What did the Norwegians do when they settled to Texas?

Answer 1

The father of the Norwegian Immigration to Texas Johan Reinert Reierson founded the first two Norwegian settlements in Texas - Normandy in 1845 and Prairieville in 1847, both SE of Dallas. The third settlement which was the largest and most prosperous settlement was founded in Bosque County, NW of Waco in 1854 and was named Norse. The founder of Norse was Ole Canuteson.Johan Nordboe from Ringebu in Gudbrandsdalen was the first Norwegian who settled in Texas. He came and took land in Dallas in 1838. But he established no settlement.Johan Reinert Reierson from Holt Parish near Tvedestrand in Norway was presented to Texas governor Sam Houston in 1844 who took a deep interest in getting Norwegian immigrants to Texas.The first Norwegian settlement in Texas was established in the vicinity of Brownsboro in Henderson County in 1845 by Johan Reinert Reierson.

The Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery in Brownsboro is situated just outside the town and has 24 marked and 81 unmarked graves.The Norwegians named the settlement Normandy which was later integrated into the town of Brownsboro.In 1848 Reierson moved to Four Mile Prairie in Kaufman and Van Zandt Counties. There they built their homes and farms and founded the town of Prairieville. The colony fell on difficult days in the 1850s when an epidemic swept through the settlements and many of the settlers moved to Bosque County. Prairieville survived and reached a population of about 200 in 1900. Over the years the community had a variety of stores and services. In 1990 Prairieville had about 50 residents.Elise Wærenskjold - the Lady with the Pen - was born in Norway but lived most of her life in Prairieville/Four Mile Prairie. She wrote all her life and her letters presents a portrait of the immigrant colonies in Texas. They mirror people and everyday events as well as her own reflections. The most sucessful Norwegian settlement in Texas was the Norse settlement in Bosque County, NW of Waco. Among the pioneers in Norse were Cleng Peerson, Ole and Canute Canuteson (Knud Knudsen) from the Stavanger region, Jens Ringness and Ole Ween from Hedmark and Jens Jensen and Ole Pierson from Arendal. The settlement grew into a strong and vital force which today stands out as one of the models of rural development in Texas.

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Answer 2

Having lived in Texas most of my life, very little broad influences by Swedes or German's are found outside of towns/villages/areas they lived in. There, they influenced their own living bringing their traditions with them, but they are not widespread across Texas. Very little "foreign" influence is seen as American, especially Midwest American, Texas, wild west living. Those influences are much stronger in Texas and beyond than any foreign influences.

Answer 3

they put their own culture into it