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Originally posted by jkmarler

Here is a David Davidson living in Rice County, Minnesota in 1880:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MZ9L-KQ6

name : David Davidson
event: Census
event date: 1880
event place: Northfield, Rice, Minnesota, United States
gender: Male
age: 29
marital status : Married
occupation : Laborer
race or color (original) :
ethnicity (standardized) : American
relationship to head : Self
birthplace : Norway
birthdate : 1851
spouse's name : Olsted Davidson
spouse's birthplace : Norway
father's name :
father's birthplace : Norway
mother's name :
mother's birthplace : Norway
page : 255
page character : A
entry number : 1886
nara film number : T9-0632
gs film number : 1254632
digital folder number: 004241841
image number: 00154
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self David Davidson M 29 Norway
wife Olsted Davidson F 33 Norway
son David Davidson M 7 Norway
son Ole Davidson M 5 Norway
son Mons Davidson M 3 Norway
daughter Emma Davidson F 0 Minnesota, United States

Not sure the wife/ mother's name is Olsted....

Here in 1885:
name: David Davidson
residence: Northfield Township, Rice, Minnesota
age: 34 years
estimated birth year: 1851
birthplace: Norway
race: White
gender: Male
family number: 137
volume: Rice
page number: 21
film number: 000565753
Household Gender Age Birthplace
David Davidson M 34y Norway
Isabelle Davidson F 37y Norway
David Davidson M 12y Norway
Ole Davidson M 10y Norway
Merts Davidson M 8y Norway
Emma Davidson F 5y Norway
Henry Davidson M 3y Minnesota
Clara Davidson F 0y Minnesota
Harson Listner M 19y Norway

Mom's name is now transformed to Isabelle which is very often the American version of Ingeborg.

And in 1895, baby Arthur's first appearance in the census:
name: David Davidson
titles & terms (original):
residence: Northfield township, Rice, Minnesota
age: 47y
estimated birth year: 1848
place of birth: Norway
race (original): W
gender: Male
line number: 6
family number: 55
page number: 11
gsu film number: 000565806
Household Gender Age Birthplace
David Davidson M 47y Norway
Ingebor Davidson F 48y Norway
David Davidson M 22y Norway
Oley Davidson M 20y Norway
Moris Davidson M 18y Norway
Emma Davidson F 15y Minnesota
Henry Davidson M 12y Minnesota
Clarie Davidson F 10y Minnesota
Berthy Davidson F 7y Minnesota
Arthur Davidson M 4y Minnesota

And by 1900 the move has been made to Montana:
name: David Davidson
titles & terms:
event: Census
event date: 1900
event place: ED 135 Choteau Township, Teton, Montana, United States
birth date: Aug 1850
birthplace: Norway
relationship to head of household: Head
father's birthplace: Norway
mother's birthplace: Norway
race or color (standardized): White
gender: Male
marital status: Married
years married: 27
estimated marriage year: 1873
mother how many children:
number living children:
immigration year: 1879
page: 12
sheet letter: B
family number: 249
reference number: 71
film number: 1240915
digital folder number: 004120365
image number: 00417
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head David Davidson M 50 Norway
wife Ingborg Davidson F 52 Norway
son Mons Davidson M 23 Norway
son Henry Davidson M 18 Minnesota
daughter Clara Davidson F 15 Minnesota
daughter Bertha Davidson F 12 Minnesota
son Arthur Davidson M 9 Minnesota

Ingeborg's birthdate is Feb 1848, Mons was born May 1877

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Originally posted by Helen Davidson Williams

Thank you- I have this info (except name of Isabelle)- I need info on both in Norway. I have talked with all my relatives and no one can remember the info. Any suggestions on how to get info in Norway? I am on Ancestry.com

[quote]Originally posted by jkmarler

Here is a David Davidson living in Rice County, Minnesota in 1880:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MZ9L-KQ6

name : David Davidson

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