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"Viroqua Couple [Ellef & Johanna] Ellefson Married Sixty-Five Years; Both Are Natives of Norway" Mentions: voted for Abraham Lincoln; crossing Atlantic Ocean and measles on board: "40 children and four adults died and were buried at sea"; serving as a housekeeper and not understanding the language. Photograph of Ellef (age 70) and Johanna (age 62) with son, Julius (32) standing in front of their home, ca. 1909.