Knud Olaus Knudsen SMEVOG

1859 - 1915  (56 years)

• Name	Knud Olaus Knudsen SMEVOG
  Birth	22 Sep 1859	Bremsnes, Kvernes, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	13 Nov 1859	Kvernes, Averøy, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
  Death	21 Oct 1915	La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin
  Burial	Oak Grove Cemetery, La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin
  Notes	Or Smevaag. Or Smedvåg. There were at least two other babies named Knud Olaus born in 1859 in the Kvernes parish. He and his wife came to the U.S. in 1886 and they were married that year. His marriage record indicates he was a shoemaker. In the 1900 census, he and his family lived in La Crosse. He was a laborer for a saw mill. In the 1910 census, he and his family lived in La Crosse. He was a fireman for a gas company. His Find A Grave entry has his birth date as 22 Sep 1859. His obit, as posted by landjevans: Knut Smevog, foreman for the Wisconsin-Minnesota Light and Power Company for sixteen years, passed away yesterday afternoon at his home, 1523 Farman street, of a complication of diseases. He had been ill for six months. Mr. Smevog has been a resident of La Crosse for thirty years. He was born in Norway fifty-six years ago, coming to this country when a young man. He has been an active member of Our Savior's Norwegian Lutheran Church at Sixth and Division streets since his arrival in La Crosse more than a quarter century ago. Surviving him are his widow and eight children, Mrs. Carl Jungbluth, and a son Paul of Washington, Iowa; Pauline, Emily, Olaf, Helen, Helma and Herbert, all of La Crosse. He also leaves two brothers, Martin Smevog of this city and one in Norway. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the residence, and at 2:30 from Our Savior's church.  Rev. H. G. Magelssen will oficiate, and burial will be made in Oak Grove cemetery.
  Person ID	I27837	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	30 Oct 2018

  
  

  Father	Knud Olsen SMEDVÅG
  Mother	Olava Hendriksdatter
  Family ID	F19541	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Kristianna Pedersdatter BAE,   b. 15 May 1861, Kvernes, Averøy, Møre og Romsdal, Norway d. 30 Oct 1938, La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	7 Jan 1886	Bremsnes, Kvernes, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
  Children	1. Olga SMEVOG,   b. 9 Jun 1887, La Crosse County, Wisconsin d. 10 Mar 1978, Iowa (Age 90 years)   2. Paul C SMEVOG,   b. 22 Aug 1889, La Crosse County, Wisconsin d. 6 Jun 1925, La Crosse County, Wisconsin (Age 35 years)   3. Pauline E SMEVOG,   b. 23 Aug 1889, La Crosse County, Wisconsin d. 12 May 1977, La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin (Age 87 years)   4. Emily Christine SMEVOG,   b. 9 Feb 1891, Wisconsin d. 28 May 1986, Wisconsin (Age 95 years)   5. Olaf Christian SMEVOG,   b. 2 Mar 1894, La Crosse County, Wisconsin d. 20 Oct 1961, Hayward, Sawyer County, Wisconsin (Age 67 years)   6. Helen M SMEVOG,   b. 15 Oct 1899, La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin d. 20 Nov 1993, La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin (Age 94 years)   7. Helma SMEVOG,   b. 15 Oct 1899, La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin d. 12 Jan 2001, La Crosse County, Wisconsin (Age 101 years)   8. Herbert Walter SMEVOG,   b. 9 Dec 1903, La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin d. 14 Oct 1991, La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F10436	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Oct 2018