Norway 1830 Christian Hillebrandt brings his into Texas from Louisiana and establishes claim to near Beaumont. 1835 Charles Zanco arrives from Denmark to farm in Harris . Enters the Alamo Feb. 23, 1836, where he died on March 6. 1835 George L. Hammeken, persuaded by Stephen F. Austin, arrives in October from City as a business agent. 1836 Peter Johnson moves his 1838 Swen Magnus Swenson sets shipping business to Galveston up business in Brazoria, later in from Mobile, Ala. In 1850, relocates Houston. Acquires plantation near to Indianola and Lamar. Richmond. Later resides in Austin. late John Edward Henrichson settles near Corpus Christi Bay with his three children. Henrichson was of both Danish and Swedish ancestry.

1841 Johannes Nordboe is first per- manent Norwegian settler in Texas a short distance of Dallas. 1845 Johan Reinert Reiersen late settle individu- 1844 Svante Palm arrives at brings first Norwegian colony to ally, many in the Lower Rio Grande invitation of nephew S.M. Swenson. Brownsboro. (Family names; Loez, , Settles in Austin where he serves Bedstrup). as Swedish-Norwegian vice consul. around 1850 John C. Trube, after 1848 25 arrive at Swenson working on steamers between plantation in Fort Bend County. Galveston and Houston, estab- Resettle just east of Austin. lishes mercantile business in Galveston. 1854 Cleng Peerson, Canutesons early 1850s Christian Dorbrandt and a few other Norwegian families, serves in Army at Fort Croghan who had joined Johannes Nordboe near Burnet. Retires from Army near Dallas in 1849, move on to and settles at Marble Falls 1855. establish Norse (Bosque County). Later moves to community of South Gabriel (Burnet County). 1853 Lovenskiold family settles in Corpus Christi. 1855 Johan F.G. Striegler, of both Danish and Norwegian ancestry, settles his family at Rocky Hill (Gillespie County) at the invitation of schoolmate from Denmark, Rasmus Frandsen, who preceded him by a year. 1872 Several Norwegian families late Danish families settle in Swedes from other states migrate to the Lower Rio Grande what is now Lee County. relocate to Texas at Fort Worth, Valley from other sections of the Dallas, Waco. . Danes settle at Hutto (Wil- 1880s S.M. Swenson’s massive liamson County) from other parts SMS Ranches bring Swedes to of Texas. Northwest Texas including Stamford. 1884 found Normanna around 1890 Danes settle at in Bee County. Stonewall (Gillespie County). 1894 Danevang founded in Whar- ton County. 1908 Anders Mordt recruits Norwe- 1910s Bentsen family relocates gians from Midwestern states to a from to Lower Rio Panhandle site he named Olso in Grande Valley. Hansford County.