, and is now living with his son, in Ambrose, North Dakota. He married Miss Gure Oleson, in Norway, in 1854. She was born, October 7, 1819, and died…
Biography of A. T. Austinson of Ulen, Minnesota
A. T. Austinson, one of the founders and builders of the village of Ulen, Minnesota, was born in Norway, May 5, 1857. His parents were Torkle and Guri (Descud) Austinson. A T Austinson Mr. Austinson came to the United States in 1868, and settled first in the town of Primrose,…