Anders (Andrew) EVERSON

1856 - 1942  (86 years)

• Name	Anders (Andrew) EVERSON
  Birth	15 Feb 1856	Kvernes, Averøy, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
  Christening	12 May 1856	Kvernes, Averøy, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	12 May 1856	Kvernes, Averøy, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
  Confirmation	22 Oct 1871	Kvernes, Averøy, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
  MN Death Cert Checked	Y
  Minnesota Death Certificate	1942-MN-003253
  Occupation	Carpenter, Farmer
  Death	15 Dec 1942	Crow Wing County, Minnesota
  Burial	21 Dec 1942	Dorris Cemetery, Cedar Lake, Farm Island Twp, Aitkin County, Minnesota
  	per Dec 25, 1942, edition of Deerwood Enterprise
  Notes	Born as Anders. According to the naming convention, he should have been named after his mother’s father and so should have been named Arne or Arndt. He is shown in the 1865 Norwegian census as Anders Iversen, born in 1856 in Qværnæs. An Anders J Gustad, age 27, born 1856, arrived in New York City in 1883 on the State of Pennsylvania. His “calling” was “Sawmill.” Departure had been from Liverpool with stops at Glasgow and Larne. The following is a Works Progress Administration (WPA) interview of Andrew, by Mildred Monson, in October of 1936 (some of this is incorrect and/or not consistent with John’s recollection): Mr. Everson first settled in Farm Island Township on May 8, 1893, just across Cedar Lake from his present location. Here he settled in 1900. He was born in Norway in 1855, coming to the United States at the age of twenty-seven -- settling in Duluth. There, in 1892, he married Miss Anna Bye. “Going on forty-five years next March, since we were married.” Miss Bye was Norwegian, coming to the United States with her parents at the age of eleven and settling in Fergus Falls. She worked out some, but mostly stayed home, helping her parents. Mr. Everson has always followed the carpenter trade which he learned in the old country. Ten years ago, he gave it up as he was getting along in years. Now, this fall, he intends seeing that all his Jersey cattle are sold. He is now too old for such active work -- although one son lives at home with the Eversons. He always has owned farms in Aitkin and Crow Wing County. And on these he has grown berries and bees as well as his choice dark Jerseys. Mr. Everson will be eighty-one in the spring. The children are as follows: Iver ... of West Virginia. Harold .. of West Virginia. George .. at home. Albin .. on a farm near by. Married and has three boys. John .. on a farm near by. Married and has two children. Lillian... Mrs. George Graham of Chicago. Has one daughter. We have a letter from Anna to her husband Andrew dated July 30, 1906 from Cedar Lake. At this time, Andrew was working in Deer River. Andrew returned to Norway in late 1889. By 1890 he was a contractor in Duluth but lost everything in "the Panic" (the depression of 1893) when his partner skipped town with their money. At that time he moved to Cedar Lake with only his gold watch and wrote to the Gustads asking them to come to the U.S. too. Andrew was apparently in some financial trouble as early as 1890. In a Summons dated August 19, 1890, he was named as a defendant in a district court complaint in which Bardwell, Robinson, and Co. asked for foreclosure of a mechanic’s lien. Other defendants were Thomas J. Davis, Samuel Christenson, and A. H. Thompson. Andrew Everson's business was called Everson & Christenson according to the 1890-91 Duluth Directory. Everson & Christenson are referred to as "contractors" with " 321 Stenson block" as the location of the business. Andrew Everson's partner was Samuel Christenson. Ten men are listed as "laborer" or "carpenter", employees of Everson & Christenson: Sigard Christenson, Ever Everson, John Everson, Andrew S Ford, Joseph Lapine, Andrew Olson, Stephen Rhoades, Peter Roberts, Asa J Sprague, Josiah S Wilson ("foreman"). Andrew Everson's address is listed as "rooms, Stenson block" and "Boards 401 E 3d." Samuel Christenson lived at "101 E. 5th" with Sigard shown as boarding at that address. If Andrew was recorded in the 1885 Minnesota state census he is most likely the 29 year-old “Andrew Arveson” in Duluth who appears to be a lodger with the J. M. Carlson family. According to the Duluth city directories, there were no Eversons, Iversons, Byes, or Orfalds in Duluth in 1883-1884. The 1885-86 directory lists an Andrew Iverson, carpenter, boarding at “ns Third 3 w of Ninth Ave. E.” There is no Sam Christenson in that directory. Still no Byes or Orfalds. The 1886 Duluth city directory has an Andrew Everson, carpenter, for Watterworth & Fee, boarding at 303 E 3rd. There is no Sam Christenson in that directory. The 1889-90 directory lists Andrew Iverson, carpenter, who rooms at “216 E 2nd.” Still no Byes or Orfalds. The 1890-1891 directory lists him as Everson Andrew (Everson & Christenson), rms Stenson blk. There is a separate entry for Everson & Christenson (Andrew Everson, Samuel Christenson), contractors, Stenson blk. The 1891-1892 city directory lists Andrew Everson, of Everson & Christenson, boarding at 401 E 3rd. The address of the firm is still 321 Stenson block. In the 1892-1893 city directory, Andrew lives with his brother Ever at “n s Main 3 e of Pacific, W.P.” Everson & Christenson are still listed as 321 Stenson blk. In the 1893-1894 directory, Andrew still lives with Ever although now their address is listed as “n s Main 2 e of Pacific av.” They are carpenters but there is no mention of Everson & Christenson. The 1894-1895 Duluth city directory has an entry of Everson, Andrew, as “moved to Grand Marie, Minn.” And, for Samuel Christensen, “moved to St. Paul, Minn.” From Minnesota Naturalization Records Index, 1854-1957: Anders I. Gustad, Aitkin County, Reel 5, Code 21, Volume LP2G, Page 5 Anders J. Gustad, Aitkin County, Reel 6, Code 22, Volume LP3G, Page 11 Anders J. Gustad, Duluth, Reel 4, Code 4, Volume D, Page 488 Andrew I. Gustad, Aitkin County, Reel 5, Code 21, Volume LP2G, Page 6 Andrew I. Gustad, Aitkin County, Reel 2, Code 7, Volume 1, Page 450, Final Papers, 1886-1902, Numbers 1-624 Andrew J. Gustad, Aitkin County, Reel 6, Code 22, Volume LP3G, Page 12 Edward Gustad, Aitkin County, Reel 2, Code 7, Volume 1, Page 263, Final Papers, 1886-1902, Numbers 1-624 Edward Gustad, Aitkin County, Reel 1, Code 1, Volume 1, Page 240, Declaration, 1884-1906, Numbers 1-448 The census forms show that Andrew’s property was mortgaged in 1900 and 1910 but not in 1920. From the December 25, 1942, edition of the Deerwood Enterprise newspaper: Cedar Lake Pioneer Laid to Final Rest Funeral Services for Andrew Everson at Dorris Funeral services were held Monday afternoon for Andrew Everson, pioneer settler of Cedar Lake. Rev. Anker Dahle officiated at the Dorris church and interment was made in the Dorris cemetery. Iver Everson, the son, arrived from the Panama Canal Zone. Minnesota death certificate #1942-MN-003253 issued in Crow Wing County. The Eversons in the 1900 census were visited by the census-taker (a Harry Patterson or Peterson) on June 7th of 1900. They were in the Crow Wing County, Deerwood Township, census so that means that by the summer of 1900 they were living on the west end of Cedar Lake. If they were still on the east side, they would have been in the Aitkin County census. Their immediate neighbors, if we go by who was listed on the form immediately before and after their entry, were a Swedish family named Peterson and a Finnish family named Wickstrom. Here's what the census form shows: Iverson, Andrew, born Feb 1855, age 45, married for 8 years, came to the US in 1892, been in the US for 8 years, occupation: farmer, can read, speak, and write English, owns his farm (although it's mortgaged). Annie, wife, born Sep 1872, age 27, married for 8 years, came to US in 1882, been in the US for 18 years, can read, speak, and write English, mother of four children, all of whom are still living. Iver, son, born Mar 1893, age 7, born in Minnesota, shown as not having attended school. Astra (?), daughter, born Sep 1895, age 4, born in Minnesota. Harald, son, born Apr 1896, age 4, born in Minnesota. George, son, born June 1898, age 1, born in Minnesota. Interestingly, Andrew is counted twice in the 1900 census. He is also shown as living with Ever and Ed Gustad in a house Andrew owns (??) in Aitkin Township, Aitkin County. Apparently the three were living together while working on a construction job. Each of them is shown as “carpenter.” Andrew is shown as having emigrated in 1883, Ever in 1885, and Ed in 1891. All three are shown as married. Andrew gave his occupation as “farmer” on Albin’s birth certificate. In the 1905 state census, the family was in Deerwood as Iversen. The household consisted of Andrew 50, Anne, 35, Ivar, 9, Marg, 5, Georg, 4, John, 2, Louise, 1, and Hural, 7 (Albin got missed). Andrew and Anne had been in the state for 20 years and 8 months and in the present enumeration district for 11 years. The 20 years and 8 months would put both of them arriving in Minnesota in late 1884. From a letter dated May 30, 1906, from Deer River Lumber Co. of Deer River to John Hofer of Bovey (who was apparently acting as an agent for Andrew): “We can use the man you recommend at the wages he asks, $4/day. The work will last all summer and perhaps longer as the company is planning to build twelve or fifteen houses and make other improvements around the plant. Please have Mr. Everson advise us when we may expect him and accept our thanks for the trouble you have gone to in this matter. In June of 1906, Andrew received a letter from N. J. Holden, contractor and builder, of Aitkin. This letter had been addressed to Andrew Everson of Bovey and had many postmarks, including Deer River, indicating its travels due to the address error. This letter was probably related to the job in Deer River. For the 1910 census, the census-taker's name was Joseph Bergfalk and he visited the Eversons on the 27th or 28th of April, 1910. Everson, Andrew, age 54, married for 18 years. Year of immigration still looks like 1892. Able to speak English. Occupation carpenter. General nature of industry or business in which this person works: "House." Working on own account. Not out of work as of April 15th. Zero weeks out of work in 1909. Able to read and write English. Owns home but it is (still) mortgaged. Property is now considered a "house" rather than a farm. Annie G., age 38, married for 18 years. Mother of 7 children, 6 still living. Year of immigration 1882. Able to speak English. Able to read and write English. Iver O. (or D.?), age 17, no occupation. Able to speak English. Not out of work as of April 15th. Zero weeks out of work in 1910. Able to read and write English. Has not attended school in period since Sept. 1, 1909. Harald, age 13. Able to speak English. Able to read and write English. Has attended school in period since Sept. 1, 1909. George A., age 10. Able to speak English. Able to read and write English. Has attended school since Sept. 1, 1909. Albin, age 8. (same) John E., age 7. Lillian M., age 5. Has not attended school. [George should have been shown as 11.] In May of 1916, Andrew received a letter from Peterson Brothers of Deerwood. In July of 1917, Andrew received a letter from Duluth Creamery & Produce Co. clearing up the misplacing of an empty milk can of Andrew’s. They had confused Deerwood and Aitkin and had sent the empty can to the wrong station. For the Eversons, in the 1920 census, the census-taker was Sophia R. Ness and she visited the Eversons on the 3d, 4th, or 5th of February. Everson, Andrew, owns home, no mortgage, age 63, year of immigration looks like "Un", and column is blank for year of naturalization. Occupation is general farmer. Annie, age 48. Year of immigration appears to be 1881. The entry for the year of naturalization is illegible. Iver, age 26, occupation is fireman on railroad. Harold, age 23, occupation is drilling, industry is exploration. George, age 21, occupation is farm laborer at home although listed as a wage worker like his two older brothers. Albin, age 18, occupation is farm laborer at home, working on own account. John, age 17, same. John and Albin are both indicated to have not attended school at any time since Sept. 1, 1919. Lillian, age 15. No occupation. Has attended school since Sept. 1, 1919. The 1930 census was taken on April 2nd by enumerator Arthur H. Mattson. One neighbor was John L. Peterson, the other was Henry A. Hamdorf. Everson, Andrew, owns home, home has a radio set, age 74. Married at age 36. Emigrated in 1883; a naturalized citizen. Employed, owner, not a veteran. Anna, age 58, married at age 30. Emigrated in 1883 or 1893; a naturalized citizen. Harold, age 33, single, laborer on farm, employed, not a veteran. George, age 30, single, farmer on farm, employed, not a veteran. Albin, age 28, single, laborer on farm, employed, not a veteran. {Naomi was 6 months pregnant and living at home at the time, also shown as single!} John E., age 27, married at age 26, operator of drill iron ore, employed, not a veteran. Mabel A., daughter-in-law, age 21, married at age 20. Mabel E., grand-daughter, age 1/12 (hard to read). DeAnn says, regarding Andrew’s funeral: “Elaine, Joanne, Ronnie and Dave had to sing Rock of Ages, and another song at the funeral. None were musically talented. Grandma Anna Bye Everson insisted.” Elaine remembers singing The Old Rugged Cross. The 1937-38 Brainerd city directory, which includes other communities in Crow Wing County, Andrew is listed as having land, but not owning it, in Section 36 of Deerwood Twp and his mailing address is Aitkin 3. In the 1939-40 directory, he is just shown as living in Deerwood Twp. Same in 1942-43: he lives in Deerwood Twp but doesn’t own it and no section number is given so he has the same status as a renter (e.g., Albin). In the 1940 census, Andrew, 84, Annie, 68, Harold, 43. and George, 41, live in Deerwood Twp. Harold is absent but listed with the family. The census enumerator was Andrew and Annie’s daughter-in-law, Naomi J Everson. The Andrew Everson property was sold to "Mr. S. R. Prindle" for $27,000 in 1967. The siblings' shares were $4372.63 but George got double (he got Iver's share) and Lil's share was split between her two children. His son Harold was the informant for Andrew’s death certificate. Harold didn’t know the name of Andrew’s mother and identified Andrew’s father as Iver Everson. The death certificate says that Andrew was buried on December 19th. However, that may be the date on which his body was released for burial. The funeral may have been delayed a couple of days for Iver to arrive from Panama. Andrew died from pneumonia, which he had had for four days, brought on by influenza, which he had had for 17 days. His naturalization record may be the ones under Anders/Andrew I/J Gustad from Aitkin County and St. Louis County: Reel 5 Volume LP2G Code 21 Pages 5 and 6 Reel 2 Volume 1 Code 7 Page 450 There are also two for Anders J Gustad: Aitkin County Reel 6 Volume LP3G Code 22 Pages 11 and 12 St. Louis County Reel 4 Volume D Code 4 Page 488 According to David, Andrew told his sons that they weren’t men until they could handle hard liquor. “They never succeeded but they never stopped trying.” According to David, someone told him that there were other Everson cousins that he didn’t know of.
  Person ID	I43	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2017

  
  

  Father	Iver Halvorsen GUSTAD,   b. 11 Dec 1823, Kvernes, Averøy, Møre og Romsdal, Norway d. 30 Jan 1858, Kvernes, Averøy, Møre og Romsdal, Norway (Age 34 years)
  Mother	Ane Arntsdatter VINJE,   b. 6 Nov 1828, Grytten, Møre og Romsdal, Norway d. 7 Aug 1914, Crow Wing County, Minnesota (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	13 Oct 1853	Kvernes, Averøy, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
  Family ID	F39	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Gustava (Annie) Martinusdatter BYE,   b. 29 Sep 1871, Stiklestad, Verdal, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway d. 22 Mar 1949, Deerwood Twp, Crow Wing County, Minnesota (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	4 Mar 1892	Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin
  	Some sources incorrectly say 18 Feb in Duluth. This date and location are from the ELCA records and from Wisconsin County Marriages, the latter as Andrew Everson and Anna M. Bye. Ever Everson and Ed Gustad were witnesses. Andrew correctly recalled to the WPA interviewer in 1936 that he and Annie were married in March of 1892. The church records also indicate Zion Lutheran.
  Children	1. Iver EVERSON,   b. 1 Mar 1893, Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota d. 29 Jun 1969, Gorgas Hospital, Panama City, Panama (Age 76 years)   2. Astrid Margary EVERSON,   b. 25 Sep 1894, Aitkin County, Minnesota d. 4 Dec 1908, Crow Wing County, Minnesota (Age 14 years)   3. Harold EVERSON,   b. 30 Apr 1896, Aitkin County, Minnesota d. 13 Apr 1976, Deerwood, Crow Wing County, Minnesota (Age 79 years)   4. George Alvin EVERSON,   b. 30 Jun 1898, Aitkin County, Minnesota d. 28 Aug 1973, Crosby, Crow Wing County, Minnesota (Age 75 years)   5. Albin EVERSON,   b. 11 Jun 1901, Crow Wing County, Minnesota d. 11 Dec 1972, Crosby, Crow Wing County, Minnesota (Age 71 years)   6. John Edwin EVERSON,   b. 28 Dec 1902, Deerwood Twp, Crow Wing County, Minnesota d. 29 Apr 1982, Deerwood Twp, Crow Wing County, Minnesota (Age 79 years)   7. Lillian Mildred EVERSON,   b. 2 Dec 1904, Crow Wing County, Minnesota d. 10 May 1988, Park Ridge, Cook County, Illinois (Age 83 years)
  Photos » Slide Show		Andrew Everson family ca 1915 Andrew Everson family. Probably taken in about 1915. If so, then: Anna (44), Lillian (10), Andrew (59); Albin (14), Iver (22), Harold (19), John (12), George (17).
  		Everson children, 1907 Probably taken in 1907 or 1908. In this picture, we presume because they wanted to keep it as children only, Annie Everson is covered by a blanket. If it's 1907 we have, clockwise, from Astrid who is 13; Lillian, 2; John, 4; George, 9; Harold, 11; Iver, 14; and Albin, 6.
  		Everson family, 1987
  Family ID	F32	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2016

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Andrew and Anna Everson with Martin Bye and baby Ronald
  		Andrew Everson, about age 26 Perhaps taken shortly before or shortly after he came to the U.S.
  		Andrew Everson with his three oldest grandchildren At his farm, 1935 or 1936.
  		Anna Bye and Andrew Everson Anna and Andrew Everson at their home on Cedar Lake, about 1940
  		Everson Grandchildren Taken at the Andrew Everson farm, summer 1938. From left, Elaine, 8, Mabel, 29, Anna, 66, Jo, 4, David, 6, Ron, 8, and Andrew, 82.
  		Andrew Everson and Martin Bye Probably taken at Cedar Lake in the late 1920s
  		Andrew Everson with first grandson This is from the summer of 1930 when Martin Bye came to visit the Eversons to see the Eversons' first two grandchildren. From left, Andrew (holding Naomi and Albin's first son), Anna, Martin Bye, and Naomi Landstrom Everson. This was taken at Andrew and Anna's farmhouse on Cedar Lake.
  		Andrew Everson