The Spring Prairie Settlement, whose beginnings have here been briefly sketched, rapidly expanded north to Bonnet Prairie, this part of it coming to be known as the Bonnet Prairie Settlement. The settlement is located principally in Otsego Township, but partly in Hampdon and surrounding towns. The first Norwegian settlers in this locality were John Anderson and Kjel Anderson, who came in 1846, having immigrated from Saude, Telemarken, that year. The following is a list of the founders of the settlement as submitted to me by Samuel Sampson of Rio, Wisconsin. Mr. Sampson (b. 1839) is the only survivor of those who settled there at that time, being the son of Thorbjörn Skutle. The year to the right of each name indicates the year of immigration to America. All except the last two settled at Bonnet Prairie in 1846; these two settled there in 1848. _Name_ _Wife_ _Where from_ John Anderson Anne Saude 1844 Kjel Anderson Ingebor Saude 1844 Hans Jörgensen Kjösvik Kari Holden 1847 Peter Halvorson Valöen Kirsti Holden 1846 Augon Aarness Ingeborg Saude 1843 Leif Johnson Dahle Liv Marie Saude 1843 Tollef Olson Hawkos Ingebor Bö 1846 Iver Vangen Martha Aurland 1844 Gunleik Olson Svalestuen Ingebor Saude 1844 Knut Gunnelson Tveten Margit Numedal 1844 Even Tostenson Indlæggen Guro Saude 1844 Hans Hawkos Aase Anna Bö 1846 Hans Tollefson Helene Saude 1846 Johannes Frondal Ragnild Aurland 1845 Eilif Olson Johanne Sogn 1845 Mikkel Knutson Sogn 1845 Johannes Johanneson Gvaale Kari Saude 1845 Halvor Shelby Ingri Saude 1848 Thorbjörn Sampson Skutle Anna Voss 1848