Knut Thomassen ELTUN

Notes:

He is I1989 in Jim’s VS.

p. 38 of Vang A

Jim’s notes:

Han var født på Eltun, men flyttet til Lunde da han giftet seg med Anne i 1760 De flyttet til Nystuen o1783. da hadde det vært en lang sak om rettighetene til "fjellstøga". Anders Frøholm skriver om enka etter "støgomannen" Nils Oldre; Dordi Lassesdtr Ølgøgn (Hamre) (1743-1783): "Då Dordi vart enke (1777) fekk ho truleg vanskar med å greie fjellstøgopliktene. Futen ville i alle fall ha henne bort og ha Knut T Lunde til ny fjellstøgomann, og sa henne ut hausten 1778. Saka vart utsett seks gonger, men på tinget 6.7.1780 vart Dordi dømd til å flytte frå Nystøga første faredag og ryddiggjøre fjellstøga for Knut Lunde, mot at han ga henne den lova livauren på 4 tn. korn og føding av 3 kyr og 6 småkrøtter inn atura eller penger etter prisen i bygda. Ho meinte å ha rett til å bli sitjande sidan mannen hadde makebytt seg til Nystøga, men retten fann at fjellstøga var "et publique sted", dvs offentlig eigedom som mannen hadde for si levetid, og ikkje slik at at enka som på anna bygselsjord kunn e sitje ut si levetid. Futen hadde levert ei klage på henne frå 18.12.1778 for dårlig stell for dei reisande og vedlikehald av staden. Buet etter Dordi hausten 1784 var verd brutto knapt 137 rd, men gjelda var på heile 248 rd! Ved skiftet gjorde futen krav på vederlag frå buet for at veg-visarstengene på fjellet var nedbrotne og klaga over "skogens ruin", men avingane meinte de i ikkje hadde hogd meir enn dei trong sjølve, og Knut Lunde sa at stengene vart brotne ned kvar vinter det var eit årvisst forfall. På den andre sida ville ikkje Knut betale for husa, som han meinte høyrde fjellstoga til, medan arvingane hevda at støgomennene, mann etter mann, hadde innløyst husa av føremannen. det var for mykje snø til at det kunne halde takst over fjellsteng ene då retten vart satt 9. juli.

Birth:
Eltun 13/ Øvre

Died:
Nystuen 1/

Family/Spouse: Anne Andrisdatter ELLINGBØ. Anne (daughter of Andris Torsteinson KVÅLE and Unknown) was born in 1724 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1803 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

dwfrench1, in his French Family Tree, calls him Thomas Knudsen Lunde.

He is Thomas Knutsson (Lo) Nystuen, I8055, in Jim’s VS.

p. 356, Vang A

Jim’s notes:

Han kalles også Lunde. Han fikk festeseddel av Trond Knutsen Skjøre 9.7.1795 Han døde i det store jordskredet 2-6-1837 kl. 4 om morgenen, sammen med kona si og sønnen Ola, hans kone Anne Olsdtr Høverstad og to av deres barn, og Sigrid, søsteren ti l Anne, og Anne søsteren til Thomas. I alt ble 8 mennesker drept i denne ulykken. Alle ble funnet igjen.

grb Lo (B) under Skjøre 19/4-5

Thomas Knutson Lo, his wife Marit Olsdatter and their daughter Anne, were killed during a 4 a.m. landslide on June 2, 1837. Ole Thomason (son of Thomas and Marit) was also killed, along with his wife, Anne Olsdatter Høverstad, and 2 of their 3 children: Ola and Tomas. Ole Thomason's sister-in-law, Sigrid Olsdatter Høverstad also perished. The only survivor in the extended family was little 6 year-old Marit, daughter of Ole Thomason and Anne.

Birth:
Nystuen 1/

Thomas married Marit Olsdatter in 1794. Marit was born in 1770 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 2 Jun 1837 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Lunde 17/

Died:
Nystuen 1/

Jon married Berit Torsteinsdatter GRIHAMAR in 1797 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Berit (daughter of Torstein Olsen GRIHAMAR and Guri Olsdatter LEINE) was born in 1776 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1819 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

He is I8053 in Jim’s VS.

Jim’s notes:

Noen år etter at Kari døde tok han med seg barna Marit de, Anne Kari, Thomas, Jon og Knut og dro til USA. Knut Thomassen var en av de få som er døpt i den gamle St.Thomas kirken på Fillefjell.

In the 1860 census, he is the 62 year-old Canute Thompson living in Holden Twp, Goodhue County. His married son John and his unmarried son Canute are next on the list on the census form.

Birth:
Lo (B) under Skjøre 19/4-5

Baptism:
døpt i den gamle St.Thomas kirken på Fillefjell

Family/Spouse: Kari Jonsdatter STEINDE. Kari (daughter of Jon Håvardsen STEINDE and Marit Larsdatter TASA) was born in 1803 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1845 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Lo (B) under Skjøre 19/4-5

Family/Spouse: Andris Trondsen SKJØRE. Andris (son of Trond Knutsen LO and Marit Nilsdatter GRØV) was born in 1810 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1855. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The bygdebok (Vang B, p. 55) calls him Tomas Tomasson Lo under Skjøre, b 1812. He was a husmann on Nørdre Døtten, part of Søre Leine 56/ between 1835 and his departure to the U.S. in 1851.

dwfrench, in the French Family Tree, calls him Thomas Thomasen Stende.

In the record of his marriage to Anne, he was called Thomas Thomasen Stende-eie. His father was Thomas Tomassen Loe.

Thomas married Anne Tørrisdatter SØRE-DØTTEN on 19 Oct 1835 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Anne was born in 1811 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Guro Andrisdatter SKOGSTAD. Guro was born in 1802 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1830. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He is I8159 in Jim’s VS. Jim’s notes: Han var først innerst på Nystuen, så så kjøpte han Nundal i Årdal i 1846, men da kona Berit døde like etter, solgte han gården igjen i 1849 og flyttet tilbake til Nystuen. Der bodde han i Grønli til de flyttet til Amerika i 1854.

In the 1880 census, he was Tosten J Nystuen, a farmer in Silver Lake Twp, Worth County, Iowa. The household consisted of himself, age 72, Anna, 56, Ole T., 27, Gulbrand, 25, Anna, 21, Tosten, 19, Knudt, 18, Ole, 16, Beret, 14, and Guri, 12.

Birth:
Nystuen 1/

Torstein married Berit Iversdotter UVDAL (UPDAL) in 1837. Berit (daughter of Iver Trondsson /OPDAL UVDAL and Velgjerd Trondsdotter BREKKE) was born in 1815 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1848 in Årdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Torstein married Anne Gudbrandsdatter UVDALUnited States. Anne (daughter of Gudbrand Gudbrandsen UVDAL and Anne Ivarsdatter UVDAL) was born in 1824 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1915 in St. Ansgar, Mitchell County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Nystuen 1/

Family/Spouse: Asgrim Ivarson UVDAL. Asgrim (son of Ivar Asgrimson UVDAL and Marit Jacobsdatter BAGGETUN) was born in 1802 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She is I8156 in Jim’s VS. Jim’s notes: De dro til USA med hele familien i 1854. Hun hadde tvillingbroren Jon, som døde før han ble døpt i kirken.

Birth:
Nystuen 1/

Berit married Eirik Helgesson KASA in 1838 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Eirik (son of Helge Eiriksson KASA and Berit Johannesdatter SVIEN) was born in 1815 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 2 Apr 1888 in Warsaw Twp, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 9 Mar 1825, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

Birth:
Tøso 19/2-3

Baptism:
Øye

Marit married Anfind Andersen AUSTREIMIowa. Anfind (son of Andris Torkjellsen GÅSEDELEN and Gunhild Arnfinnsdatter BERGE) was born on 30 Dec 1809 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1901 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Old Hauge Cemetery, Kenyon, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 19 Aug 1826, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

Baptism:
Øÿe kirke

Family/Spouse: Gulbrand Håvardsson HERMUNDSTAD. Gulbrand (son of Håvard Nilsen HERMUNDSTAD and Kari Gudbrandsdatter UVDAL) was born on 26 Jul 1828 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Came to Decorah, Iowa, in 1851.

Survived her son Knut, who died in 1896.

Birth:
Tøso 19/2-3

Family/Spouse: Helge Gudbrandsen BAKKEN. Helge (son of Gudbrand Helgesen NORDSVEEN and Gunhild Andrisdatter AUSTREIM) was born on 20 Apr 1834 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1905; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In the 1880 census, he is “Tohmson Tohmson”, 47, living in Holden Twp. Goodhue County, with his 32 year-old wife Anna.

Birth:
Tøso 19/2-3

Thomas married Ambjørg Ivarsdatter OLDRE in 1860. Ambjørg (daughter of Ivar Helgesson LEINE OLDRE and Ingebjørg Øysteinsdotter BØ) was born on 30 Jul 1840 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 4 Jan 1903 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Or Tassa.

In the 1880 state census he is John Thompson, living in Holden, Goodhue County. The household consists of John, 47, Ingaborg, 30-something, Julia Matilda, 19, Knudt, 15, Emma S., 11, Siscel, 9, Maran, 7, Mary, 5, Gilbert, 3, and Knudt, 83, father.

In the 1885 state census, he is John Thompson, living in Holden. The household consists of John, 50, Emma, 44, Julia, 22, Knute, 20, Anna, 16, Sissel, 14, Maria, 12, Mary L., 10, Gilbert, 8, Carrie J., 4, Thomas, 1, and Knute, 88, father.

In the 1895 state census he is John K. Tassa, living with his family in Holden, Goodhue County. The household is John K., 60, Ingebor, 55, daughter Gunild, 32, Knut, 30, daughter Secili, 24, Mary, 22, Marit, 20, Gilbert, 18, daughter Josse, 14, and Albert, 9. All the children were born in Minnesota.

He is listed in “The Valdris Book”, a history of the Valdris Samband published in 1920 (available on Google Books), as John K Tasa of Dennison but his entry specifically says he was not a member of the Samband. His entry says that he came to the U.S. in 1851.

Birth:
Tøso 19/2-3

Family/Spouse: Ingeborg Gulbrandsdatter BAKKEN. Ingeborg (daughter of Gudbrand Helgesen NORDSVEEN and Gunhild Andrisdatter AUSTREIM) was born on 1 Nov 1840 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 21 Mar 1923 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Tøso 19/2-3

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 11 Feb 1838, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

Birth:
Skjøre 19/4-5

Marit married Torstein Olson HOLIEN in 1863. Torstein (son of Ole Tostensen HAALIEN and Berit Jonsdatter KVISLAHAUGEN) was born on 16 Sep 1837 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 27 Jul 1918 in Renville County, Minnesota; was buried in Trinity Cemetery, Sacred Heart, Renville County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Skjøre 19/4-5

Family/Spouse: Tosten Olsen QVAM. Tosten (son of Ola Olsen GRIHAMAR and Sissel Persdatter HAUGEN) was born on 9 May 1842 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 13 Jun 1846, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

Born on Nørde Døtten of Søre-Leine.

He was Toris Thompson, a farmer in Newburg Twp, Mitchell County, Iowa, in the 1900 census. He had come to the U.S. in 1851.

In the 1920 census, he was Thore Thompson, a farmer in Holden Twp, Goodhue County.

He may be the Thomas Thompson who died in Goodhue County on 22 Oct 1921 (1921-MN-004253).

Tørris married Gunhild Anfinsdatter ESTREM on 16 Mar 1876 in Goodhue County, Minnesota. Gunhild (daughter of Anfind Andersen AUSTREIM and Marit Knutsdatter DE TASA) was born on 12 Mar 1855 in Iowa; died on 15 Mar 1941 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Andris married Anna Sofie Andersdatter RÅ in 1853 in Lærdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. Anna was born in 1833 in Lærdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway; died in 1910. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Jøger Jøgersson AUSTREIM. Jøger (son of Jøger Jøgerson KVEBØKKO and Berit Evensdatter HEEN) was born on 2 Sep 1838 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 30 Aug 1886 in Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Dalby Database has his widow as Nikkoline L. Lervik.

Family/Spouse: Berit Knutsdatter LEE. Berit was born on 10 Aug 1842 in Valdres i Oppland, Norway; died on 20 Jan 1883 in Worth County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 13 Nov 1842, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

Went by Ellen in the U.S. In the 1910 census, she had had four children, only two still living.

From the Dalby database:

Funeral services for Mrs. Velgjer Svien, who passed away at her home Saturday morning, January 24, were held in St. John's Lutheran church this afternoon at 2 p.m. with the pastor the Rev. B. R. Biorn officiating. Burial was made in the family lot beside the graves of her husband and four children. Pallbearers were six grand-nephews, Elmer, Clarence, Luther, George, Paul and Maurice Nystuen. Velgjer Nystuen Svien was born in Norway on October 10, 1842. After the death of her mother, Mr. Nystuen came to America with his family when Velgjer was 11 years of age. The trip from Norway to Quebec, Canada in 1854 took seven weeks aboard the slow sailing ship. The Nystuens first settled in Spring Prairie, Wis. and later moved to St. Ansgar, Iowa. It was there in 1860 that Velgjer married Andrew Svien. They moved to Goodhue county, Minnesota in 1865 where they were engaged in farming until 1876 when they moved to Northfield. She and her husband operated a hotel on Division Street. Mr. Svien also served as policeman. Mrs. Svien was a charter member of the Ladies Aid society of St. John's church and a long time member of the congregation. Mr. Svien passed away inn 1927. For several years she continued to reside at the home on Washington Street. She was cared for later in a rest home and at the time of her death was being cared for by her grandson and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. William Lockren. She is survived by one sister, Mrs. Hans Bergan, Lake Mills, Iowa; six grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren. A foster daughter, Mrs. H. E. Frazee (Susie) of Pelican Rapids, also survives.

and:

The state’s oldest resident, Mrs. Velgjer Svien, passed away Friday, Jan. 23,1953, at the age of 110 years, 3 months, and 13 days. Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. B. R. Biorn at St. Johns Lutheran church Tuesday, Jan. 27, at 2 oclock. Gertrude Boe Overby was soloist and Mrs. H. J. Westwood was organist. Burial was beside her husband in Northfield cemetery.

Velgjer Nystuen was born at Valdres, Norway, Oct. 10, 1842. After the death of her mother which occurred when Velgjer was only eight, she came with her father and his other children to the United States in 1854. The trip across the ocean was made on a sailing vessel, taking eleven weeks. The familys first home was in Spring Prairie, Wis. After three years they moved to St. Ansgar, la., and it was here in 1860 that Velgjer was married to Andrew J. Svien. She was then 18 years of age. In 1865 Mr. and Mrs. Svien moved to a farm in Goodhue county, Minnesota. Northfield became their home in 1876 and for the remaining years of their lives. Mr. Svien died in 1926, and Mrs. Svien spent 77 years as a resident here. For a time Mr. and Mrs. Svien had a hotel on Division street in the building now occupied by the Berg and Son Upholstery business, but Mr. Svien is better remembered by the generations of his day as the town policeman, an affable man faithfully walking his beat. Mrs. Svien’s recipe for long life, “Don’t hurry,” she practiced indeed. She never allowed herself to be hurried or worried, taking each moment, as well as each day, as it came, and maintaining a serenity rarely found in this mechanized day of speed. She enjoyed remarkably good health and strength for her advanced years. On her 100th birthday she sat through an afternoon of festivities in her honor given by the ladies aid at St. John’s church, and she showed no weariness from the experience. She was a charter member of the ladies aid and a member of the church. That birthday was also marked by an interview with her on the radio, as well as another party given her at her home, at which about 100 relatives and friends came to greet her. On her 105th birthday another sizable celebration was held at her home. This too she enjoyed thoroughly, making frequent trips outside to pose for pictures. Until she was 98 Mrs. Svien lived alone and took care of her home and of herself. Her daughter Carrie, Mrs. Lervik, then came to live with her. The daughter passed away after a few years. Seven years ago a grandson, William Lockren, and Mrs. Lockren came to care for Mrs. Svien. She clung to the practice of ministering to her own needs until frailty prevented, and that was only about three years ago. The Sviens had two sons and two daughters: Carrie, John, Tom, and Anna, all of whom have died; also a foster daughter, Susie, Mrs. H. E. Frazee, who lives in Pelican Rapids. There are six grandchildren,10 great-grandchildren, and six great-great-grandchildren. Mrs. Svien has one sister living, Mrs. Hans Bergan, Lake Mills, la. Mrs. Bergan is in her 90s. The pallbearers for Mrs. Svien were all grandnephews. They were all Nystuens, Elmer, Clarence, Luther, George, Paul, and Maurice. Mrs. Svien had seen in her life-time a panorama of marvelous changes—from sailing vessels to steamboats to aircraft; from prairie and woodland country to cities and paved highways; from covered wagons and horses to trains and automobiles. She had seen the wonders of science bring in the telephone, the electric light, the phonograph, the radio, and television. She had seen her country in the throes of five wars; The Civil War, the Spanish-American War, World Wars I and II, and the present Korean conflict. She had lived in this country under 20 presidents. Franklin Pierce was president when she arrived in 1854. The Civil War was raging when she came with her husband to Goodhue county. And their arrival in Northfield was the same year the James-Younger raid invaded the city and met its Waterloo. Her life in the Midwest embraced the period of the development of this great area from its rudest beginnings.

Birth:
Nystuen 1/ husmannsplass

Velgjerd married Anders Johannessen SVIEN in 1860 in Iowa. Anders (son of Johannes J H SVIEN and Anna Andrisdatter LUNDE) was born on 11 Mar 1837 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1927 in Rice County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He is I45049 in Jim’s VS. Jim’s notes: Han var med familien da de skulle til amerika iu 1854, men da han kom til Bergen, nektet pjokken på 6 år å reise, så han ble igjen der hos noen slektninger, men reiste siden over til, Amerika som voksen mann.

Birth:
Nundal 4/ vestre

Notes:

Birth:
Nystuen 1/ husmannsplass

Notes:

Tosten had been a farmer. He died from chronic myocarditis.

Birth:
from death certificate

Family/Spouse: Karina HARMON. Karina was born in 1873. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

According to his death certificate, Gulbrand had been a telegraph operator for a railroad.

He died as a result of a cerebral hemorrhage that occurred on Christmas Day, 1935.

Birth:
date from his death certificate

Family/Spouse: Anna. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Tosten never married: a Norwegian bachelor farmer. He died from arteriosclerosis.

Birth:
from his death certificate

Notes:

He died from a cerebral hemorrhage.

Family/Spouse: Anna THOMPSON. Anna (daughter of Tories THOMPSON) was born on 26 Jul 1872 in Mitchell County, Iowa; died on 20 Apr 1926 in Worth County, Iowa; was buried in Silver Lake Lutheran Church Cemetery, Silver Lake Twp, Worth County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Uvdal 2/

Family/Spouse: Torgeir Torgeirson ELTUN. Torgeir (son of Torgeir Thomassen ELTUN and Gjartrud Larsdatter GRØV) was born in 1819 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Opdal or Uvdal i Øye

Family/Spouse: Randi Tostensdatter ELLINGBÖE. Randi (daughter of Tosten Larsen ELLINGBÖE and Anne Olsdatter TURTNES) was born on 2 Jul 1831 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 23 May 1882. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

gmyhre311

Family/Spouse: Østen Johansson SVIEN. Østen (son of Johan-Henrik Johannesen SVIEN and Ingebjørg Larsdatter GRØV) was born on 20 Jun 1830 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1899. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 22 Sep 1839, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

In the 1900 census, she had had 7 children, 6 still living. Those are the same numbers in the 1910 census.

She is living with her son Henry and daughter Emma in Wang Twp, Renville County, in the 1920 census.

Birth:
29 Aug 1840 on her gravestone

Died:
3 Sep 1920 on her gravestone

Family/Spouse: Helge Iverson OLDRE. Helge (son of Ivar Helgesson LEINE OLDRE and Ingebjørg Øysteinsdotter BØ) was born on 8 Feb 1838 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 16 Aug 1919 in Renville County, Minnesota; was buried in Wangs Lutheran Church Cemetery, Wang Twp, Renville County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Death Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1922-MN-004700

Notes:

Helge Erikson Kasa was one of the contributors to the start-up of St. Olaf College.

He was a veteran of the Civil War, Company D, 10th Regiment, Minnesota Volunteer Infantry.

As Henry, 38, he and his family were living with his parents in Warsaw Twp, Goodhue County, in the 1880 census.

In the 1885 state census, he is in Warsaw Twp. Living on one side is his parents and brother Johannes and family. Living on the other side is his sister Ambjor Ellingboe, widow of Iver.

In the 1895 state census, the family lives next to the Gaasdelens (widow Guri, 58, is the head) in Warsaw Twp. In the census at least, Henry and Ingrid are listed as Erikson although all of their children are Kasas. All of the children, from Berit to Albert except for Iver, are still living with Henry and Ingrid in 1895.

In the 1920 census, Helge and Ingrid still have Berith, Helge, John, Oscar, and Albert at home, all single. In addition, they have three grandchildren living with them: Freddie (#11119), Herman, and Alice. The last two seem to be Erick’s.

He is listed in “The Valdris Book”, a history of the Valdris Samband published in 1920 (available on Google Books) but his entry specifically says he was not a member of the Samband.

He is Henry Erickson on his death certificate, for which the informant was his wife Ida. He died of stomach cancer.

Birth:
born May 1842 in the 1900 census

Helge married Ingrid Ivarsdatter (Ida) ELLINGBØ about 1867. Ingrid (daughter of Ivar Helgesson LEINE OLDRE and Ingebjørg Øysteinsdotter BØ) was born on 12 Aug 1847 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 16 Apr 1931 in Warsaw Twp, Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried on 22 Apr 1931 in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1908-MN-004467
• Baptism: 19 Jul 1846, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

She is I4390 in Jim’s VS.

In the 1895 state census she is a widow, age 49, and living in Warsaw Twp, Goodhue County, next to her son Erik and his wife Anna. Beret’s household consists of herself, Beret J., Anne, 19, Beret, 17, Ingeborg, 14, Johanna, 12, and Anders, 9.

In the 1900 census, she is a widow living as head of household in Warsaw, Goodhue County, with her children Erik, Johanna and Anders. She is shown as having had 10 children, 5 still living. She is also shown to have come to this country in 1853. Her next door neighbor is Thomas Soine and family.

Buried:
buried with her daughter Ingeborg Gurine

Family/Spouse: Johannes J (John) SVIEN. Johannes (son of Johannes J H SVIEN and Anna Andrisdatter LUNDE) was born on 10 Aug 1844 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 16 May 1889 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1936-MN-004948
• Baptism: 18 Feb 1849, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

She is I4391 in Jim’s Ellingboe tree.

Jim’s notes (according to a letter from Vickie H.):

"Ambjør," as her name was written in earlier records, was five years old when her family of eight immigrated to the Spring Prairie community in Columbia County, Wisconsin. In 1861 her family came to Warsaw Township in Goodhue County, where she spent the rest of her life. On May 22, 1864, Ambjor was confirmed with 13 others at Holden Lutheran Church, rural Kenyon. Her parents later joined Vang Lutheran Church in Dennison. After marriage Ambjor and Iver lived in Warsaw Township near the Kasa farm. She became a widow at the age of 32 years, and gave birth to her 5th child eight months after Iver's death. In 1911 Ambjor sold, to her son Erik, 126 acres in sections 20 and 29 of Warsaw Township for $7,000. At the time of the 1930 census, she was living with Erik and his family. Prior to her death, she lived with her daughter Christine in Dennison. Ambjor was the last surviving child of Erika and Berit Nystuen Kasa's seven children. She and Iver had five children.

Shown as “Ambjor” on her death certificate.

Find A Grave says that she came to the U.S. with her parents in 1854.

In the 1885 state census she is a widow living with her five children in Warsaw Twp next to her Kasa siblings and parents.

In the 1895 state census she is Ambjor Ellingboe, living with her five children in Warsaw Twp.

In the 1900 census, shown as having emigrated in 1860.

In the 1900 census, she and her family were living in Warsaw Township, Goodhue County, MN. The family consisted of Ambjor, 50 (Jan 1850), widowed and the mother of 3 children, her son, Erik, 23 (Mar 1877), her son Iver J., 18 (Jan 1882), and her grand-daughter Emeline, 4 (Apr 1896). Both of Emeline’s parents were born in Minnesota. A Helge Kasa and family, perhaps Ambjor’s brother, lived two farms away.

In the 1910 census, she is living with her son Erick and his family. She is shown to have had 5 children, apparently 5 still living.

Her son Iver’s employment registration card at CF&I listed her as Mrs. Emma Elllingboe of Dennison, Minnesota, his nearest blood relative.

Birth:
Find A Grave says 12 Jan 1849, her obit and the bygdebok say 12 Jan 1850, the ELCA church record for her burial says 10 Jan 1849

Ambjørg married Ivar Trondsson ELLINGBØE on 18 Jun 1872 in Holden Lutheran Church, Kenyon, Goodhue County, Minnesota. Ivar (son of Trond Iversson ELLINGBØE (OPDAL, UVDAL) and Kjersti Helgesdotter KJERSTEIN) was born on 8 Oct 1843 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 29 Apr 1881 in Minnesota; was buried on 5 May 1881 in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Living with his parents in the 1870 census.

Married and living next to his parents in the 1885 census.

He is listed in “The Valdris Book”, a history of the Valdris Samband published in 1920 (available on Google Books), as John E Kasa of Dennison, Minnesota. He was a member of the Samband between 1905 and 1910.

Johannes married Marith Gundersdatter LIEN in 1883. Marith (daughter of Gunnar Gunnarsen LIEN and Anne Andrisdatter AUSTREIM) was born on 23 Feb 1861 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 21 Oct 1934 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]