Andris Knutsen HERMUNDSTAD

Notes:

Birth:
Hermundstad 5/

Died:
Lunde 17/2 Øvre

Family/Spouse: Gro Guttormsdatter Wangensteen STRAND. Gro (daughter of Guttorm Sjugurdson STRAND and Ragnhild Ovesdotter WANGENSTEEN) was born on 14 Sep 1777 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 15 May 1863 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

They came to the U.S. in 1857 with their five children. They had another child in the U.S.

Birth:
Lunde 17/2 Øvre

Anna married Johannes J H SVIEN in 1833 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Johannes (son of Johan-Henrik Johannesen SVIEN and Ingebjørg Larsdatter GRØV) was born on 8 Nov 1812 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 3 Jul 1897 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The bygdebok (Vang A, p. 65) calls him Helge Andrisson Lunde. He came to the Uvdal Sygarden farm in 1850 after first working on Øye. The bygdebok (Vang A, p. 284) says that his children Ingeborg and Trond were born on Øye 14/3.

Helge married Berith Thronsdatter ØYE on 2 Oct 1844 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Berith (daughter of Thron Johansen ØYE and Anne Johnsdatter NYSTØGA) was born on 10 Sep 1826 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1902. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 2 Oct 1844, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

Baptismal sponsors were Thomas Elthon, Endre Ingebretsen something_dalsiet, Berith Johanneshenrichsdatter Øye, Gjertrude Svien, and Kari Nilsdatter Hermundstad.

He is I13470 in Jim’s VS. No wife’s name shown although their daughter Berit is listed as I5705.

He and his family were living on his retired parents’ farm in Warsaw, Goodhue County, at the time of the 1880 census. The younger John’s family consisted of John, 35, Berith, 34, John, 12, Erik, 10, Johan, 6, Anne, 4, and Berit, 2.

Birth:
Svien 6/3-4 Nordigarden i Øye

Buried:
buried with Henry and Johannes J.

Family/Spouse: Beret Eiriksdatter KASA. Beret (daughter of Eirik Helgesson KASA and Berit Johnsdatter NYSTUEN) was born on 18 Jun 1846 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 5 Jul 1908 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Svien 6/3-4 in Øye

Family/Spouse: Sissel Ivarsdatter. Sissel (daughter of Ivar Helgesson LEINE OLDRE and Ingebjørg Øysteinsdotter BØ) was born about 1853 in Norway; died on 11 Apr 1942 in Rice County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 16 May 1837, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

In the 1870 census, he is Andrew Johnson, a farmer in Warsaw Twp, Goodhue County. The household consists of himself, 33, Ellen, 28, Cara, 8, John, 5, Tosten, 3, and a farm laborer, Peter Nelson, 22.

In the 1880 census, he is the Andrew Johnson who lived with his family in Northfield. He ran a restaurant. The household consisted of himself, age 40, his wife Ellen, 36, Carin, 18, John, 16, Thomas, 12, Annie, 9, and adopted daughter Susie Peterson, 2.

In the 1900 census, he is Andrew J Svien, 63, living with Ellen and Susie in Northfield.

In the 1910 census, he, 72, and “Allen,” 65, lived in Northfield. They had been married 48 years.

Birth:
Svien 6/3-4 Nordigarden i Øye

Anders married Velgjerd Torsteinsdatter NYSTUEN in 1860 in Iowa. Velgjerd (daughter of Torstein Jonsen NYSTUEN and Berit Iversdotter UVDAL (UPDAL)) was born on 10 Oct 1842 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 23 Jan 1953 in Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 1 Jun 1834, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Family/Spouse: Marit Sjugurdsdatter TURTNES. Marit (daughter of Sjugurd Olsson TURTNES and Dorte Nilsdatter HERMUNDSTAD) was born on 10 Aug 1842 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 4 Mar 1883 in Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 28 Oct 1844, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

In the 1865 census, she is probably the unmarried tjenestepige Ingebor Helgesdatter, b. 1844, living on Anders Knudtsen’s Nystuen farm in Vang.

Birth:
Øye 14/3

Family/Spouse: Nels Nilson MYHRE. Nels (son of Niels Thoresen MYHRE and Ingrid Øysteinsdotter BÖE ELLINGBØE) was born on 19 Apr 1847 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 4 Jun 1930 in Nordland, Lyon County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Vang A has a photograph of his funeral on p. 66.

He worked at, and owned at least part of, the hotel in Tyin.

Family/Spouse: Ragnhild Olsdatter BØE. Ragnhild (daughter of Ole Gulbrandsen BØE and Ambjør Thostensdatter HAMRE) was born on 18 Jul 1855 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
buried with his father and brother Henry

Notes:

In the 1895 census, he and his wife Anna, 26, lived in Warsaw Twp, Goodhue County, Minnesota, very near the Henry Sviens (on one side) and his mother and siblings (on the other).

Listed as a widower, living with his mother and siblings, in the 1900 census.

In the 1910 census, he is a farmer in Lien Twp, Grant County, Minnesota, living with his wife Lovise J., 26, and their children Johny E., 5, and Edward, 2. The couple had been married for 6 years.

In the 1920 census, he is a drayman living with his family in the village of Dennison in Goodhue County.

In the 1930 census, he was a 60 year-old widower in Warsaw Twp living with his children Edward, 22, Beatrice M., 15, and Vernon L., 10.

His obituary was in the Faribault Daily News:

Funeral services were conducted Saturday, July 19, at the Vang Church east of Dennison for Erick Svien who passed away at the Mineral Springs Sanatorium, July 15, at the age of 78 years. The Reverend Adolph Egge officiated. Pallbearers were: Clarence, John and Bernard Svien, Iver and Erick Ellingboe and Melvin Kasa. Mrs. Adolph Egge sang two songs at the service. Interment was at the Vang cemetery. Erick Svien was born in Warsaw township on Nov. 20, 1869. He was the son of the late John and Betsy Svien, pioneer residents of the community. On December 15, 1921, he was united in marriage to Lavina Johnson, also of this neighborhood. To them were born four children: John of Farmington, Mrs. Ed Kimbrel (Beatrice) of St. Paul, Vernon of St. Peter and Edward of Cannon Falls. He is also survived by one sister, Mrs. Anna Tasa and three grandchildren. Mr. Svien spent his whole life in this community and leaves a large number of friends.

Family/Spouse: Anne Sophie TASA. Anne (daughter of John Knutsen TASA and Ingeborg Gulbrandsdatter BAKKEN) was born on 23 Sep 1868; died on 8 Nov 1896 in Minnesota; was buried on 11 Nov 1896 in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Erik married Lovina JOHNSON about 1904. Lovina was born about 1884 in Minnesota; died on 21 Feb 1929 in Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From the information in Erick Svien’s obit, she may be the Anna B. Tasa, wife of Knute, living in Warsaw Twp, Goodhue County, in the 1930 census.

Anne married Knute Johan TASA about 1897. Knute was born in Nov 1866 in Minnesota; died on 6 Dec 1936 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She is I5705 in Jim’s VS, the only child of Johannes listed.

She may be the Betsy J. Svien who attended St. Olaf Academy starting in the 1893-1894 school year.

Notes:

Buried:
buried with her mother

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1945-MN-013464

Notes:

Living at home with her widowed mother and two of her brothers in the 1900 census.

Refrerred to as Josie on Amanda’s birth certificate.

ELLINGBOE, JOHANNA  

CertID# 1945-MN-013464   
Date of Birth: not indexed
 Place of Birth: not indexed
 Mother Maiden Name: not indexed
 Date of Death: 06/06/1945
 County of Death: RICE

Buried:
252 HN 4 S

Johanna married Erick Iversson ELLINGBOE on 24 Jun 1905 in Holden Twp, Goodhue County, Minnesota. Erick (son of Ivar Trondsson ELLINGBØE and Ambjørg Eiriksdotter KASA) was born on 21 Mar 1877 in Warsaw Twp, Goodhue County, Minnesota; died on 10 Oct 1943 in Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
buried with his father and brother Johannes

Notes:

Or Ivar. Or Iver.

He is probably the person indexed as “Jow K. Svien” who died in Goodhue County on 21 Sep 1912. (1912-MN-004184)

Family/Spouse: Randi. Randi was born about 1884 in Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Funeral services for Andrew K. Svien, were held at the Parker Funeral Home on Friday, Jan. 8, at 2 p.m. with the Rev. G. H. Huggenvik, pastor of the First English Lutheran Church officiating. Mrs. John Parker sang "Behold A Host, Arrayed In White" and "In The Garden" accompanied by Mrs. Flora Parker. Pallbearers were nephews of Mr. Svien, and included Lyle Brekken, Iver Halvorson, Arnold Jacobson, Burnett Jacobson, Norville Jacobson, and Julius Jacobson, all of Dennison. Interment was made in the family lot in the Vang's Lutheran church Cemetery near Dennison. Relatives and friends attending the services from away were from: Tucson, Ariz., Dennison, Northfield, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Cannon Falls, Red Wing, Kenyon, and Kasson. Andrew K. Svien, the son of Knute and Sisal Svien, was born at his parents farm home in Renville County, Minn., on August 27, 1878. When he was a young boy, he moved with the family to a farm in the Sogn community in Goodhue County, and there he attended the rural public schools and was also confirmed, at the Vang's Lutheran Church, located there. On Dec. 9, 1909 he was united in marriage to Miss Martha Jellum, at Harvey, N.D. They made their home there for several years, during which time, Mr. Svien was employed with the railroad. Following that, they homesteaded land at Parshall, N.D. They then moved to Dennison, where they resided for several years, following which, they moved to Kenyon. In 1942, they moved to Faribault, where Mr. Svien was employed at the Wilson Packing Company until his retirement in 1953. Since then, they have made their home at 216 4th St. N.W. Mr. Svien passed away at the St. Lucas Hospital on Tuesday evening Jan. 5, following a lingering illness. He is survived by his widow, Martha; by two sons, Merle of Faribault and Arlon of Tucson, Arizona; by a daughter, Mrs. Arthur Naseth (Inez) of Faribault; by four grandchildren; by two brothers, Knute Svien of Dennison and Austin Brekken of Northfield; by two sisters, Mrs. Anna Halvorson of Dennison and Mrs. Ingebord Jacobson of Dennison; and by a number of nieces, nephews and other relatives. He was preceded in death by three sons, Siegfried, Howard, and Myron; and by four brothers, Helge, Iver, Henry and John.

Family/Spouse: Martha JELLUM. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 6 Jan 1889

Notes:

Funeral services were held for Austin B. Brekken Sr., at 2 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 9, at the Vang Lutheran Church with Rev. Terrence Fretheim officiating. At the church service Mrs. Fretheim sang "The Lord Is My Sheperd". Mrs. Cyrus Midge presided at the organ. Honorary pallbearers were LeRoy Brekken, David Lenway, and Mark Lenway. Dennis Brekken, Robert Reko, Richard Lenway, Burnett Jacobson, Merle Svien and Iver Halvorson served as pallbearers. Interment took place a the Vang Cemetery. Austin was born Dec. 7, 1888 to parents Knut and Sissel Ives Svien. After baptism on Jan. 6, 1889 he was taken to live with foster parents, Mr. and Mrs. Even S. Brekken of Dennison. Mrs. Brekken was his aunt. He grew to manhood on their family farm, later moving to Northfield where he attended High School and Saint Olaf college. He also attended college at Saint Ansgar, Iowa. Dec. 14, 1910, at the Methodist Church at Monticello, he was united in marriage to Tulie Read. They established their home on the Brekken farm for 46 years, then retired to Northfield where they resided until May of 1968 when due to ill health they became residents of the Kenyon Sunset Home. Mr. Brekken served as Warsaw Township Clerk for many years and on the School board. He was a life member of Vang Lutheran Church where he was baptized and confirmed. He was preceded in death by his parents, one son Evan who was a casualty of Pearl Harbor, two grandsons; Bruce Sunde and Larry Brekken, five brothers and two sisters. He is survived by his wife Tulie, five sons; Austin, Jr. of Dennison, Lyle of Cannon Falls, Levi of Portland, Oregon, Wilfred and Harvey both of Northfield, and four daughters; Caroline (Mrs. Vernon Reko) of Kenyon, Adeline (Mrs. Harold Lenway), Bertha (Mrs. Sanford Sunde) both of Faribault and Avis of Minneapolis, also 23 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and one brother Knut Svien of Red Wing.

Family/Spouse: Tulie READ. Tulie died on 22 Aug 1970 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In Jim’s VS, her birthdate is 13 Dec 1868. Other’s say 13 Dec 1869. Neither are correct since she is not listed in the 1870 census.

In the 1900 census, she is shown as age 28, born in June of 1871. She had had four children, only three still alive, and she had been married to Christopher Strand for 10 years.

Anna married Christopher STRAND about 1890. Christopher (son of Torgeir Olsen STRAND and Anne Kristoffersdatter SØYNE) was born on 27 Sep 1864 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; died on 20 Nov 1903 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Susie attended St. Olaf College in 1903-1904, studying in its Music department. She did not graduate.

Susie married Harry E FRAZEE on 7 Jun 1909 in Rice County, Minnesota. Harry was born on 18 Jan 1873; died on 24 May 1945; was buried in Lake View Cemetery, Pelican Rapids, Otter Tail County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Thomas Helgesen BAKKEN. Thomas (son of Helge Gudbrandsen BAKKEN and Kari Knutsdatter TASA) was born in 1864; died on 8 Oct 1940 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Ambjorg (Emma) OPDAHL on 30 Dec 1903 in Lyon County, Minnesota. Ambjorg (daughter of John Helgesen OPDAL and Ragnhild Olsdatter BØE) was born on 3 Sep 1881 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 26 Aug 1968 in Lyon County, Minnesota; was buried in Hope Lutheran Cemetery, Minneota, Lyon County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 18 Sep 1881, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

Mother’s maiden name Boe.

The bygdebok (Vang A, p. 66) says she departed for the U.S. in the autumn of 1900.

Baptism:
Øye

Ambjorg married John N MYHRE on 30 Dec 1903 in Lyon County, Minnesota. John (son of Nels Nilson MYHRE and Ingeborg Helgesdatter OPDAHL) was born on 22 Jan 1881 in Lyon County, Minnesota; died on 10 Jan 1968 in Lincoln County, Minnesota; was buried in Hope Lutheran Cemetery, Minneota, Lyon County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]