Millerville History
Millerville Township, Douglas County, Minnesota, USA
BRANDON TOWNSHIP.
from
"History of Douglas and Grant Counties
Minnesota
Their People, Industries and Institutions
Constant Larson - Editor-in-Chief
with Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens
and Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families
Volume 1
Illustrated"
© 1916
B. F. Bowen & Company, Inc.
Indianapolis, Indiana
pages 178 - 179
On September 3, 1867, the board of county commissioners
established Chippewa township, comprised of congressional
townships 129 and 130, ranges 39 and 40. The first meeting
was to be held at the house of George A. Freundereich,
September 28, 1867. The name was later changed to Brandon, which
township now comprises congressional township 129, range 39.
Henry Gager is thought to have been the first settler in Brandon
township. He located on section 5 about 1860 and others came in
soon afterward. Haagen Holing, who died in February, 1907, at
his home in Brandon township, was one of the early settlers in
this township, having come out here from Minneqapolis, where he
was working in the mills, in 1865, and filing on the homestead
on which he spent the rest of his life. When he built his cabin
after his arrival here, his nearest neighbor was four miles
distant. Mr. Holing served as treasurer of Brandon township
for more than thirty years.
In the list following is given the names of one of the first
settlers on each section of the township, with the approximate
date of their location. Charles A. Dollner took land on section
2 in 1863, John J. Nichols on section 3 in 1862, Solon Moore on
section 4 in 1862, Joseph Hunt on section 6 in 1867, George Ward
on section 7 in 1865, George A. Freundenreich on section 9 in
1861, A. A. Noble on section 10 in 1862, Andrew Holes on section
11 in 1862, John Sundblad on section 12 in 1865, Lars Nilson on
section 13 in 1863, Elijah Sandford on section 15 in 1860, Job
Smith on section 17 in 1866, Martin Stowe on section 18 in 1862,
Hans J. Solem on section 19 in 1870, Matilda McIntosh on section
20 in 1862, L. Fletcher on section 21 in 1862, Fletcher Thom on
section 22 in 1862, John D. Aldrich on section 23 in 1868,
Ingebret Peterson on section 24 in 1863, John Salmon on section
25 in 1862, John Nelson on section 26 in 1865, Ole Peterson on
section 27 in 1864, Ole Thompson on section 28 in 1861, Jonetta
Halvorson on section 29 in 1868, Nels Nelson on section 28 in
1863, Thomas H. Klevan on section 31 in 1863, Halvor Rassmussen
on section 32 in 1863, Hans A. Strom on section 33 in 1863, and
Halvor G. Kyllo on section 34 in 1869.
The present officers of Brandon township are as follow: Emil E.
Bergh, clerk; Henry O. Olson, treasurer; Anton Holing, assessor;
C. O. Augdahl, Knute Oberg and H. H. Evju, supervisors.
E-mail: dwagner2@isd.net
©2003 DJW
Last Modified:
December 6, 2003