Torger Christopherson LYKKEN

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: Mar 1833, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

In the 1880 census, as Torger Christopherson, he was a farmer in Warsaw Twp, Goodhue County, Minnesota. His household consisted of himself, 47, Gjertrud, 37, Gjertrud, 14, Christopher, 13, Anne, 9, Marit, 7, Gulbrand, 3, Dinah, 2, and his mother in law, Anne Knudson, 58.

Birth:
actual day of February is illegible

Baptism:
actual day of March is illegible

Torger married Gjartrud Vilhjølmsdatter BAGGETHUN on 27 Sep 1866 in Goodhue County, Minnesota. Gjartrud (daughter of Vilhjølm Vilhjølmsson BAGGETHUN and Anne Knutsdatter SKJELHAUGEN) was born on 3 Sep 1843 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 28 Nov 1926 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried on 2 Dec 1926 in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She was known as Jennie.

In the 1900 census, as Jennie Lykken, she was a boarder with the Lommens in Wells County, North Dakota. She worked as a dressmaker. After George Lommen’s first wife died, he married Jennie’s sister Anna.

In the 1930 census, as Jennie Huseby, she was a 64 year-old widow living in Minneapolis.

In the 1940 census, as Jennie Huseby, she was a 75 year-old widow and lodger in a rooming house in Minneapolis.

Family/Spouse: A HUSEBY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From the book - HISTORY OF GOODHUE COUNTY, MN. Published in 1909:

Christopher T. Lykken was born in Warsaw township on the farm where he now lives, January 15, 1867, son of Torger and Gertrude (Williams) Lykken, natives of Norway. The father came to America in 1854, the mother in 1864. The father located in Wisconsin, where he worked at farming and in the pineries for eight years. In 1862 he came to Minnesota, and settled in Holden township, purchasing eighty acres of wild land, which he broke and improved, carrying on farming until 1867, when he sold this land and bought 160 acres in Warsaw township, which he cleared and built a home and outbuildings, carrying on general farming. In 1884 he added eighty acres, and in 1904 he retired, placing the charge of the farm in the hands of his son. Christopher received his education in the public schools of Warsaw, and attended public school at Northfield for one year, after which he returned to the farm and in 1904 took charge of the old homestead. Since that date he has carried on general farming, stock raising and dairying. Mr. Lykken has four sisters and two brothers: The sisters are: Jennie, married to A. Huseby, of North Dakota; Annie, who is in the millinery business of North Dakota; Mary, married to Christ Haugen, of Warsaw; and Dena, living at home. The brothers are: Anton, who is living at home, and Gilbert, who died in 1902. In politics, Mr. Lykken is a Democrat, being treasurer of school district No. 51, which office he has held for twelve years. He is vice president of the elevator company at Dennison, and is a member of the Norwegian Lutheran church. Fraternally he affiliates with the Modern Woodmen, in which organization he has held the office of clerk.

In the 1910 census, he, as C.T. Lykken, was listed as head of household for the farm in Warsaw Twp. He was still unmarried. The rest of the household were his parents and his unmarried siblings, Anton and Dinah. There was also a servant, Andrew Heen, age 36, born in Minnesota.

In the 1930 census, he and Constance and Karen lived in Warsaw Twp, Goodhue County, He was a farmer. Also living on the farm were Christ’s brother Anton, his sister Dena, and two farm laborers.

Christopher married Karen Susanna Johannesdatter TALLE on 12 Jun 1911 in Goodhue County, Minnesota. Karen was born on 17 Sep 1869 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; died on 31 Jul 1956 in Rice County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 18 Sep 1870, Goodhue County, Minnesota
• Confirmation: 21 Jun 1885, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota

Notes:

She, as the widow Anna Lommen, was the head of household for a home in Dennison in the 1950 census. The other two members of the household were her brother Anton and her sister Dena, neither of whom had ever married.

Birth:
at least one source says, erroneously apparently, 6 Sep 1870

Confirmation:
Vang Lutheran Church

Family/Spouse: George P LOMMEN. George was born on 10 Jan 1862 in Minnesota; died on 8 Mar 1926 in Wells County, North Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 25 May 1873, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota

Notes:

She married her first cousin.

Marith married Christopher Thomassen HAUGEN on 1 Jan 1903 in Vang Lutheran Church, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. Christopher (son of Thomas Nilssen HAUGEN and Gjertrud Christophersdatter LYKKEN) was born on 20 May 1874 in Minnesota; died on 24 Jun 1965 in Rice County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 5 Nov 1876, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota
• Confirmation: 1890

Notes:

Baptism:
Vang Lutheran Church

Died:
or 4 Feb

Notes:

Graduated from the Faribault School for the Deaf and Dumb in June of 1899.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Confirmation: 14 Aug 1927, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota

Notes:

Confirmation:
Vang Lutheran

Constance married Alfred A LUNDBERG on 1 Aug 1948 in Rice County, Minnesota. Alfred was born on 28 Jul 1899 in Minnesota; died on 18 Sep 1979 in Rice County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

T. Gerhard Haugen, 86, of Northfield died Thursday, July 11, 1991 at the Three Links Care Center. Haugen was born Dec. 15, 1904 to Christopher and Mareth (Lykken) Haugen in Dennison. He attended rural Dennison Public Schools and graduated from Kenyon High School in 1925. On March 21, 1964 he married Bertha Soine in Dennison. The couple lived in Dennison, Cannon Falls and Northfield. He was employed by Goodhue County Dairy Herd Improvement Association from 1939 to 1941. In 1941 he was drafted into the U.S. Army. He re-enlisted in 1945 and was sent ot China where he was critically injured and received a medical discharge in 1947. When he returned he was employed by Dakota County Dairy Herd Improvement Association until 1953, then worked as a custodian at Boe Chapel at St. Olaf College until his retirement. Haugen was a member of Vang Lutheran Church in rural Dennison. Preceding him in death were his parents, his wife and a sister. Survivors include a stepson Richard Soine of Phoenix, Ariz.; a stepdaughter Carol (and John) Beckman of Cannon Falls; two stepgrandchildren; a sister Gertrude Underdahl of Kenyon; a nephew Pete Underdahl of Dennison; and several cousins. Visitation was held Friday, July 12 at the Benson Funeral Home in Northfield. Funeral services were held Saturday, June 13 at Vang Lutheran Church with the Rev. Gerald Gengenbach officaiting. Music was provided by organist Helen Midje. Pallbearers were Bernard and Arnold Ellingboe, Herb and Donald Haugen, and Dale and Pete Underdahl. Interment was at Vang Lutheran Cemetery.

Thomas married Bertha Emilia WANGEN on 21 Mar 1964 in Rice County, Minnesota. Bertha (daughter of Andrew Iversen WANGEN and Anna HIRT) was born on 6 Jun 1906 in Becker County, Minnesota; died on 20 Feb 1984 in Ramsey County, Minnesota; was buried in Wangen Prairie Cemetery, Warsaw Twp, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Gertrude married Peder Carl UNDERDAHL on 3 Apr 1930 in Goodhue County, Minnesota. Peder (son of Peder Olsen UNDERDAHL and Christine Larsdatter FLOM) was born on 3 Dec 1895 in Minnesota; died on 23 Jun 1978 in Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1918-MN-006339

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 2002-MN-009111

Notes:

Died:
as Peder Gerhard Underdahl

Family/Spouse: Lynda Mae MYRAN. Lynda was born on 3 Dec 1936 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; died on 20 Dec 2023 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]