state of IL. He died in Decorah in 1890 and is buried at Phelps Cemetery where his parents are buried.

George F. married Anna Maria Erickson 8 Oct 1870 in Decorah. Anna was born 22 Feb 1846 at Hakedalen, Norway, the daughter of Jens and Ingeborg (Hanson) Erickson Ness and emigrated to Winneshiek Co. with her parents in 1854 (see Jens Erickson Ness history). George and Anna lived in Winneshiek Co. until 1873 when they moved to NE to take up homestead land in Adams Co. near Kenesaw, NE. Anna died on the home farm in Adams Co. 7 Nov 1921 at age 75. George died there 14 Jan 1931 at age 81. George and Anna had 4 children. Their 2 daughters died young of diphtheria. George and Anna and their 2 daughters are buried in the Juniata Cemetery near Hastings, NE.

Their children were: Nellie Louise (1872-1880); Clara Gustava (1874-1880); John Francis (b. 1878) married Nellie J. Schaffer. They lived at Kenesaw, NE and had no children; Clarence Nathan (b. 1881) married Iva Pearl Stover. They lived at Kenesaw and had 2 children: Bernice and Clarence.

Moore, Samuel J. and Elizabeth (Williams)

(Donald E. Moore D.V.M.)

Samuel J. Moore was born in Fremont Twp., Winneshiek Co., IA 19 Apr 1879 to Archibald and Anne (Orr) Moore. He attended rural school in Fremont Twp. and later went to Normal School in Cresco, IA. He taught in the rural schools of Hesper, Burr Oak and Frankville Twps. and at Coldwater.

Samuel became Deputy Clerk of Court in Winneshiek Co. in 1904. Later he became Clerk of Court at Decorah.

Samuel married Elizabeth Williams of Minneapolis, MN. She was a personal secretary to the vice president of the Northwestern National Bank of Minneapolis. That bank is now known as the Norwest Bank. Elizabeth Ann was born in Minneapolis 25 Mar 1887 and passed away 31 Dec 1984 at Decorah, IA. Donald E. Moore was born to them 22 Feb 1921. Sam and Elizabeth moved to the Moore homestead in 1926.

Sam, as he was known, served on the first County Committee of the Corn Hog Program in the early 1930’s. This was created under the National Recovery Program by the government. They determined the number of hogs each farmer could produce. They also told the farmer how much corn he could produce. Some of the other members were Leo Herold of Ft. Atkinson and Charlie Langland of Spring Grove, MN.

Sam became secretary of the Howard County Mutual Insurance Co. and moved to Cresco in 1944. He served in that capacity for 20 years. Sam passed away 12 Dec 1967. Both Samuel and Elizabeth are buried in Phelps Cemetery at Decorah.

Mosbo, Edward and Esther (Thorson)

(Esther Mosbo)

Edward Johannes Mosbo was born 15 May 1916, the 3rd child of Olaf and Anna Mosbo. He was born in the original house on the present Richard Mosbo farm near Rembrandt, IA. Edward was baptized 4 Jun 1916 by Pastor Otto C. Ottesen in the Little Sioux Valley Lutheran Church near Rembrandt and was confirmed in 1931 by Pastor Theodore Lerud in the same church. Ed, as he was called, was named for his father’s younger brother Edward.

Ed attended school at Rembrandt. His special interests were playing saxophone in the orchestra, glee club, basketball and baseball.

After farming one year he attended Gale College in Galesville, Wl where he participated in basketball, baseball, football, drama and choir. He was chosen captain of the basketball team and was told he had set an all-time scoring record which stood for 40 years; however, it should be noted that the school closed two years after he left.

Upon returning to farming in the Rembrandt area he participated in the town basketball and baseball teams, town band, Lutheran church choir and the Mosbo quartet which consisted of Ed, John, Alton and Ingolf.

Ed J. Mosbo family 50th anniversary. Back: Rolf and Paul. Front: Erik, Esther, Edward and Eloise.

Ed took special notice of Esther Thorson, an intermediate teacher in the Rembrandt school system. Ed and Esther were married 22 May 1938 in Ullensvang Lutheran Church, Thor, IA by Esther’s father, Pastor Thomas B. Thorson. How prophetic it was that on 29 Aug 1931 at a Luther League social in this same church Ed’s name was the first signature in Esther’s autograph book.

Ed and Esther began farming by renting land that adjoined east of the original Mosbo home place. After 3 years they moved to the Toby Thompson farm which they rented for 2 years before buying the farm in 1943 from Toby Thompson. During his 39 years of farming this land Ed diversified his operation by raising pigs from farrow to finish, fattening cattle, producing eggs for sale, and in earlier years, milking cows. Improvements on the building site included the addition of a corn crib, cattle shed, and hog house, all of which Ed designed-and-built, also feed lots, assorted smaller structures, 3 silos, numerous grain bins, and a grove of evergreens to replace the dying maples. In 1955 a ranch style house was constructed,