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Brown County
Minnesota

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Brown County

Index to Locations HanskaLinden Church Cemetery New UlmNew Ulm City Cemetery SpringfieldUnknown location Linden ChurchCemetery Hanska, Brown County, Minnesota Knut Hansen Helling (1839-1916) — also known asKnut H. Helling — of near Madelia,BrownCounty, Minn.Born in Aal, Buskerud,Norway,September22, 1839.Farmer;member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 37, 1875; member ofMinnesotastate senate 37th District, 1879-80.Lutheran.Norwegianancestry.Died inBrownCounty, Minn.,October19, 1916 (age77 years, 27days).Interment at Linden Church Cemetery. Politicians buriedhere:     Relatives:Married,May 28,1871, to Gunhild Marie Knutsdatter Barland.   See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial —MinnesotaLegislator record

William Pfaender — also known asWilhelm Pfaender — of New Ulm,BrownCounty, Minn.Member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 17, 1859-60; member ofMinnesotastate senate, 1870-72 (19th District 1870-71, 37th District1872);Minnesotastate treasurer, 1876-80.One of the founders of New Ulm. Interment at New Ulm City Cemetery.

Alexander George Seifert (1891-1955) — also known asAlexander Seifert — of Minnesota. Born in New Ulm,BrownCounty, Minn.,July 11,1891.Candidate forMinnesotastate senate 14th District, 1946.DiedJuly 23,1955 (age64 years, 12days).Interment somewhere.

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