Nels Otter Hansen Colberg (Johnson)

1853 (25 April) Nils Otter Hansen Kolberg is recorded at Kongsberg as leaving for America.

1855 (11 April) Nils Otter Hansen Kolberg (36yrs), Anne Barbo Kristensdatter (30yrs) and children leave Eiker, Buskerud, Norway for America.

1857 census Nels oter Johnson (born 1819 Norway), Annie Johnson (born 1819 Norway), Ella Johnson (born 1846 Norway), Mary Johnson (born 1850 Norway) & Man Johnson (born 1855 Wisconsin) are living with the Oliver Hulverson family at Township 119, Range 31, Meeker County, Minnesota.

1860 census Nils Johnson (born 1818 Norway), Ann Johnson (born 1827 Norway), Ellen Johnson (born 1846 Norway), Mary Ann Johnson (born 1849 Norway), Mina Johnson (born 1855 Wisconsin) & Christin Johnson (born 1859 Minnesota) are living at the town of Ripley, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States.

• It is unknown why the family is using the Johnson surname instead of Hanson...Christian later uses the Colby surname.

MEEKER COUNTY - The first settlement of this township was made in July 1850, by a party of Norwegian emigrants, who had moved hither from Rock county, Wisconsin. Their names were Ole Halverson Ness, Henry Halverson, Ole Halverson Thon, Amos Nelson Fosen, Nels Hanson Colberg and Gunder Olson.

Acton Township in Meeker County, Minnesota - The first settlement of this township was made in July 1856, by a party of Norwegian emigrants, who had moved from Rock county, Wis. Their names were Ole Halverson Ness, Henry Halverson, Ole Halverson Thon, Amos (Amund) Nelson Fosen, Nels Hanson Colberg and Gunder Olson. Ness, Halverson and Thon had families, which they brought with them, the others were, at the time, single men. The entire party took up claims and settled in the southwest part of the township.

CHARLES MANGUSON in 1857 he came to the U.S. and after living about three years in Chisago and Kandiyohi counties, he settled in Meeker county. In the spring of 1862, he was married to Mrs. Anna Colberg, widow of Nels Colberg (deceased), and they settled on a farm near Lake Harold, where he was living when the Indian outbreak began.