Norwegians of Central Texas Founding Churches History
The Norse community began in 1848 at Four Mile and grew with settlers to Bosque County, forming Our Savior's, St. Olaf's and Trinity congregations. Early pastors were few, with lay baptism by Jens Ringness and Ole Pierson. By 1901 the region housed about 450 Norwegians, with church buildings evolving from wood halls to brick structures and parsonages through 1960s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elling Ejelen
Jens Ringness
Ole Pierson
Carl Questad
J. K. Rystad
St. Olaf’s
Our Savior's
Norse
St. Olaf's
Cranfillg Gap
Trinity
Clifton
Norske Folk
Texas
Dallas
Norsk
Brownsboro
Henderson County
Senere
Dem
Landet
Vaadt
Derfor _gik
Bosque County
A. E. Priedrichsen
Elling Eielson
K. Imidlertid
Blev
Jens Hingness
Pastor Stryks
Norske Lutherske Gudstjeneste
Pastor Estren
Frelsers Blev Organikeret
Fordi
Tammer
Pastor J. K Rystad Kaldt
Gom Presi
St Olaf's
Norse Lutheran community history and land sale notes
The article traces Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Bosque County and the Norse settlement’s growth from 1838 onward, listing past pastors and land deeds. It mentions a 1975 bank report, church parsonage parcels, and parish milestones including St Olaf’s, Vor Frelsers, and Norse congregations with hall, school, and social clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
St. Olaf’s
Crawfills Gap
Clifton
Gorskjedigen Foreninger
Sondagsskolen
Kvindeforeningen
Mandforeningen
Ungdomsforeningen
Smorgasbord
Osv
Prestebolig Bygget
Igjen
Suigdte
Bailey Johnson Funeral Held at St Olaf Lutheran
Joel Johnson 68 died and funeral services were held October 7 at St Olaf Lutheran Church with Pastor Marvin Ottmers officiating. Interment followed at St Olaf Lutheran Cemetery. Pallbearers were James Anderson Homer Hastings Mike Jensen Clinton Bakke Carl Swenson Loyd Swenson. Twenty words of remainder omitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joel Johnson
St. Olaf Lutheran Church
Ohe
Marvin
Ottmers
Jesus
Lover of
Rock of Ages
Janet Tergerson
St. Olaf Lutheran Cemetery
Clifton
James Anderson
Homer Hastings
Mike Jenson
Clinton Bakke
Carl Swenson
Loyd Swenson
Gordon
Hison
Bobbie Gene Johnson
Waco
Durie Plans Shrine to Honor Mother in Bosque County
Roy Durie of Waco discussed plans to build a shrine in memory of his mother Mary Camiteson Durie born near Clifton. He seeks to replicate the old Bosque County post office building and donate it to the Bosque Memorial Museum with plaques noting the Beckelins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Durie
Waco
Clifton
Mary Camiteson Durie
Moorman Hill
Ole Camuteson
Bosque County
Exiwin Beckelin
Durie
Beckelins
Bosque Memorial Museum
Norwegian Society of Texas Praises Bil For Sesquicentennial Edition
Dear Bil we appreciate your cooperation for Norwegian American Sesquicentennial events. Your special edition will help the visit of our friends from Norway. Mange Jakk, Carl W. Sorenson president Norwegian Society of Texas box S176 Dallas 75222.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bil
Norway
Mange Jakk
Carl W. W. Sorenson
Norwegian Society of Texas
P. O
Dallas
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Clifton Mercantile Gompam
Lev
Broyhill
Simmons
History of
Styrks S. Reque
Ringness Home
Ole O. Estrem
State Bank No
First Security State Bank
of Texas
U.S. Treasury
U.S
Sevseessensee
Coeveee
Bank Eee
Sicwevesee
Peti Elie Cansotd
Sac Aelitte Vapeca Iret
United States
Enenee
Internal Revenue Service
Supe Sa
Elihon
Tomas
Dorothy Rohne
Ray Hastings
Ben Rhodes
Hubert B. Virtel
Michael J. Vaughn
Sealtate of
County of Bosque
Nis Pann
Patsy Brown
Rod Serling
Cliften Theatre
Bailey Johnson
Crete
National Building Centers, Inc
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