Thomas John TASA

Notes:

He may be the Knut Tasa who attended the St. Olaf Academy starting in the 1880-1881 school year.

Birth:
1865 on his gravestone

Knute married Anne SVIEN about 1897. Anne (daughter of Johannes J (John) SVIEN and Beret Eiriksdatter KASA) was born on 12 Oct 1876 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; died on 3 Dec 1954 in Rice County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From the information in Erick Svien’s obit, she may be the Anna B. Tasa, wife of Knute, living in Warsaw Twp, Goodhue County, in the 1930 census.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 2 Oct 1844, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

Baptismal sponsors were Thomas Elthon, Endre Ingebretsen something_dalsiet, Berith Johanneshenrichsdatter Øye, Gjertrude Svien, and Kari Nilsdatter Hermundstad.

He is I13470 in Jim’s VS. No wife’s name shown although their daughter Berit is listed as I5705.

He and his family were living on his retired parents’ farm in Warsaw, Goodhue County, at the time of the 1880 census. The younger John’s family consisted of John, 35, Berith, 34, John, 12, Erik, 10, Johan, 6, Anne, 4, and Berit, 2.

Birth:
Svien 6/3-4 Nordigarden i Øye

Buried:
buried with Henry and Johannes J.

Johannes married Beret Eiriksdatter KASA. Beret (daughter of Eirik Helgesson KASA and Berit Johnsdatter NYSTUEN) was born on 18 Jun 1846 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 5 Jul 1908 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1908-MN-004467
• Baptism: 19 Jul 1846, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

She is I4390 in Jim’s VS.

In the 1895 state census she is a widow, age 49, and living in Warsaw Twp, Goodhue County, next to her son Erik and his wife Anna. Beret’s household consists of herself, Beret J., Anne, 19, Beret, 17, Ingeborg, 14, Johanna, 12, and Anders, 9.

In the 1900 census, she is a widow living as head of household in Warsaw, Goodhue County, with her children Erik, Johanna and Anders. She is shown as having had 10 children, 5 still living. She is also shown to have come to this country in 1853. Her next door neighbor is Thomas Soine and family.

Buried:
buried with her daughter Ingeborg Gurine

Notes:

Vang A, p. 140. He was a farmer on Midtre Sveji.

A John Henrikson Svien, “of the Vang Congregation,” was one of the initial contributors of money to the start-up of St. Olaf College.

Johannes married Anna Andrisdatter LUNDE in 1833 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Anna (daughter of Andris Knutsen HERMUNDSTAD and Gro Guttormsdatter Wangensteen STRAND) was born on 22 Apr 1807 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 9 Mar 1902 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

They came to the U.S. in 1857 with their five children. They had another child in the U.S.

Birth:
Lunde 17/2 Øvre

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/