Henry Hendrikssen BYE

1850 - 1933  (82 years)

• Name	Henry Hendrikssen BYE
  Birth	31 May 1850	Verdal, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway
  	May 1850 in the 1900 census, 31 May 1850 in his confirmation record, 31 May 1851 in the cemetery records according to Find-A-Grave
  Gender	Male
  Confirmation	7 Oct 1866	Stiklestad, Verdal, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway
  MN Death Cert Checked	Y
  Minnesota Death Certificate	1933-MN-010635
  Death	23 Feb 1933	Otter Tail County, Minnesota
  	St. Luke’s Hospital
  Burial	26 Feb 1933	Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery, Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota
  Notes	In the 1865 Norwegian census he was Henrik Henriksen, 16, living with his mother, step-father, and half-brother on the Storøen farm in Vinne, Verdalens. His mother was Marit Andersdatter, 53, his step-father was Peder Hanssen, 63, and his half-brother was Carl Peter Pedersen, 9. He was confirmed as Henrik Bÿvald on 7 October 1866. His place of birth was Valstadvald. He left Trondheim on 2 Jun 1870, bound for Black River Falls. He arrived in New York aboard the Sidonian on June 24, 1870. In the 1880 census, he is a farmer in Dane Prairie Twp, Otter Tail County. With him is his wife Lina C., 22, and their daughters Matilde Cicilie, 4, and Marie Christine, 1. Also living with them on the farm is his mother-in-law Marta, 58, his brothers-in-law Ove Hansen, 26, and Christian Siverson, 19. In the 1900 census he was a farmer living between Carl Bye (b. Oct 1859 in Norway) and Ole O. Bye (b. Jan 1839 in Norway) in Sherman Twp, Sargent County, North Dakota. Both Henry and Lina came to the U.S. in 1870 and have been married for 28 years. In the 1903 and 1905 Fergus Falls city directories, he was Henry H Bye of the business Jackson & Bye. He and Lena lived at 702 Cascade Street S. Henry Bye and his family were living on Cascade Street in Fergus Falls in the 1905 state census. The household consisted of Henry, 55, Mrs. Lena, 48, Helga, 23, Arthur, 21, Nettie, 17, Cecil, 8, and Charles, 48, born in Norway. Arthur, Nettie, and Cecil had been born in “Dakotah” and Helga had been born in Minnesota. Henry was a merchant. In the 1907 Fergus Falls directory, he and Lena are still at 702 Cascade but Henry is no longer associated with Jackson & Bye and is now working as a carpenter. In the 1909 directory, he is a carpenter for John Lauritzen. He and Lena reside at 212 Alcott Avenue E. He was at one time an officer of the Park Region Mutual Telephone Company incorporated on March 10, 1906, with switchboards in Underwood and Dalton. In the 1910 census he was a carpenter living with his wife, son, and granddaughter in Trondhjem Twp, Otter Tail County. In the 1920 census he was a carpenter living with his wife Lina and son Cecil (b. North Dakota) in the Village of Dalton. He came to the U.S. in 1870 and his wife in 1869. He was the informant for his brother Stephen’s death certificate. He was a 76 year-old widower lodging in Fergus Falls in the 1930 census. He had no occupation and came to the U.S. in 1870. In the 1931 Fergus Falls city directory, he boarded at 116 Bancroft Ave E. According to his death certificate, his father was Henry Bye, his mother was Marit Sivertson. When he died he was a widower. His occupation had been carpenter. He died of pneumonia. He lived at 116 Bancroft in Fergus Falls.
  Person ID	I11463	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	10 Dec 2013

  
  

  Father	Hendrik Siverssen
  Mother	Marit Arendsdatter,   b. Abt 1813, Norway
  Family ID	F9727	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lena Christena SEVERSON,   b. 22 Oct 1857, Norway d. 25 May 1927, Dalton, Otter Tail County, Minnesota (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1872
  Children	1. Matilde Cicilie BYE,   b. Abt 1876, Wisconsin   2. Marie Christine (Christina) BYE,   b. Abt 1879, Minnesota d. 9 May 1909, Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota (Age 30 years)   3. Helga L BYE,   b. 21 Sep 1881, Minnesota d. 8 Oct 1951, Ward County, North Dakota (Age 70 years)   4. Arthur Wheeler BYE,   b. 18 Feb 1884, North Dakota d. 2 Aug 1965, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 81 years)   5. Nette A BYE,   b. Oct 1887, North Dakota   6. Cecil Sherman BYE,   b. 17 Jun 1897, North Dakota d. 22 Aug 1976, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F8630	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2011