Ellef Pedersen NYHUS

1850 - 1906  (56 years)

• Name	Ellef Pedersen NYHUS
  Birth	10 Feb 1850	Buskerud, Norway
  Gender	Male
  Death	7 Sep 1906	North Dakota
  Burial	Little Forks Lutheran Cemetery, Steele County, North Dakota
  Notes	Ellef Pedersen Nyhus was the first-born son of Peder 'Per' Eriksen & Kari Ellevsdatter (Rundseie) Nyhus, born February 10, 1850 in Eggedal, Norway and was baptised 03 March 1850. In March 1865, along with his family, Ellef left Norway and came to America eventually settling near Silver Lake, Worth Co., Iowa, approximately three miles south and three miles east of Emmons, Minnesota. Along with his younger brother Erick, Ellef was confirmed in 1867 at Silver Lake Church. The church records indicate that an 'Erik' and 'Ellef Erikson' were confirmed using their father's name Per Erikson - aka Per Nyhus - which was a customary practice. In 1874, the family moved again to Lake Mills, Winnebago Co., Iowa and then again along with his parents, a brother Erick P. and two sisters, Ingeborg (Mrs. Dr. Bleckre) and widowed Gjertrud (Nyhus) Nelson, who later became Mrs. Fingal G. Enger, and her two young children, Ellef and family later decided to journey to the praries of the Dakota Territory. On July 02, 1874, Ellef took homestead in section 12 along the Goose River near the home of his parents. Ellef married Maria Stavensbraaten. Maria was born July 24, 1859 in Flaa, Hallingdal, Norway and arrived in America with her mother, Bergit, in 1865. Ellef and Maria were charter members of Little Forks Lutheran Church where Ellef served as Treasurer. He and brother-in-law Fingal G. Enger were recorded as the first settlers to have jointly purchased a threshing rig. Ellef and Maria had ten children: Henry Oliver: October 06, 1876 - November 02, 1881. Karen Christine: November 29, 1878 - December 20, 1950. Henry Oliver: October 21, 1881 - February 26, 1966. Betsy Petrine: December 01, 1883 - April 11, 1969. Gina Julia: September 26, 1885 - October 21, 1941. Edward: August 13, 1887 - June 26, 1955. Louise: June 29, 1890 - October 05, 1892. Alvin E.: March 18, 1892 - June 05, 1973. Louise Amelia: November 29, 1895 - February 13, 1965. Bernt Theolai: October 23, 1898 - July 08, 1982.
  Person ID	I31853	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2020

  
  

  Family	Maria STAVENSBRAATEN,   b. 24 Jul 1859, Hallingdal region, Buskerud, Norway
  Children	1. Edward NYHUS,   b. 13 Aug 1887, Steele County, North Dakota d. 26 Jun 1955, Steele County, North Dakota (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F22016	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2020