Berith Iversdatter KJÖS

1845 - 1932  (87 years)

• Name	Berith Iversdatter KJÖS
  Birth	8 Jan 1845	Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway
  Gender	Female
  Baptism	5 Mar 1845	Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway
  Death	24 May 1932	Minnehaha County, South Dakota
  	as Berith Knutson
  Notes	Birth record shows her parents unmarried and specifies Kjøs as the farm for both of them. Her baptismal sponsors were Knud Kjøs, Anders Gunderson Gjevre, Guri Køngslien, Sigri Andersdatter Kjøs, and Marit Østensdatter Berge. Could not find Iver/Ivar in 93-94/. In the 1865 census, she is probably the 21 year-old Berith Iversdatter working as a tjenestepige on Endre Olsen’s Lien søndre farm. Her connection to Johannes Knudsen Haugen has conflicting information and the bygdeboks aren’t helpful. Among the conflicts, for example, the Bredeson Family Tree calls her Berith J Knutson, daughter of Aaste and someone named Knudt Evenson. The Bredeson Family Tree does have (most of) Berith’s birth date right. Melvin Haugen’s tree shows her as Berit Iversdatter Gjevre and born in Vang 8 Feb 1845. In the 1910 census, she is Berith Knutson, 65, now a widow and is head-of-household for the farm in Split Rock Twp, Minnehaha County. Living with her is her daughter, Martha Johnson, 25, and sons Andrew, 24, Otto, 22, and Iver, 29, all with the surname Johnson and all shown as single. Also living with the family is Mary J Tvedt, 39, a boarder. Berith still claims 8 children, 7 still living. So for some reason, the children living with her have adopted the surname Johnson. In the 1920 census, Berith is a 75 year-old widow living on the Split Rock Twp farm headed up by her son Andrew Johnson, age 35. Also in the household is Martha E Johnson, 37, Iver W Johnson, 39, and Aaster K. Evenson, 96, grandmother. Berith is shown to have come to the U.S. in 1872. Aaste is shown as coming to the U.S. in 1867.
  Person ID	I28978	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Iver Endresson LOKREIM,   b. 15 Aug 1815, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway d. 24 Dec 1866, Valdres i Oppland, Norway (Age 51 years)
  Mother	Aaste Østensdatter KJØS,   b. 6 Mar 1823, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway d. 27 Jan 1925, Minnehaha County, South Dakota (Age 101 years)
  Family ID	F18653	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Johannes Knudson HAUGEN,   b. 1 Aug 1843, Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway d. 17 May 1906, Minnehaha County, South Dakota (Age 62 years)
  Children	1. Knut HAUGEN,   b. Abt 1871, Iowa   2. Martin HAUGEN,   b. Abt 1874, Iowa   3. Mary KNUDTSON,   b. 3 Jun 1876, Dakota Territory d. 28 Aug 1970, Yellowstone County, Montana (Age 94 years)   4. Ettia KNUDTSON,   b. Abt May 1877, South Dakota   5. Albert HAUGEN,   b. Abt 1878, Dakota Territory   6. Iver HAUGEN,   b. Jun 1880, Dakota Territory   7. Adrena HAUGEN,   b. Feb 1883, Dakota Territory   8. Otto HAUGEN,   b. Dec 1884, Dakota Territory   9. Peter HAUGEN,   b. Jan 1888, Dakota Territory
  Family ID	F20161	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2024