Johannes (John) Kristofferson Dahl was born about 20 Jan 1828 in Ostre Gausdal, Oppland, Norway and died in 1909 in Minot, ND about age 81.63

John Dahl was the fourth oldest of the Dahl brothers. He was also a painter by trade. He married in Norway and in 1866 came to America. They first settled in Rochester, Minnesota, where he followed his trade until 1869, when he moved to Otter Tail County and homesteaded one hundred and sixty acres of land in St. Olaf township, where they lived for thirty years, after which they moved to Minot, North Dakota, where Mr. Dahl worked at the painters trade until his death, which occured in 1909. Mr. and Mrs. John Dahl were the parents of the following children: Christian, Mary (Mrs. Wheeler); Holmes; Mathies; Clara (Mrs. Boe); Nickoli; Anna and Julia3