1719 - 1777 (58 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Marit Bjørnsdatter KATTEVOLD was born in 1719 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1777 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Notes:
Birth:
Kattevold 44/II Nerre
Died:
lajord 51/
Family/Spouse: Torstein Embriksen SØYNE. Torstein (son of Embrik Helgesen SØYNE and Gjartrud Torsteinsdatter KVÅLE) was born in 1711 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1797 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Torstein Torsteinson LAJORD
was born in 1760 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1812 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.
- 3. Gjartrud Torsteinsdatter LAJORD
was born in 1751 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1815 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.
- 4. Engebret Tostensen LAJORD
was born on 24 May 1744 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 17 Mar 1790 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.
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Generation: 2
3. | Gjartrud Torsteinsdatter LAJORD (1.Marit1) was born in 1751 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1815 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Notes:
She is I2183 in Jim’s VS. Jim’s notes: Gjartrud og Håvard hadde også datteren Marit Bøe (1784- ) gift med Trond O Tune grb på Vøvle 99/ øvre Gjartrud var antakelig født på Baggetun, fordi hun kalles og Gjartrud Baggetun.
Birth:
Lajord 51/1
Died:
Bøe 43/1 Nerre
Gjartrud married Håvard Knutsen BØE in 1782. Håvard (son of Knut Håkonsen BØE and Sigrid Håvardsdatter KASA) was born in 1747 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1830 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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4. | Engebret Tostensen LAJORD (1.Marit1) was born on 24 May 1744 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 17 Mar 1790 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Notes:
dwfrench1
Birth:
Gryte i Lomen
Died:
Belseim
Family/Spouse: Guri Engebretsdatter BELSEM. Guri was born on 10 Mar 1748 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 3 Jan 1818 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 3
5. | Torstein Torsteinsen LAJORD (2.Torstein2, 1.Marit1) was born in 1800 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1845. Notes:
Birth:
Lajord 51/2 Øvre
Family/Spouse: Ingebjørg Thomasdatter NETRØST. Ingebjørg (daughter of Thomas Madsen NETRØST and Berit Andrisdatter TUNE) was born in 1804 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1886 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 11. Berit Torsteinsdatter LAJORD
was born in 1829 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1912.
- 12. Thomas Torsteinson LAJORD
was born on 26 Feb 1842 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 7 Jul 1906 in Washington, D.C..
- 13. Torstein Torsteinson LAJORD
was born in 1835 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 24 Oct 1921 in Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota; was buried in Northfield City Cemetery, Rice County, Minnesota.
- 14. Ingrid Torsteinsdatter LAJORD
was born in 1844 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 13 Apr 1885 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.
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6. | Ingrid Torsteinsdatter LAJORD (2.Torstein2, 1.Marit1) was born in 1803 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in United States. Notes:
Although she was married to Sjugurd Eivindson from 1823 until, presumably, his death in 1851, and had several children with him throughout this period, she also found time to have a child, Ingrid Endresdatter, in 1836 with Endre Jonsen Nefstad.
Birth:
Lajord 51/2 Øvre
Family/Spouse: Endre Jonsen NEFSTAD. Endre (son of Jon Knutsen NEFSTAD and Marit Endresdatter LIEN) was born in 1803 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Ingrid married Syver Evensen REMMISBREKKUN on 4 Nov 1823 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Syver was born on 1 Feb 1795 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1851. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 16. Guri Syversdatter REMMISBREKKUN
was born on 3 Sep 1826 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 29 Dec 1913 in Fillmore County, Minnesota.
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7. | Simen Torsteinson LAJORD (2.Torstein2, 1.Marit1) was born in 1806 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1875 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Notes:
Vang C, p. 295.
Birth:
Lajord 51/1
Died:
Myre 103/ Høre
Simen married Marit Torsteinsdatter MYRE in 1835. Marit (daughter of Torstein Nilsen KVIE and Marit Knutsdatter VEFLEN) was born in 1806 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Ragnhild Ovesdatter KVAM. Ragnhild (daughter of Ove Jonsson KATTEVØL and Maren Torsteinsdatter) was born in 1794 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1878. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 18. Jon Simensson KATTEVÅL
was born on 24 Nov 1826 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 12 May 1904 in Northwood, Worth County, Iowa.
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9. | Marith Håvardsdatter BØE (3.Gjartrud2, 1.Marit1) was born in 1784 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Notes:
She is I14070 in Jim’s VS. Jim’s notes for her: De var mange steder i Vang, på Veflen 99/ , på Ner-Helle 107/5-8, Marken av Berge 101/5. På det siste stedet var de fra 1812 til 1818, derfra flyttet de til Bunde 97/1 hvor de var til 1829.
Birth:
Bøe 43/1 Nerre
Family/Spouse: Trond Olssen TØRSTAD. Trond (son of Ola Eivindson FRIGSTAD and Randi Tronsdatter ELLINGBØ) was born in 1776 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1847 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 21. Ole Thronsen TØRSTAD
was born in 1806 in Norway; died on 8 Oct 1886 in Iowa; was buried on 13 Oct 1886 in Silver Lake Lutheran Church Cemetery, Silver Lake Twp, Worth County, Iowa.
- 22. Randi Trondsdatter TØRSTAD
was born in 1805; died in 1879.
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10. | Torstein Embriksen BELSHEIM (4.Engebret2, 1.Marit1) was born in 1783 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1868. Notes:
Seems to be called Tosten Engebretsen Hamre in his daughter Marit’s birth record.
Birth:
Belsheim 83/1
Family/Spouse: Ingebjørg Andrisdatter HAMRE. Ingebjørg (daughter of Andris Torsteinsen KJERSTEIN and Berit Larsdatter WANGENSTEEN) was born in 1806 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1871. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 23. Guri Torsteensdatter HAMRE
was born on 27 Jan 1832 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 1 Jan 1918 in Norway; was buried in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.
- 24. Ambjør Thostensdatter HAMRE
was born in 1835 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.
- 25. Marit Tostensdatter HAMRE
was born on 22 May 1840 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.
- 26. Berit Tostensdatter HAMRE
was born on 13 Mar 1829 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 24 Jun 1915 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.
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Generation: 4
12. | Thomas Torsteinson LAJORD (5.Torstein3, 2.Torstein2, 1.Marit1) was born on 26 Feb 1842 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 7 Jul 1906 in Washington, D.C.. Other Events and Attributes:
- Baptism: 6 Mar 1842, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway
Notes:
He is I6862 in Jim’s VS.
Jim’s notes:
Thomas was a teacher in Hamar in 1859.
He emigrated in the spring of 1870, crossing the North Sea on the feeder ship Scotia and then crossed the Atlantic on the Anglia. He arrived in Northfield on 7 May 1870. He stayed in Goodhue County until September and then moved to Dakota County.
Han var "skrivar" for senator Knute Nelson. De bodde i Minneapolis. De hadde barna: Ingeborg Marie, Clara (ugift) og Carie gift med guvernøren i Nord Dakota, Normann Brunsdale.
I boka "Fever Saga" av Robert Lloyd Lee" om Opdalsslekten står det om Trond Helgesen Opdal: Berit was not only concerned about feeding and clothing the bodies of her children. She was an unusual woman for her day as her father had allowed her to learn to read and write. And now she wanted the same for her sons and daughters. She taught them as much as she could by herself. And then she was able to secure a travelling teacher named Tomas Lajord to come and spend a few weeks at the farm and serve as tutor. He was a bright and pleasant young man, and the children enjoyed having him in the home. It was not all work with him, either, unlike some teachers, for he took time to play with his pupils, too. Sometimes the antics of the younger ones even brought a smile to Berit's face. A special concern at this time was to prepare Trond for confirmation. Pastor Konow was a stern taskmaster, and it was his custom to come up from Vang and visit each farm where there were young people. Then he would examine them one by one, and all were required to know the answers from Pontoppidan's catechism by heart. Tomas drilled Trond with the questions and answers over and over. And the pastor was satisfied with the results when he visited the Opdal farm. "Trond is ready for confirmation."
"Valdres Samband expanded its stevne to two days in 1903, arranging the gjestebø for the evening of Saturday, September 5, and then continuing with the regular open-air reunion the following day. Thomas Lajord was at this time removed from any position of influence in Samband, a shift in leadership due mainly to a developing antagonism between him and the other leaders of the society."
He was the first president of the Valdres Samband. It was his letter in the “Nordvesten” in February of 1899 that called the Valdris people in the Twin Cities to assemble of a spring stevne.
From the History of Steele & Waseca Counties, 1887, cited in the Dalby Database:
Thomas Lajord is a native of Norway, born February 26, 1842. He was educated for a teacher, and being a Lutheran, was confirmed at Hamarstiff in 1857, and that year attended school to complete his education for his life work as teacher. He began his career in his native land January 10, 1859, and followed teaching there until April 4, 1870, when he immigrated to America and landed at New York. Ten days after his arrival he came to Goodhue County, this State, and from there to Dakota County, where he occupied his time in teaching until 1875, when he came to this county and purchased forty acres of land on section 12, New Richland Township, where he still resides. He held the position of teacher and choir leader in the church here until 1885, when some of the members thinking that he was too outspoken in his manner in regard to his views as to the way Christian people should live, and dissensions creeping into the church, he resigned his stewardship. June 26, 1869, Thomas Lajord and Maren Kattvold were united in marriage, and they have been the parents of four children: Thorstein, born October 27, 1876; Ingeborg, June 6, 1879; Clara, July 8, 1882, and Hannah, March 3, 1887. Mrs. Lajord is a native of Norway, born December 24, 1850, and with her husband is a consistent member of the Lutheran Church. Mr. Lajord was the doorkeeper in the Legislature at the session of 1887. He is an upright Christian and a worthy citizen.
Thomas married Maren Trondsdatter KATTEVOLD on 26 Jun 1869 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Maren (daughter of Trond Jonsen KATTEVOLD and Maren Bøyesdatter WANGENSTEEN) was born on 24 Dec 1850 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 12 Sep 1933 in Hennepin County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 29. Carrie LAJORD
was born on 1 Apr 1890 in Waseca County, Minnesota; died in 1982; was buried in Mayville Cemetery, Mayville, Traill County, North Dakota.
- 30. Torsten LAJORD
was born on 24 Jun 1870 in Minnesota; died on 7 Nov 1870 in Minnesota; was buried in East Christiania Lutheran Cemetery, Eureka Twp, Dakota County, Minnesota.
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13. | Torstein Torsteinson LAJORD (5.Torstein3, 2.Torstein2, 1.Marit1) was born in 1835 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 24 Oct 1921 in Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota; was buried in Northfield City Cemetery, Rice County, Minnesota. Notes:
Birth:
Lajord 51/
Died:
Erroneously indexed in Minnesota Deaths as Thorstine T Laford.
Family/Spouse: Margrethe Håvardsdatter LAJORD. Margrethe (daughter of Håvard Larson HEEN and Margrete Sigurdsdatter LAJORD) was born in 1830 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Torstein married Anne Gudbrandsdatter ØYLO about Mar 1856 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Anne (daughter of Gudbrand Olson ØYLO and Marit Gudmundsdatter REMME) was born in 1834 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 1 Feb 1914 in Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota; was buried in Northfield City Cemetery, Rice County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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14. | Ingrid Torsteinsdatter LAJORD (5.Torstein3, 2.Torstein2, 1.Marit1) was born in 1844 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 13 Apr 1885 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Notes:
Birth:
Lajord 51/
Ingrid married Torgeir Nilsen DALÅKER on 11 May 1867 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Torgeir (son of Nils Kristofferson DALÅKER and Margrethe Torgeirsdatter ELTUN) was born in 1842 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 14 Apr 1885 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 34. Nils Torgersen DALÅKER
was born in Jan 1871 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1927 in Waseca County, Minnesota.
- 35. Tosten Torgersen DALÅKER
was born on 9 Jan 1872 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 16 Jan 1947 in Saskatchewan, Canada.
- 36. Christopher Torgerson DALAGER
was born on 17 Apr 1875 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 7 Sep 1956 in Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota.
- 37. Beret Torgeirsdatter (Berget) DALÅKER
was born in 1883 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 20 Mar 1923; was buried in Blue Mound Lutheran Cemetery, Luverne, Rock County, Minnesota.
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16. | Guri Syversdatter REMMISBREKKUN (6.Ingrid3, 2.Torstein2, 1.Marit1) was born on 3 Sep 1826 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 29 Dec 1913 in Fillmore County, Minnesota. Notes:
Birth:
Remmensbrækken
Family/Spouse: Anfin Olsen ØDEGÅRD. Anfin (son of Ola DY Knutsen ØDEGÅRD and Kari Arnfinnsdatter HAGASTRØND) was born on 27 May 1821 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 4 Sep 1883 in Hamlin County, South Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 38. Tosten Anfinsen TVEIT
was born on 5 Jan 1858 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 26 Oct 1936 in Hamlin County, South Dakota.
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18. | Jon Simensson KATTEVÅL (7.Simen3, 2.Torstein2, 1.Marit1) was born on 24 Nov 1826 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 12 May 1904 in Northwood, Worth County, Iowa. Notes:
He is Jon Simensen Kattevold, I1962, in Jim’s VS.
Jim’s extensive notes on him in VS:
Han var gårdsgutt på Kattevold før han dro til USA Dette må være Vangs største rundbrenner på den tiden. Han fikk minst 10 barn med seks forskjellige jenter, før han giftet seg med en av dem i 1865. I USA kalte han seg John Simmons (etter farens navn Simen).
I bladet ".................." fra 1865,(se faksimile), står det etter min omsetting: "En norsk Don Juan! Under en straffesak mot den 37 år gamle Jon Simonsen Kattevold, som er inderst i Vang prestegjeld, blir det opplyst at han har fått 10 uekte barn med 6 forskjellige piker. Under forhøret forklarte tiltalte at pikene, "meget ofte kom til Kattevold , både om dagen og om aftenen for å fa fatt i ham". De trakterte han ofte med brennevin og lokket ham deretter til å ha legemlig omgang med dem. Når disse piker har kommet til Kattevold samtidig, har det ofte hendt at de har kommet i klammeri og slagsmål seg i mellom om førsteretten til ham. Da tiltalte har et godt utseende og til og med er flink til å danse og har lett for å omgås "fruentimmer" har det vært nesten umulig for ham å klare å stå imot så mange forelskede piker. Lagrette erklærte at den var fullkomment bekjent med at tiltaltes forklaring var riktig. Tiltale, som tidligere var straffet fordi han hadde avlet 4 uekte barn, erklærte straks at det var hans hensikt å ekte den siste av hans elskerinner og han fikk også utsatt rettsaken en tid slik at han skulle få mulighet til å fullbyrde ekteskapet . Da rettet ble satt på nytt erklærte han at det fortsatt var hans hensikt å gifte seg, men han hadde kommet til at han først ville sone den straff han måtte bli dømt til. (Selv om retten hadde stor forståelse for at han var blitt fristet over evne , kom den likevel til at han måtte dømmes og han fikk 2 års straffearbeid for sin umoralske oppførsel, i rettsreferatet heter det videre): Etter at han ved Overretten var dømt til 2 års straffearbeid, ble det kjent at han hadde henvendt seg til soknepresten for å bli gift, men soknepresten var ikke villig til å vie ham før han hadde hørt "den Geistlige Overøvrighetsens" (Biskopens ) mening om saken. Presten hadde også forsøkt å overtale piken til ikke å gifte seg med Jon Simonsen Kattevold. Presten hadde forklart at om hun, i sin unge alder, ville kaste seg i denne ryggesløse mannens favn, da ville hun atskille seg enda me r fra sin Gud enn det som alt var skjedd. Pike hadde gråtende svart presten at hun heller ville lide den første straff enn den siste.
Etter at saken ble anken til høyesterett, la Jon Simensen Kattevold fram en attest som viste at ekteskapet var fullbyrdet. Etter lovens ord ble tiltalte der med fritatt for straff."
John Bruce Simmons skriver om ham: Born John Simonsen Kattevold. Born at Qvam, baptized at Vang on Dec. 23, 1826. Kattevold farm is near the town of Vang, Valdres, Norway. Emigrated with wife and four children in 1871. John Simonson Kuttevold [sic] became a naturalized citizen on March 16, 1886 (copy of Clerk of District Court's certification - dated Sept. 17, 1921). Purportedly, this was also the name used on the transfer of property to his son Nels. Gertrude and Anna were born before parents married. Vang baptismal records show the parents of all four children as John Simonsen Kattevold and Gjertrud Nilsdatter Myhre. For the girls John is listed as a bachelor and Gjertrud was listed as a maiden.
The records further list the births as her first and second "indiscretions". However, They are shown as John's eighth and tenth!
However, by 1886 the family had anglicized the name to Simons. Two books in the possession of Ruth (Simmons) Schroeder bear inscriptions by his son:
American Educational Reader - "John J. Simons Northwood, Iowa Oct. 2, 1886"
Thompson's Teacher's Examiner (copywrite 1886) - "Christmas present from uncle G. N. Troe John J Simons Silver Lake Worth, Iowa 1888" Interestingly, on the same page the book has been stamped five times with the rubber stamp "John J Simmons".
My feeling is that the second "m" was added to shorten the "i" and make the name conform more to the Norwegian pronunciation of Simon.
Ruth Schroeder has three earlier books, which suggest an intermediate step in the Americanization of the family name:
A history book (copy write 1857) has the written names "Anna Johnson" and "John Johnson"
An arithmetic book has "Nels Johnson' written in it.
A reader is inscribed "Nels Johnson" and "John Johnson".
Note that Anna uses Johnson as opposed to "datter". Family tradition holds that both John and Nels had no middle name and took a middle initial to be more American. I submit now that the initial "J" is for Johnson. Compare to Knut N. and Nel s N. Troe, whose father was Nils. The arithmetic book mentioned above also contains the name O. T. Nelson Troe and may a hand-me-down from a cousin.
His and Gjertrud's tombstone bears the inscription "GRAV IKKE HAN HVILER - HAN ER IKKE DOD MEN SOVER" Roughly, He reposes not (in the) grave. He is not dead, but sleeping." Bildet er av Jon, Gjertrud Nilsdtr og barna deres.
According to Trudy, he was “a Norse Don Juan.” Had at least 12 children with 5 different women, at least three of whom he was not married to.
Finally married Gjartrud Nilsdatter Myre. The couple and their four children emigrated to the U.S. in about 1870 and took the name Simmons.
Birth:
Kvam 53/ according to Jim.
Family/Spouse: Anne Endrisdatter BAGGETHUN. Anne (daughter of Endre Johnson ELLINGBØ and Margrethe Thomasdatter) was born on 14 Apr 1829 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Ambjørg Kristoffersdatter KATTEVOLD. Ambjørg (daughter of Kristoffer Bøyesen KATTEVOLD and Velgjerd Jonsdatter KATTEVOLD) was born in 1830 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 41. John Jonsen WOLD
was born in 1856 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1940 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.
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20. | Marith Jørgensdatter SØRE-BØ (8.Gjartrud3, 3.Gjartrud2, 1.Marit1) was born in 1813. Marith married Even Tronsen MYHRE in 1832. Even (son of Thron Madson MYHRE and Marit Olsdatter BAKKE) was born in 1807; died in 1858. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 44. Marit Evensdatter MYRE
was born on 14 Oct 1836 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 26 May 1919 in Hennepin County, Minnesota; was buried in Crystal Lake Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota.
- 45. Trond Eivindson MYHRE
was born in 1839 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.
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21. | Ole Thronsen TØRSTAD (9.Marith3, 3.Gjartrud2, 1.Marit1) was born in 1806 in Norway; died on 8 Oct 1886 in Iowa; was buried on 13 Oct 1886 in Silver Lake Lutheran Church Cemetery, Silver Lake Twp, Worth County, Iowa. Other Events and Attributes:
- Birth: Abt 1806, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway
- Baptism: 28 Sep 1806, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway
Notes:
Vang C, p. 331.
Jim calls this person Ole Trondsen Ellingbøe, I5827, in his Ellingboe tree.
Jim calls this person Ola Trondsen Tørstad (Bunde) (Ellingbøe), I1856, in his VS.
The researcher finneylinda on Ancestry calls him Ole Thompson Ellingbo.
Listed right before Ole Evensen (#3683) in the Vang churchbook birth records.
On 6 Jan 1838 Ole Tronson Torstad, 32, married Ingebor Andersdatter Ellingboe, 23, in Vang. His father was Tron Olssen Torstad and her father was Anders E. Ellingboe.
He is called Ole Thronsen Torstad in the birth records of all of his children except Ingeborg. For her he is called Ole Thronsen Tvedt. He is called Ole Thronsen Torstad in his family’s emigration record.
The Vang church book shows that Ole, 53, and Ingeborg, 45, emigrated from Vang with their children in March of 1858. The children leaving with them are: Marith, 18, Sigrid, 16, Anders, 11, Randi, 8, Endre, 4, and Ingeborg, 3/4. (Sigrid must have changed her mind or else the scribe got confused. Sigrid did not emigrate. Nor did Marith.)
In his letter to Norway in 1866 (see Jim Ellingboe’s site), Ole offered to pay for Helge Olsson’s (#6218) passage to America by guaranteeing any loan that Helge had to secure. Helge never emigrated. In the letter, Ole Thronsen signed his name Ole Throndsen Ellingböe.
In the 1870 census, he, as Ole Thompson, and his family are farming in Silver Lake Twp, Worth County, Iowa. Ole’s real estate is worth $1500 and his personal property $860. The family consists of, Ole, 68, Isabel Thompson, 57, Andrew Thompson, 22, Rachel Iverson, 19, Nels Iverson, 22, Henry Thompson, 16, Isabel Thompson, 13, and Nels Anderson, 9. Everyone had been born in Norway.
Ole’s agricultural holdings are recorded in the 1870 census’s “non-population” schedule. He owns a total of 115 acres, 30 of which are “improved.” The cash value of his farm is $1500 and, for its implements, $200. He has four horses, 2 “milch” cows, 1 other cattle, 9 sheep, and two swine, the total value of which is $550. For the year ending June 1, 1870, he produced 259 bushels of spring wheat, 100 bushels of Indian corn, 80 bushels of oats, 35 lbs. of wool, 50 bushels of Irish potatoes, 100 lbs. of butter, 30 tons of hay, and 8 gallons of molasses. The value of animals slaughtered or sold for slaughter was $40 and the total estimated value of all farm production was $480. This value was neither particularly high nor particularly low when compared to other farms on the same page of the Silver Lake Twp census schedule.
Katherine locates Ole and Ingebor Thompson in Rock County in the 1875 Minnesota state census. The family lives in Martin Twp, not far from the farm of Nels and Randa Iverson. Ole, 73, and Ingebor, 64, are living with Henry Thompson, 21, Viljir, a 19 year-old female, and Belle Thompson, 17.
In the 1880 census, Ole, 87, and Isabelle, 67, are living in McCook County, South Dakota, with their daughter Isabelle, 22, and next to or with their son Andrew and his family.
In the 1885 Minnesota state census, he is probably the 84 year-old Ole Thompson living with or next door to H O Thompson in Nunda Twp, Freeborn County.
The following was originally prepared by Katherine and can be found at Find A Grave:
Ole Thurston Trondsen & his wife Engeborg Andersdatter both lived at Vang in Valdres, Norway. He worked as a farm hand and at the carpenter trade in this area.
In the month of June 1858, Ole and his family sailed from Christiana (Oslo) to America. The children who made the trip were Anders (Andrew), Henry, Rachael and Engeborg. A daughter Mary remained in Norway. Their sail ship furnished its passengers only with water and no fires for cooking were permitted, so all food had to be cooked or prepared before boarding and was eaten cold. When they arrived at Milwaukee, WI, via Quebec, the St Lawrence river and the Great Lakes, their food and money was all gone and the parents had to work at anything and for what they could get to sustain the family. The entire family walked by stages to Calmer, Iowa, working for food as they journeyed.
At Calmer, Ole found steady work and here they remained until in 1869, when the family moved by oxcart to Worth County Iowa, near the Minnesota line and northwest of the present village of Northwood, Iowa. Ole took up a claim on government land. It is near that farm that the Silver Lake Lutheran Church is located and the family were probably charter members of the original church.
The children in the family decided that they needed a more Americanized name so they called themselves "Thompson" from their fathers "Trondsen", while Ole took the name Ellingboe from the estate in Norway from which he came. This was often done by Norwegian immigrants on the premises that it helped identify them with others from the same area and also added some importance to the bearer of the name.
About 1874, the family moved on to Rock County (Hills), Minnesota, in the southwestern part of the state. Here Ole bought a farm and remained until his death. Henry Thompson remained in Iowa where he became a prosperous farmer with lands and elegant farm home near Northwood, Iowa.
Ole was over six feet tall and a large boned powerful man. He had curly dark brown hair and blue eyes. He was an easy going, pleasant and always helpful individual.
Birth:
The (very incorrect) date on his gravestone is 16 Aug 1799. Jim has him born on Bunde 97/1, Høre parish.
Died:
Find A Grave has his death location as Hills, Rock County, Minnesota
Buried:
as Ole T. Ellingboe
Ole married Ingeborg Andersdatter ELLINGBOE on 6 Jan 1838 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Ingeborg (daughter of Andris Eivinsson ELLINGBØ and Dordi Endresdatter HOLIEN) was born on 24 Apr 1814 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 17 Mar 1905 in Hills, Rock County, Minnesota; was buried on 21 Mar 1905 in Silver Lake Lutheran Church Cemetery, Silver Lake Twp, Worth County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 46. Marit Olsdatter TØRSTAD
was born on 16 Jul 1840 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.
- 47. Sigrid Olsdatter TØRSTAD
was born on 16 Jul 1840 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 27 Oct 1840 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; was buried on 5 Nov 1840 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.
- 48. Sigrid Olsdatter TØRSTAD
was born on 18 Sep 1842 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 16 Jun 1865 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.
- 49. Thron Olsen TØRSTAD
was born on 12 Mar 1845 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1857.
- 50. Anders Olsen THOMPSON
was born on 4 Oct 1847 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1920 in Washington.
- 51. Rangdi Olsdatter ELLINGBOE
was born on 25 Sep 1850 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 27 Nov 1929 in Martin Twp, Rock County, Minnesota; was buried on 30 Nov 1929 in Synod Cemetery, Hills, Rock County, Minnesota.
- 52. Endre (Henry) Olsen THOMPSON
was born on 13 Jan 1854 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 19 Jan 1926 in Lake Mills, Winnebago County, Iowa; was buried in Silver Lake Lutheran Church Cemetery, Silver Lake Twp, Worth County, Iowa.
- 53. Ingeborg Olsdatter THOMPSON
was born on 16 Jun 1857 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 1 Jun 1936 in Minnehaha County, South Dakota; was buried in Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Colton, Minnehaha County, South Dakota.
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22. | Randi Trondsdatter TØRSTAD (9.Marith3, 3.Gjartrud2, 1.Marit1) was born in 1805; died in 1879. Family/Spouse: Anders Knudsen TØRSTAD. Anders (son of Knut Andersen TØRSTAD, Hollien and Giertrud Pedersdatter VEBLEN) was born about 1797 in Tørstad, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 54. Knut Andersen TØRSTAD
was born on 8 Aug 1823 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 28 Feb 1887 in Otter Tail County, Minnesota.
- 55. Ole Andersen TØRSTAD
was born on 3 Jul 1836 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.
- 56. Trond Andersen TØRSTAD
was born on 3 Jan 1843 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1906 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.
- 57. Tosten Andrisson TØRSTAD
was born on 20 Jan 1848 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 26 Dec 1908 in Portage County, Wisconsin.
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23. | Guri Torsteensdatter HAMRE (10.Torstein3, 4.Engebret2, 1.Marit1) was born on 27 Jan 1832 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 1 Jan 1918 in Norway; was buried in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Notes:
In the 1910 Norwegian census, she was living with her son Helge on Ellingbø 33/5.
Called Gurid on the “familiegrav” marker in the Vang church cemetery.
Birth:
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Died:
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Guri married Helge Helgesson ELLINGBÖE on 23 Jun 1853 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Helge (son of Helge Helgesson ELLINGBØE and Guri Torleivsdotter ELLINGBØE) was born on 30 Oct 1828 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 24 Jul 1907 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; was buried in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 58. Helge Helgesson ELLINGBØE
was born on 16 Sep 1855 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 10 Aug 1939 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; was buried in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.
- 59. Guri Helgesdotter ELLINGBØE
was born in 1859 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.
- 60. Torstein Helgesson ELLINGBØ
was born on 21 Sep 1861 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1931 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; was buried in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.
- 61. Anders Helgesson ELLINGBOE
was born in 1867 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.
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25. | Marit Tostensdatter HAMRE (10.Torstein3, 4.Engebret2, 1.Marit1) was born on 22 May 1840 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Other Events and Attributes:
- Baptism: 5 Jul 1840, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway
Notes:
Slme sources mistakenly have this Marit’s parents as Andris Andrisson Hamre and Berit Torgeirsdatter Onstad.
Family/Spouse: Thomas Tørrisson BELSHEIM. Thomas (son of Tørris Larsen SPARSTAD and Ingebjørg Jonsdatter LEIROL) was born on 18 Mar 1841 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 23 Jan 1917 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 63. Tomas Thomassen BELSHEIM
was born on 17 Jun 1880 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 10 Aug 1965 in Alberta, Canada.
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26. | Berit Tostensdatter HAMRE (10.Torstein3, 4.Engebret2, 1.Marit1) was born on 13 Mar 1829 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 24 Jun 1915 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Notes:
Died:
Møsåker
Family/Spouse: John Thomasen MØSÅKER. John (son of Thomas Thomasson TØRPE and Margrete Jonsdatter MØSAKER) was born on 1 Jul 1822 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 27 Dec 1897 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 64. Thomas Johnsen MØSÅKER
was born on 1 Feb 1850 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 21 Apr 1931 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.
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