Lacrosse County WI Archives Biographies.....Bensson, Niels Elias 1844 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/wi/wifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Roxanne Munns rmunns@uwalumni.com April 12, 2007, 5:35 pm Author: Unknown NIELS ELIAS BENSSON, cooper and stockholder in the La Crosse Co-operative Barrel Manufacturing Co.; was born in Norway in 1844; son of Bendit Andreas Nelson, who is still living in Norway, Nortland Arnt; came to the United States in 1870; settled in Lansing, Iowa, and resided there till September, 1880, and came from there to La Crosse. He was married in 1870, in Norway, in his native town, to Eliane Olson, also a native of Norway. Learned his trade of his father, who was a carpenter and cooper. Additional Comments: From History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin, 1881, p. 737. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/wi/lacrosse/bios/bensson175nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/wifiles/ File size: 1.2 Kb