Thomas Nilssen HAUGEN

1825 - 1921  (96 years)

• Name	Thomas Nilssen HAUGEN
  Birth	12 Jan 1825	Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	30 Jan 1825	Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway
  	Hurum
  Confirmation	28 Jun 1840	Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway
  	Hurum
  Death	6 Mar 1921	Goodhue County, Minnesota
  Notes	Vang C, p. 170, shows him as born in 1825 on Kvie 96/5. His baptismal sponsors were Ragnde Berge, Ingri Qvien, Halvor Berge, Ivar Qvien, and Knud Kjørlien. In the 1900 census, he is shown, quite incorrectly, as born December 1829. That census also shows that he came to the U.S. in 1854. He is the head of household for a farm in Warsaw Twp, Goodhue County. He is a widower and the household consists of himself, son Nels (also a widower), daughter Mary Boe (recently married but with no husband in the household), son Christ, 26, son Thomas, 23, daughter Anna, 20, grandson Thomas, 9, and granddaughter Mary O., 7. In the 1910 census, he is the 84 year-old widower Thomas Haugen living with his son C. T. Haugen and family in Warsaw Twp, Goodhue County. Thomas N. Haugen, one of the oldest of the pioneers in this community died Sunday, March 6, 1921 at his old home in Warsaw township. He became ill on the tenth day of January and was confined for the greater part of the time to his bed. He weakened day by day until he quietly passed away. He was born in Vang, Valders, Norway on December 18, 1825. {Not correct.} His parents were Nels and Marit Haugen. There, in the country of his birth, he spent his boyhood days at the home of his parents. In 1854, he emigrated to America and located at Manitowoc, Wisconsin where he resided for two years, then he moved to Goodhue County, Minnesota where he took a homestead, settling on 160 acres in Section 32 in Warsaw township. On this farm he made his home continuously until his death. In 1863 he was joined in marriage to Miss Gertrude Lyken by Rev. John Fjeld. She died on August 8, 1895. He leaves six children to mourn his loss: Nels Haugen, Minot, North Dakota Mrs. A.E. (Gertrude) Ramsey, Harvey, North Dakota Mrs. Rev. V.E (Anna) Boe, Finley, North Dakota Chris T. Haugen, who lives on the old homestead Thomas T. Haugen, Dennison, Minnesota Mrs. Carl Brekke, Sharon, North Dakota He also leaves a sister in Warsaw township a Mrs. A.T. Remmen. All of the children were present at the funeral except Mrs. Carl Brekke. Mr. Haugen was, at the time of his death, the oldest man in the community. He was also the oldest man in Vang's congregation and also the oldest in Rev. Haupt's charge. He was one of the organizers's of Vang's congregation and had always been a faithful member. He was a man of quiet disposition, loved and respected by his friends and neighbors. He took a great delight in mediating upon the word of God and was always a regular and faithful attendant at church. During the last year of his life he was feeble on account of poor health. There are now only a few left of those who came over from Norway in the same ship that he came. There are two yet living in Warsaw township; his sister, Mrs. A.T. (Thora) Remmen and H.E. Kasa, both of whom are younger than he was. The funeral was held Friday, March 11, 1921, with a short service at the home and regular services at Vang's Church. The services were conducted by Rev. A. Hauge who preached the funeral sermon. During the services at the church, Rev. V.E. Boe, of Finley, North Dakota, a son-in-law of the deceased, made a few remarks and spoke briefly on the beautiful an Christian life that the deceased had lived. After Rev. Boe had spoken, he sang a solo, "I Know of a Sleep in Jesus Name" in the Norwegian language. The remains were then taken to Vang's cemetery where interment was made. The pallbearers were: E.E. Haugen, T.L. Soine, Mr. T. Holten, E.H. Holien, A.E. Flom and A.O. Bonde.
  Person ID	I28192	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2021

  
  

  Father	Nils Knutsen ØVRE HELLE,   b. 1779, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway d. 1854 (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Marit Tomasdatter TØRSTAD,   b. 1788, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway d. 1865 (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F19643	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gjertrud Christophersdatter LYKKEN,   b. Feb 1836, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway d. 8 Aug 1895, Goodhue County, Minnesota (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	1863
  Children	1. Nels Thomasson HAUGEN,   b. 20 Dec 1863, Goodhue County, Minnesota d. 3 Jan 1938, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 74 years)   2. Maria HAUGEN,   b. 10 Jul 1870, Goodhue County, Minnesota d. 21 Apr 1959, Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota (Age 88 years)   3. Christopher Thomassen HAUGEN,   b. 20 May 1874, Minnesota d. 24 Jun 1965, Rice County, Minnesota (Age 91 years)   4. Gertrude HAUGEN,   b. 1867, Minnesota d. 19 Aug 1940, Goodhue County, Minnesota (Age 73 years)   5. Thomas T HAUGEN,   b. 16 Nov 1876, Goodhue County, Minnesota d. 11 Jul 1963, Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota (Age 86 years)   6. Anna HAUGEN,   b. 26 Oct 1879, Minnesota d. 17 Feb 1965, Williams County, North Dakota (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F19644	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2021