Kristiane Kristiansdatter

1838 - 1906  (68 years)

• Name	Kristiane Kristiansdatter
  Birth	23 Mar 1838	Vestre Toten, Oppland, Norway
  Gender	Female
  Baptism	16 Apr 1838	Vestre Toten, Oppland, Norway
  	as Christiana Christensen in IGI
  Confirmation	3 Oct 1852	Vestre Toten, Oppland, Norway
  Death	12 Apr 1906	La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin
  	died in the afternoon according to newspaper records, of bronchial asthma Vol 03 p.0385 Reel 45 image 1374
  Burial	15 Apr 1906	Oak Grove Cemetery, La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin
  	Sec 45, Lot R4, Gravesite G25
  Notes	She was born Christiana according to the birth record in the church book. Her birth farm seems to be Fjeldstadhagen. Her confirmation record (as 14-1/2 year-old Christiane Christiansdatter, residence farm name starts with Gr) shows her birth farm as Fjelstad. Her farm name in the marriage record seems to be Ianmark. She was 25 years old. Shown in the 1865 Norwegian census as Kristiane Kristiansdatter, born in 1838 in Toten vestre. Sources that say that she was born in Aflangrud are incorrect. She is shown as born in Vestre Toten in the entry in the Ness parish record for her marriage to Ole. Supposedly a singer in Oslo. According to Cora, "not a well person as she had asthma." Cora says, "she was very well liked, had a lot of friends, belonged to the Norwegian Lutheran Church in LaCrosse. Her funeral was so big [and] had so many flowers. I haven't seen so many flowers at a funeral (until Maurice's). In those days they had special built carriages for choirs, etc. It impressed me so I will never forget it." An article in the April 13th La Crosse newspaper called her Christina Anderson. She died in the afternoon at her home, 603 South Eighth Street, “after long suffering with bronchial asthma.” The article said that she came to La Crosse in 1870. According to the article in the La Crosse Chronicle on Saturday, April 14, 1906, the funeral (for “Christine Anderson”) was held on Sunday, April 15, 1906, “at 2 o’clock from the residence, 603 South Eighth Street and at 2:30 o’clock from the Norwegian Lutheran church, corner West Avenue and Ferry streets. The Rev. R. Anderson will officiate and interment will be made in Oak Grove cemetery. {This church was St. Paul’s Norwegian Lutheran Church, identified in the city directory as being at the corner of West Avenue and Division Street.} “Carl Anderson, a son, of Viroqua, and Carl Skogstad, a brother, of Grand Meadow, Minn., are in the city and will remain to attend the funeral.” The Friday edition of the La Crosse Chronicle referred to her as Mrs. Christina Anderson and mentions that her son Ole C. is living in La Crosse (“of this city”). From the La Crosse city directories of the time, as well as the 1906 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map, the church on the NW corner of West and Ferry was called (and still is called) the English Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity. The nearest church to the Andersons that was identified as a Norwegian Lutheran Church was on the SE corner of 6th and Division. The nearest church to the Andersons was then a German Methodist church (it’s still standing but its denomination has changed) a block away at Ferry and 7th. Christiana had relatives in Grand Meadow, MN, by the name of Jorgens and Skogstad. Cora met some of them at her grandmother's funeral. The cemetery records list her as Christiana (Skogstad) Anderson. Census enumerator Charles Engelstad visited Christiana and Ole on June 5th, 1900, when the two were living on 9th street (or 8th street: it is the last entry for 9th street) (but Cora said it was a corner lot) in the 17th ward of the city of La Crosse. In the census form, Christiana’s and Ole’s birthdates are confirmed as March, 1838, and January, 1874, respectively. Ole is shown as single with “printer” as his occupation. He is shown as having been unemployed zero months in the past year. Ole is shown as having been born in Wisconsin; Christiana as having been born in Norway. Both could read, write, and speak English. Christiana is shown as owning her house, free and clear without mortgage. The census enumerator apparently started to write “37” for years married for Christiana before, apparently, realizing that Christiana was a widow. Christiana’s year of immigration is confirmed on the census form as 1867 and “32” is indicated for her as her number of years in the United States. Most interestingly, Christiana is shown as having had had six children, only two living. In the 1900 city directory, she is Mrs Christiana Anderson, widow of Ole, living at 604 S 8th Street. Listed in the 1901-02 and 1905-06 La Crosse city directories as “Mrs. Christina, widow of Ole.” The 1907 city directory points out that “Anderson, Christian” died on April 12, 1906. In the 1905 Wisconsin state census, she is living in the 17th ward of La Crosse, not far from her son Ole and his family. Also nearby, apparently, is the St. Anna Orphan House. She is shown as Christina, 67, a widow, and her occupation appeares to be “landlady.” From the Wisconsin Deaths database: Wisconsin Vital Records Death Index. Name: Christina Anderson Death Date: 12 Apr 1906 County: La Crosse Volume: 03 Page: 0385 Reel: 045 Image: 1374 Index Volume: - Sequence #: 005491 otftoo calls her Christianna Krogstad.
  Person ID	I26	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2021

  
  

  Father	Christian Christiansen SKOGSTAD,   b. 30 Apr 1812, Land, Oppland, Norway
  Mother	Karen Olsdatter,   b. 24 Jun 1812, Land, Oppland, Norway d. 20 Jan 1900, Land, Søndre Land, Oppland, Norway (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	10 Nov 1836	Land, Oppland, Norway
  Family ID	F3337	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ole Christian Anderson FLØTTUM,   b. 11 Mar 1834, Aflangrud, Næs, Hedmark, Norway d. 25 Nov 1898, La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	14 Apr 1863	Næs, Hedmark, Norway
  Children	1. Johanne Olsdatter ANDERSON,   b. 19 Sep 1863, Næs, Hedmark, Norway d. 16 Jan 1865, Næs, Hedmark, Norway (Age 1 year)   2. Carl Clarence (Charly) ANDERSON,   b. 6 May 1867, Næs, Hedmark, Norway d. 22 May 1934, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 67 years)   3. Jennie ANDERSON,   b. Jan 1870, La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin d. Bef 1880, La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin (Age < 9 years)   4. Ole Kristian ANDERSON,   b. 27 Jun 1872, La Crosse County, Wisconsin d. Bef 1874 (Age < 1 years)   5. Ole Christian ANDERSON, Jr,   b. 19 Jan 1874, La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin d. 10 Dec 1938, Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota (Age 64 years)   6. Karoline ANDERSON,   b. 17 Jan 1877, La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin d. 28 Apr 1877, La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F19	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2015