LEEDS TOWNSHIP AND ITS FORMATION.

MEETING OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

                                                          Currie, Minnesota
                                                          March 11th, 1873

        On this 11th day of March, 1873, a petition is presented to the board, signed by Gilbert Johnson and fourteen other legal voters, bearing date, Feb. 11th, 1873, requesting the county commissioners to organize township 106 Range 42 and to name the same.

        The above request is granted and it is hereby ordered and determined that township 106, Range 42 is organized and named "Leedes" and the first town meeting shall be held for said town at the house of Gilbert Johnson in said town on the 31st day of March 1873.

                                                        L. D. Bonesteel, Chairman
                                                        H. Mellen
                                                        John H. Low

The Petitioners were:

        Gilbert Johnson, Hans Jacobson, Theodore Knutson, Klaus Klausen, Hans Simonson, Lasarias Thompson, Peter Sakariason, Lauris Johnson, Hans Nilsen, Olus Johnson, Sven Nilson, Herman Nilson, Christian Christianson, Lars 0. Solem.

Some Names were Changed in Later Years.

        Our readers will perhaps notice there has been a change in the names of many families since they appeared on the petition for organization and the first census taken in 1875. Klausen was changed to Clauson—Peder Sakariasen to Pete Thompson— Lauris Johnson to L. J. Heimness, Jacobsen to Jacobson—Hans Nilsen to Hans Nelson Olus Johnson to Olaus Johnson—Sven Nilson to Swen Nelson—Christiansen to Christianson.

        There were also changes in given names—Viz. Kari became Carrie Edevant became Edward—Andrias became Andrew, etc.

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FIRST CENSUS WAS TAKEN IN JULY 1875

State of Minnesota
County of Murray
        I, Gilbert Johnson, Assessor in and for the Town of Leeds, in the said county and state, do solemnly swear that I will and truly cause to be made a just and perfect enumeration of all persons resident within the same town of Leeds and a true return thereof make, in pursuance of the foregoing act, according to the best of my ability, so help me God.
                                            Signed Gilbert Johnson, Assessor

        Subscribed and sworn to before me this 28th day of June,
A.D. 1875.
                                                                Nils Svenson,
                                                                Justice of the Peace.


Name Birth Place Age
Gilbert Johnson Norway 37
Anne Maria Johnson Norway 34
John Johnson Norway 12
Ingebor Johnson Norway 10
Engebret Johnson Minnesota 6
Hans Johnson Minnesota 4
Andreas Johnson Minnesota 2
Hans Jacobsen Minnesota 43
Maguil Jacobsen Minnesota 50
Anna Hanie Jacobsen Minnesota 15
Bernt Jacobsen Minnesota 12
Jacob Jacobsen Minnesota 18
Karoline Jacobsen Minnesota 10
Martin Ludvig Jacobsen Minnesota 5
Lyrne Titna Jacobsen Minnesota 2
Thedor Knutson Norway 27
Maren Johane Knutson Norway 28
Joseph Arol Knutson Minnesota 4
Valborg Klarine Knutson Minnesota 1
Klaus Clauson Norway 41
Anlaug Clauson Norway 29
Graw Clauson Norway 12

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