Ingrid Nilsdatter SKAMMESTEIN

Notes:

dwfrench1 calls her Ingri Nilsdatter Skammesteen d.æ. and has her born 1 Nov 1795.

Birth:
Skammestein 10/3

Family/Spouse: Nils Torsteinson RØYNE. Nils (son of Torstein Knutson RØYNE and Marit Rønjusdatter NORDTORP) was born in 1796 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1849 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In the 1865 census, he and his family lived on Rogne søndre in Øystre Slidre. He was gbr. Living with them was Kirsti Larsdatter, widow, Føderaadskone, b. 1802 in Østre Slidre. Their oldest child was born in 1853.

dwfrench1 calls hime Gunder Nilsen Hovi.

Birth:
Røyne 14/5 Rødningen

Died:
Hovrud 44/7 av Rogne

Family/Spouse: Kari Olsdatter KOLSTAD. Kari (daughter of Ole Larsen KOLSTAD and Kari Halvorsdatter SKAAR) was born on 13 Dec 1832 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1910 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 14 Oct 1860, Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

The 1900 census had her coming to the U.S. in 1880, having been married for 17 years, and having given birth to 10 children, 9 still living.

Anna married Goodnow T TORRISON on 6 Dec 1882 in Valders, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. Goodnow (son of Tergus Gunnefson TORRISON and Anna Marie JOHNSON) was born in 1857 in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin; died in 1914 in Valders, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

His draft registration (12 Sep 1918 in Two Rivers) gave his birth date as 9 Nov 1885. The 1900 census had his birth date as November of 1884 because it showed him as 15 years old.

A different George and Emma funded the George A. and Emma J. Torrison Medical Scholarship, administered through the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. George A. a Chicago physician, died in 1936. His wife died in 1961 at the age of 95. That couple were the parents of Martha and Agnes.

Died:
after 12 Sep 1918, the day he registered for the draft

Family/Spouse: Emma Karoline HELGESEN. Emma (daughter of Ole HELGESEN and Ida Ågot Andersdatter) was born on 27 Dec 1885 in Brown County, Wisconsin; died on 14 Mar 1973 in Cook County, Illinois; was buried in Valders Cemetery, Valders, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mrs. Christian Hougen, 56, nee Etta Torrison, died last night at the Holy Family hospital following a stroke she suffered at the farm home in Cato a week ago.

Funeral services will be held Monday at 1:30 p.m. from the home and at two o'clock at Our Saviors Lutheran church in Valders.

Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery.

Mrs. Hougen was born in Rockland in 1887 and in 1910 was married to Mr. Hougen. They located on the farm in Cato.
Survivors are the widower, two daughters, Mrs. Theodore Bieberitz of Valders and Verna Mae, on the home farm; son, Alton, on the farm; two brothers, Bennett of Rockland and Orrin of Valders; four sisters, Mrs. Alfred Christianson and Mrs. Leonard Larson of Cato, Mrs. Joel Johnson of Liberty, Mrs. Leonard Johnston of Valders; also two grandchildren.

Coretta married Christian Cornelius HOUGEN on 19 Oct 1910 in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. Christian (son of Thorval HOUGEN and Guri Christophersdatter (Julia) KONGSLIEN) was born on 23 Jul 1884 in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin; died on 30 Dec 1975 in Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin; was buried in Our Saviors Cemetery, Valders, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Or Eveline Irene.

Mrs. Leonard Johnston, 72, of Park Lawn Nursing Home, Manitowoc, formerly of Valders, died early Monday morning at Memorial Hospital, Manitowoc. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Faith Lutheran Church, Valders. The Rev. Robert Onkka will officiate and burial will be in Valders West Cemetery.

Mrs. Johnston, nee Irene Torrison, was born Dec. 5, 1899, in the Town of Rockland, daughter of the late Goodnow and Anna Gunderson Torrison. She was married to Leonard Johnston June 14, 1922, at Valders. Her husband preceded her in death Feb. 8, 1972.

Survivors include a son, three daughters, and 10 grandchildren. Five brothers and four sisters preceded her in death. (Survivors edited for living)

Family/Spouse: Leonard JOHNSTON. Leonard (son of Otis JOHNSTON and Ida Marie QUALLEY) was born on 6 Aug 1898 in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin; died on 8 Feb 1972 in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He farmed most of his life and worked at the Valders Canning Company for 42 years. He was a former deacon and trustee of his church, presumably Faith Lutheran of Valders.

At the time of the 1950 census, he and his wife and two sons lived in Cato.

Died:
Reedsville

Family/Spouse: Clara BERG. Clara (daughter of Knut BERG and Ingeborg ALFSTAD) was born on 11 Nov 1902 in Valders, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin; died on 12 Mar 1978 in Valders, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]