Anna Sylvia SIMONSON

Family/Spouse: Clarence Leonard KJOS. Clarence (son of Casper KJOS and Oline M (Lena) BARSNESS) was born on 12 Dec 1920 in Minnesota; died on 4 Nov 1991 in Rice County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He and his family lived in the village of Dennison, Warsaw Twp, Goodhue County, Minnesota, in the 1930 census. Sever was a carpenter.

Sever + Anna Josephine KASA. Anna (daughter of Johannes E KASA and Marith Gundersdatter LIEN) was born in Feb 1885 in Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She died before her brother Joseph who died in 1952.

Lars + Marit Nilsdatter GROVEN. Marit (daughter of Nils Trondsen SKJØRE and Ingebjørg Olsdatter SKJØRE) was born on 27 Feb 1842 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Skjøre 19/6, Grøven according to Jim’s VS; Stende according to the church record for her birth

Notes:

Living with his parents in the 1870 census.

Married and living next to his parents in the 1885 census.

He is listed in “The Valdris Book”, a history of the Valdris Samband published in 1920 (available on Google Books), as John E Kasa of Dennison, Minnesota. He was a member of the Samband between 1905 and 1910.

Johannes married Marith Gundersdatter LIEN in 1883. Marith (daughter of Gunnar Gunnarsen LIEN and Anne Andrisdatter AUSTREIM) was born on 23 Feb 1861 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 21 Oct 1934 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 7 Apr 1861, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

In the 1900 census, she had had 5 children, 4 still living. She came to the U.S. in 1861.

She may be the Marith, b. 10 Jan 1861, bapt. 10 Feb 1861, in Vang to Knud Johannesen and Marith Andersdatter of Holien. Sponsors for that Marith were Barbro Andersdatter Ellestad, Margrethe Johannesdatter Holien, Berith Endresdatter Holien, Tollev Andersson and Knud Andersson Ellestad.

Or, perhaps more likely, she may be the Marith, b. 23 Feb 1861, bapt. Apr 1861, in Vang to Gunder Gundersen Lien and Anna Andersdatter.

Birth:
Haugen, Øvre Under Sørre Lien 80/1

Notes:

Birth:
Skjøre 19/4-5

Nils married Ingebjørg Olsdatter SKJØRE in 1841. Ingebjørg (daughter of Ola Knutsson SKJØRE and Ingebjørg Eiriksdatter ELTUN) was born in 1818 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Vang A, p. 351, calls her syskenbarnet Ingebjørg Lo el. Skjore, Grøven, implying that she and her husband were cousins. Which they were.

Birth:
Skjøre 19/6, Grøven

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: farmer

Notes:

Overtok garden etter faren i 1853, men alt i 1839 gav hansyskena feste på plassen Grandin, når Ingvar døde og plassenfall til garden att. Eirik selde til Helge Olsson Øye for 1180spd og drog til Amerika våren 1854 med kona og alle 6 borna.Helge skulle svare livaure til Helge Eiriksson og kona og systerhennar, Lisbet J. Sveji.

Erick and Betsey Helgeson were living in Warsaw Twp, Goodhue County, in the 1870 census. Also living with them was their 13 year-old son Johannes.

Erick and Berit Kasa were living with their son Henry in Warsaw Twp, Goodhue County, in the 1880 census.

Died:
dropsey

Eirik married Berit Johnsdatter NYSTUEN in 1838 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Berit (daughter of Jon Knutsen NYSTUEN and Berit Torsteinsdatter GRIHAMAR) was born about 1819 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She is I8156 in Jim’s VS. Jim’s notes: De dro til USA med hele familien i 1854. Hun hadde tvillingbroren Jon, som døde før han ble døpt i kirken.

Birth:
Nystuen 1/

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 1 Apr 1839, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

According to Rick, Gunnar and his girlfriend came to the U.S. in 1861 with their two daughters. The bygdebok (Vang B, p. 410) implies that Gunnar and Anne were married.

Birth:
Haugen, Øvre under Sørre Lien 80/1; his gravestone says 9 Feb for some reason

Gunnar + Anne Andrisdatter AUSTREIM. Anne (daughter of Andris Andrisson NEFSTAD and Marit Jøgersdatter LEROHL) was born on 28 Aug 1838 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 18 Oct 1919 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 20 Oct 1838, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

She is I41346 in Jim’s VS.

Jim’s notes:

Hun var på gården hos faren før hun reiste til Amerika.

On birth record her father's name is given as Anders Anderson Lerohl. Her mother's name is given as Marith Jøgersd. Lerohl.