Clara Josephine ANDERSON

Notes:

Died:
last residence in Nerstrand in Rice County

Clara married Elmer B BERNTSON on 28 Sep 1933 in Goodhue County, Minnesota. Elmer was born on 11 Sep 1906; died on 12 Aug 1989 in Rice County, Minnesota; was buried in Nerstrand Cemetery, Nerstrand, Rice County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Shirley Lois BERNTSON was born on 30 Mar 1939 in Minnesota; died on 20 Jan 2002 in Seattle, King County, Washington; was buried in Nerstrand Cemetery, Nerstrand, Rice County, Minnesota.

Notes:

In the 1940 census, he and Julia and their two sons farmed in Holden Twp, Goodhue County.

Knudt married Julia Turina THOMPSON on 17 Mar 1907 in Goodhue County, Minnesota. Julia (daughter of Tørris Tomasson LEINE and Gunhild Anfinsdatter ESTREM) was born on 18 Mar 1884 in Iowa; died on 19 Jan 1942 in Olmsted County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 13 Jun 1846, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

Born on Nørde Døtten of Søre-Leine.

He was Toris Thompson, a farmer in Newburg Twp, Mitchell County, Iowa, in the 1900 census. He had come to the U.S. in 1851.

In the 1920 census, he was Thore Thompson, a farmer in Holden Twp, Goodhue County.

He may be the Thomas Thompson who died in Goodhue County on 22 Oct 1921 (1921-MN-004253).

Tørris married Gunhild Anfinsdatter ESTREM on 16 Mar 1876 in Goodhue County, Minnesota. Gunhild (daughter of Anfind Andersen AUSTREIM and Marit Knutsdatter DE TASA) was born on 12 Mar 1855 in Iowa; died on 15 Mar 1941 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Called Cornelia in the 1860 census. The census-taker was just making up names.

In the 1900 census, as Gunild Thompson, she had had 8 children, 6 still living.

In the 1910 census, she had had 8 children only 4 still living, 3 of which were living with her.

Notes:

Married:
in MOMS as Toris Tomason and Gunild Anfensdatter

Notes:

The bygdebok (Vang B, p. 55) calls him Tomas Tomasson Lo under Skjøre, b 1812. He was a husmann on Nørdre Døtten, part of Søre Leine 56/ between 1835 and his departure to the U.S. in 1851.

dwfrench, in the French Family Tree, calls him Thomas Thomasen Stende.

In the record of his marriage to Anne, he was called Thomas Thomasen Stende-eie. His father was Thomas Tomassen Loe.

Thomas married Anne Tørrisdatter SØRE-DØTTEN on 19 Oct 1835 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Anne was born in 1811 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Vang B, p. 54.

She and Thomas and their three living children left for the U.S. in 1851. (The couple had three older children, all of whom had died by 1847.)

She was described in the record of her marriage as Anne Tørrisdatter Lene-eie.

Notes:

Married:
The date is the best guess at a barely legible record.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 14 Jan 1810, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

His name as recorded in the parish register.

He is I11868 in Jim’s VS.

Jim’s notes:

Han vokste opp på Austreim og giftet seg i USA, ganske gammel. Se bilde med notatet om Estremfarmen i Holden twsh.

Don Estrem skriver i notatet sitt (se bildet):

Anfinn married the eldest daughter of Knut Tasa, also an early settler of Decorah, Iowa. Anfinn settled as a neigbour to his father-in-law in the summer in 1855 in Holden Township, Goodhue County, Minnesota. Then Anfinn sold his half of the farm in Iowa to his brother Christopher for $720.00 on April 21, 1856.

Andris og Marit hadde 4 barn. Den 10. januar 1888 solgte Andris 80 acres til hver av sønnen (Knut og Andris). Andris bodde på gården til han døde i 1910 og er begravet på en liten kirkegård som ligger på den opprinnelige delenen av farmen hans.

In the 1860 census, he is Amphim Anderson, age 50, living in Holden Twp, Goodhue County. His wife Mary is also shown as age 50 for some reason. Their children are Cornelia, 5, born in Iowa, Caroline, 3, born in Minnesota, Andrsn, 1, born in Minnesota, and Canute, one month, born in Minnesota. The household also has an 18 year-old farm laborer, Torston Olseson, and a 31 year-old domestic, Isabel Anderson.

In the 1900 census, as Anfinn Estrem, he is living with his son Knut in Holden Twp, Goodhue County.

Birth:
Austreim 72/2

Buried:
gravestone says 1810, white cross says 12-29-1809

Anfind married Marit Knutsdatter DE TASAIowa. Marit (daughter of Knut Thomassen LO and Kari Jonsdatter STEINDE) was born on 27 Feb 1825 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 11 Nov 1861 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Old Hauge Cemetery, Kenyon, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 9 Mar 1825, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

Birth:
Tøso 19/2-3

Baptism:
Øye