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From a biography in the History of Hennepin County and The City of Minneapolis: SVERDRUP, George was born in the western part of Norway. December 16th, 1848. He attended school at Christiana from 1862 to 1865, when he entered the University in the city of Christiana. During 1870, he traveled through Italy and Germany, and in 1871, passed theological exanimation at the University. The year 1873, he spent in Paris, in the study of the Semitic languages, Assyrian antiquities and other sciences connected with the study of the old testament. In 1874, he received a call from this conference since which time he has been closely identified with the history of Augsburg Seminary.

He was the second president of Augsburg College (then called Augsburg Seminary). He served from 1876 until his death in 1907. This 31-year tenure is the longest of the college’s presidents.

Shown as born in Norway in 1849 according to his death certificate. That is also the birthdate shown in the database for emigrants from Balestrand.

In the 1865 Norwegian census, he is probably the Georg Sverdrup who is a student of Theology in Aker at Rosenhoff af Blinderen. He was born in Balestrand.

The database for emigrants from Balestrand shows that the 25 year-old Georg Sverdrup, “cand. th.”, emigrated “over Bergen frå Balestrand” on July 22, 1874. He was married at the time. He departed on the Kong Sverre line.

In the 1880 census (June 14th), Georg and family are living in Minneapolis. Georg, 31, is a professor of theology. The rest of the family is Catherine G., 26, Carl U., 5, Elsey M., 2, and George, 10 months. Also living with them was Catherine’s brother Jurgen Heiberg, 21, and Caroline Herslet, 31, a servant. The three children were born in Minnesota and the rest in Norway. Jurgen was a miller. Two doors away from the Sverdrups were the Sven Oftsdahls: another future president of Augsburg.

It would appear that Georg the father went back to Norway, where Inga was born, after George the son was born in the United States. Georg the father’s first wife apparently died in the 1880s and Georg remarried (to Elise) in the late 1880s. {She married at age 20, which would have been 1886 or 1887, according to the 1930 census.}

“Professor G. Sverdrup”, age 40, arrived in New York on 18 September 1886. He is headed for Minnesota. He arrived on the ship “Alabama” via Glasgow, Scotland, and Larne, Ireland. He appears to be traveling with someone either born in Iowa or destined for Iowa but the name is obscured by the fold in the original document.

Living with Georg and his family at the time of the 1900 census were two “pupils” from Norway: 30 year old Gilbert Olson and 33 year old Henry Ytrehus each of whose occupations were shown as students. The family was living at 728 22nd Avenue S. in Minneapolis. Georg the father was a teacher at Augsburg Seminary.

Founder of the Lutheran Free Church.

There is a Georg Sverdrup society organized in December 2003 and open to anyone interested in the life and work of Georg Sverdrup (1848 - 1907), considered as among "the ablest theologians" in the history of Norwegian-American Lutheranism. The society is registered in the state of Minnesota as a 501(C)(3) nonprofit corporation.

SVERDRUP, Georg (I4090)

6912

From a history of Chippewa and Lac qui Parle Counties, written in 1916:

Ole P. Flatin, one of the well-known and highly respected residents of Chippewa county, Minnesota, was born in Valders, Norway, on December 18, 1863, being the son of Peder I. and Marit (Grythen) Flatin.

Peder I. and Marit Flatin were born at Valders, Norway, where they were educated and there grew to manhood and womanhood and married. It was there that Peder Flatin engaged in farming, having owned a farm, which in time went to the eldest son, who being first-born of the sons, came into possession of the tract of land, owned by his father. After having cultivated the place for a number of years, Peder Flatin decided to leave the home of his birth and young manhood and come to America. In 1870, he and his family set sail for the new world, and after having landed in this country, they came direct to Minnesota and located near Northfield, in Rice county, and here they remained until 1882, at which time they moved to Chippewa county, where he hoped to make a home for himself and family. Being a carpenter he did much work in that line. He now owned eighty acres in Rice county and the prospects for a home were at that time bright. After coming to Chippewa county, be lived but a short time, having died in 1883. The widow is now living at Granite Falls. They were the parents of the following children: Ingvald, Ole P., Ole, Marit, John, Randi, Marit, Will and Gertrude. Ingvald is now retired and lives at Granite Falls; Ole is a farmer and lives in Missouri; Marit died when but a small girl; John lives at Pine City, where he is a butter maker; Randi is the wife of Ole M. Arga, of Renville county; Marit lives with her mother and is a dressmaker; Will is a farmer and lives in Missouri and Gertrude is the wife of Winfred W. Hayes and lives at Farmington, Minnesota, where Mr. Hayes is engaged as a railroad engineer.

Ole P. Flatin was educated in the public schools of Rice county and there grew to manhood, on the home farm. In 1882 he came to Chippewa county and here engaged in farming with his brother, Ingvald, by renting an uncle’s farm for five years. After that time, Ole P. Flatin managed the farm in Granite Falls township, alone until 1890. He then bought one hundred and twenty acres in the township and in time added eighty acres to the tract. Here he made many improvements on the farm, including the remodeling of the granary, rebuilding the house and building a new barn. He did much in the way of development, making the farm one of the best in the township. It was here that he engaged in general farming and stock raising. In 1906 he purchased a home overlooking Granite Falls and retired from the farm. He later sold this property to the railroad company, and bought where he now lives, on the corner of Miller and Orange streets. For many years Mr. Flatin has been identified with the Republican party, and has always taken an active interest in local affairs. He served as supervisor of his township for many years and was filing that position at the time of his retirement from the farm. In 1908 he was elected a member of the board of county commissioners and is still a member of that body. He has always been faithful to the duties entrusted to him and continues to hold the honor and the respect of the people of his county. He and his wife are members of the First Lutheran church of Granite Falls, and have always taken an active interest in all church work, Mr. Flatin having served as trustee of the local society for a number of years.

On May 22, 1890, Ole P. Flatin was united in marriage to Maria Thorkelson, a native of Goodhue county, Minnesota, and the daughter of Andre Thorkelson, who came to the county in the early seventies. To this union two children were born, Hilda, who died at the age of sixteen, and Peder Melvin, now twenty-four years of age. Maria Flatin, the wife and mother died in 1893. After the death of his wife, Ole P. Flatin was united in marriage on June 2, 1896, to Mrs. Helen (Rude) Wollan, a native of Renville county, Minnesota, and the daughter of Knut Rude and wife, who were old settlers in the county, having located there in 1868.

Ole P. Flatin has devoted much of his time and ability to the development of the community in which he has lived and is recognized as one of the foremost men of the county in the way of meeting the growing needs of the district. With the other commissioners of the county, he had much to do with the establishment of the Riverside sanatorium, and when the same was organized, he was elected a member of the sanatorium committee, and by them elected secretary of the commission. His life has been an active one and he has accomplished much that has had to do with the development and the social welfare of the county.

FLATEN, Ole P (I38339)

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From A HISTORY OF FREEBORN COUNTY, MN. PUBLISHED IN 1911:

Peter Kvale, who is in charge of the Emmons Creamery, was born on his father's farm in Nunda, May 7, 1880, the son of Thoud and Ingra Kvale, who were among the early pioneers of Freeborn county. He attended the country schools, and always having a strong inclination to books and study, he did well in his school work. After he had completed the common school, he worked at home with his father till he was twenty-one years of age, and then went to the Minnesota University, where he took a full course in dairying. Having completed this course he was offered and accepted a position with the Clover Valley Creamery of Pickerel Lake, where he remained in charge four years. The Emmons Creamery was formerly in charge of an especially good man who was ambitious, and with the enthusiastic support of the members of the board was enabled to step from there into a very lucrative position in government employe. At this time the board were on the lookout for another man equally good, and decided on the subject of this biography as the man. It was in 1907 that Mr. Kvale came to his present position, and long ago all concerned were of the opinion that he was the right man for the place. Mr. Kvale is a member of the Lutheran Church. He votes with the Republican party. On May 26, 1901, he married Jensena Lah, of Iowa, and to them have been born four children, Ingra, Joseph, Myrtle and Pearl.

KVALE, Peter (I29257)

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From a history of Rice County families, published in 1981, via the Dalby Database:

Austin (1885-1970) was the son of Helge and Ingri (Oldre) Kasa. He was born and raised in Holden Township, Goodhue County, near the Vang Church. Ida (1895-1975) was the daughter of Even and Inga (Oldre) Remme. She and Austin were both baptized and confirmed at Vang Lutheran Church which was near their homes. Ida went to grade school in the Dennison area, but attended high school in Luverne, MN. While going to high school she lived with her father’s parents. Austin and Ida were married in 1918. They lived and farmed in the Northfield-Dennison area. The last farm they lived on was the Orr farm in Section 15 of Northfield Township. The Kasa’s main farming enterprise was dairy cattle. Austin especially liked to work with horses. He often trained horses for himself and also trained horses for other people in the area. After retiring in the late 1950s, Austin and Ida moved to Northfield. Mr. Kasa worked at Carleton College as a custodian for a number of years. He also liked to get out in the country and do some farm work. The Kasa children were: Inez (Mrs. William Munckton) of Northfield; Helge Edin, died shortly after his birth; Helen (Mrs. Helen Radtke) of Northfield; Helge Even of rural Dennison; Gladys (Mrs. Ralph Koester) of rural Northfield; Austin Jr., of Cottage Grove; Avis (Mrs. Curtis Reed) of Maribel, WI; Donald of Northfield, died in 1977; Eugene of rural Northfield; Donna (Mrs. Sewell Mathre) of Northfield; and JoAnne (Mrs. Stanley Kucera, Jr.) of Houston, TX.

KASA, Osten (Austin Theodore) (I11107)

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From a local news article:

“On March 3, a two-car crash on Latham Road claimed the life of Jill Clankie. Nineteen-year-old Ryan Moberg is now being charged with reckless homicide in the case.

“The Winnebago County Sheriff's Office says that Moberg was traveling at a high rate of speed on Old River Road and failed to stop at a stop sign at the intersection of Latham. Moberg's vehicle then struck the driver's side of Clankie's car.

“Several witnesses also reported that Moberg and another unidentified vehicle were seen "drag racing". After the crash, witnesses say the other vehicle fled.”

In 2005, Moberg was sentenced to 5 years in prison.

HARDER, Jill Loreen (I19313)

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From a posting by vickiehart:

“Henry H. Ives was born June 1869 in Goodhue county. He was living in Maynard in 1949 and probably spent most of his adult life there. Henry had a sister, possibly named Ingeborg, who married Carl Anderson. They lived in Maynard also. A niece, Irene Ives, married Arthur H Holien in Renville County on 6 March 1929 and they lived in Granite Falls.”

In the 1900 census, he was single and a farm laborer on the Torger Elton family in Johnson Twp, Polk County, Minnesota.

In the 1910 census, he was still single and living on his farm in Wang Twp, Renville County, Minnesota, with his sister Emma, and a hired man.

In the 1920 census, he was a bachelor farmer in Wang Twp, Renville County. Living with him is his spinster sister Emma and his mother Berit as well as two hired hands, Sever Strand and Gilbert Olson.

Strangely, and quite erroneously, several family trees on Ancestry show him marrying a Rose Shortell in New Jersey!

IVES, Henry H (I11867)

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From a posting on the Ancestry Toso board:

Marie Berger (Iversdatter), Anton's wife your Grandma Ella's mother was born in Jevnaker, Norway in 1873 unsure when her family came to America. Her parents were Iver Olsen and Berte Ellingsdatter, apparently Iver took the name Bergereie at some point and then shortened to Berger. Marie had one brother Edevart Iversen and one sister Olava Iversdatter. Came across one document that said Iver was a servant in a large house and so was Berte I think this is how they meet. Also found out that Karen Eriksdatter was Iver’s mother she lived with Iver and Berte when Marie was a very young girl in Norway. Any other question just e-mail. Will try to respond sooner it just that I've had a hectic winter and have had no time for geneology. Bye for now, Your distant cousin Linda

An Ancestry tree has her dying in North Dakota in the summer of 1909.

BERGER, Marie Iversdatter (I15345)

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From an article in the Bemidji newspaper in June of 1909, he was in charge of towing logs on Upper and Lower Red Lakes for the Thief River Falls Lumber Company.

In the 1910 census, he was living with his parents and siblings in Thief River Falls. He was an engineer on steam boats.

From his entry in Find A Grave:

O. EBERHARDT PASSED AWAY

George Orban Eberhardt passed away Sunday, March 19, at the Bemidji Lutheran hospital, after an illness of about three months. He entered the hospital February 18 after being ill at his home for a couple months.

Mr. Eberhardt was born Feb. 8, 1890, at Red Lake Falls, and came to the Kelliher area in 1906. He moved into the town of Kelliher in 1912. In 1909, he was married to Elsie Jerome and to this union three daughters were born.

Many years ago, Mr. Eberhardt and his father built boats at Thief River Falls, which brought most of the early settlers into this area. Later he worked as a mechanic and for many years owned a garage in Kelliher.

He is survived by his three daughters, Mrs. Victor I Hanson (Lee) of Hazelcrest, Ill., Mrs. Andrew Haugen (Lavurne) of Bemidji, Mrs. James Harris (Elsie) of Minneapolis; three grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Also two brothers, S.A. Eberhardt of Bellingham, Wash., and Emil Eberhardt of Grygla, Minn.

Funeral services were held at the Grace Presbyterian Church in Kelliher Wednesday, March 22, at two o'clock with Rev. Duncan Campbell officiating. Burial was made in the Fairview cemetery. Pallbearers were Ray Dorenkamper, Ray Daken Jr., Art Johnson, Burl Daken, Terry Clairmont and Nels Anderson. The Kolden -Snustad funeral home was in charge of arrangements.
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Parents: Peter Eberhardt & Emma Eberhardt.

1909: Marriage of George W Eberhardt & Elsie Josephine Jerome, December 14 1909 in Red Lake County, Minnesota.

1910 Census: George O Eberhardt (20) born about 1890 in Minnesota, was living in Thief River Falls Ward 1, Pennington, Minnesota. Occupation - steam boat engineer. He was married to Elsie Eberhardt (18) born about 1892 in Wisconsin. They were living in the home of George's parents: Peter Eberhardt (55) was born about 1855 in Norway and immigrated 1872. Occupation - steam boat captain. He was married to Emma Eberhardt (50) born about 1860 in Wisconsin. Children: Emil (25) who was a steam boat captain, Henry M (22) who was a steam boat engineer, and Severin A (10).

1917 World War I Draft Registration: George Orben Eberhardt (26) was born February 8 1891 in Red Lake Falls, Minnesota. Occupation - auto mechanic. His home address was Kelliher, Minnesota. He claimed exemption from the draft because he needed to support his family of a wife and three children. Physical description: medium height and build, green eyes, and dark brown hair.

1920 Census: G.O. Eberhardt (29) born about 1891 in Minnesota, was living on Second Street, Kelliher, Beltrami, Minnesota. Occupation - auto mechanic with his own garage. He was married to Elsie Eberhardt (28) born about 1892 in Minnesota. Children: Lyra [Lyra Elizabeth](9), Laverne (6), and Elsie [Dolores Elsie] (4).

1930 Census: George O Eberhardt (42) born about 1888 in Minnesota, was living in Kelliher, Beltrami, Minnesota. Occupation - proprietor of an auto garage, working on own account. He was married to Elsie J Eberhardt (38) born about 1892 in Wisconsin. Children: Elizabeth L (19), Laverne (17), and Elsie D (14).

EBERHARDT, George Orbin (I44151)

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From an article in the January 27, 1972, edition of The Oregonian.

Two men were injured fatally at Bonneville Dam Wednesday when a scaffold on which they were standing collapsed at the upstream auxiliary fishway entrance.

Dead are 51 year-old Jack K. Thompson, of 904 E. 10th Street, The Dalles, and Albert Brock, 44, of 914 NE 92nd Ave., Portland. Thompson was killed outright and Brock died several hours later in Gresham General Hospital.

Skamania County sheriff’s deputies said the men were working above a 56-foot hole near the fishway counting station on the north shore when the accident occurred. Cause of the accident was not given.

Both men were employed by Pacific Vantures, Inc., a contractor from Bellevue, Washington.

From an article in the February 3, 1972, edition of The Oregonian.

An accident that killed two iron workers at Bonneville Dam last Wednesday was caused by a combination of human error and fate, an Iron Workers Union official said in Portland Wednesday.

Jack Thompson, 52, The Dalles, and Albert Brock, 44, Portland, died when a nut worked off a bolt securing scaffolding and the temporary structure fell off a fishway wall on the dam’s Washington side, said William Kissinger, business agent for Iron Workers Local 29 in Portland.

Kissinger said the accident occurred while the men were transferring their safety lines from one point to another during repair work on the fishway.

“At any other moment they would have been tied off,” said Kissinger, and would probably have escaped injury.

Workmen failed to place a second jamb nut on a bolt holding scaffolding bracket in position and the single nut gradually worked its way off, tumbling the entire structure, said Kissinger. The incident was investigated by the Army Corps of Engineers as well as state and union officials the business agent noted.

Kissinger said the union will insist on a third man being assigned to watch the scaffolding while repair work on the fishway is concluded.

THOMPSON, Jack Kennedy (I778)

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From an article on her engagement in the Oroville Mercury Register, 3 Nov 1953, she graduated from Oroville Union High School in 1946 and from San Jose State College in 1950.

NYSTUEN, Carol Ann (I36524)