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Carl Martin Roan papers, 1880-1907
- Title
- Carl Martin Roan papers, 1880-1907
- Identifier
- P0773
- Date
- 1880-1907
- Description
- The Immigrant Wagon, typescript of a family history written by a Minneapolis physician about which he states in the introduction: "A commonplace narrative of pioneer events interwoven with contemporary data" The narrative is chiefly the story of his immigrant parents. Roan's father, Ole Roen Johnson (1825-1903) came from Hedalen, South Valdres, Norway, to Grant County, Wisconsin in 1852; Roan's mother, Beret Eggen (1932-1907) came from Tolgen, Trondhjem/Trondheim diocese, Norway, to Southern Wisconsin in 1853. After their marriage they moved to Minnesota. In 1855 they settled in Bergen Township, McLeod County, Minnesota, where they lived for thirty years. In the 1880s they moved to Todd County, Minnesota, some twenty miles from Alexandria, Minnesota.
- Location: 9/A/2
- Extent
- 1 folder
- Type
- Manuscripts
Collection
Citation
Roan, Carl M. (Carl Martin), 1878-1946, “Carl Martin Roan papers, 1880-1907,” Norwegian American Historical Association, accessed October 17, 2026, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/10302.