Vilhjølm Vilhjølmsson BAGGETHUN

Notes:

Born on Bagetun 35. Came to the U.S. in 1849, probably with his brother Ove. Died in the U.S.

He is William Williamson, farm laborer, living with his young family in Amherst Twp, Portage County, Wisconsin, in the 1860 census.

He is the William Williamson, farm laborer, living in Amherst, Portage County, Wisconsin, not far from Buck Williamson in the 1870 census.

Only Mattie and Severt are still living at home with Anne and him in the 1880 census although also living with them is a four-year-old grandson named Frank H. O’Donald whose father was born in Ireland. Presumably little Frank’s mother is either Anne the younger or Mary.

Family/Spouse: Anne Knutsdatter SKJELHAUGEN. Anne was born about 1822; died in Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Anne Sÿvertsdatter. Anne was born in Feb 1832 in Norway; died before 1920 in Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 1 Oct 1843, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

According to Jeff: Gertrude Williamsdatter Lykken, 1843-1926, was born at Baggethun. Her husband was Torger Christopherson Lykken, 1833-1918. Gertrude’s parents were William Williamson and Anna Knutson (d. 1880?). Gertrude’s father also went by Vilhelm Vilhelmsen Baggethun. Gertrude came to the U.S. with her mother Anna in 1864. Anna lived with Gertrude and Torger until her death in 1880. The church record of Anna’s death has her last name as Lykken. It looks like William Williamson emigrated on his own to Wisconsin and later married and established a second family.

Her baptismal sponsors were: Ole Tollefsen Ellingbøe, Endre Bergeseiet, Knud Thuneeiet, Sigrid Skjelhaugen, and Ambjør Olsdatter Mÿhre. Ole Tollefsen was the man who stood for the child of unmarried parents.

Notably perhaps, none of her children were named after her father (e.g., William).

Buried:
ELCA

Gjartrud married Torger Christopherson LYKKEN on 27 Sep 1866 in Goodhue County, Minnesota. Torger (son of Christopher Gulbrandsen BERGE and Gjertrud Torgeirsdatter JØVNE) was born in Feb 1833 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 4 Sep 1916 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 5 Apr 1858, Scandinavia Lutheran Church, Scandinavia Twp, Waupaca County, Wisconsin

Notes:

Anna Williams in her marriage record.

In the 1900 census she had had one child and that child was no longer alive.

Baptism:
As Anne. Baptized at the same service as her cousin Böie.

Anna married Clark LYON on 9 Apr 1880 in Wood County, Wisconsin. Clark was born about 1853 in Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Washington Death Certificate: 84
• Baptism: 13 Nov 1859, Scandinavia Lutheran Church, Scandinavia Twp, Waupaca County, Wisconsin

Notes:

It is speculative that the William Williamson of Cowlitz County is the William Williamson who was born to William and Anne in Portage County. The birth dates ascribed to the Cowlitz County William are not consistent with each other and are not all consistent with the June 1859 date.

In the 1880 census, he may or may not be the 21 year-old farm hand William Williamson living on the O. John Johnson farm in Minnehaha County, Dakota Territory.

In the 1900 census, the family lives in Stella, Cowlitz County, Washington. He is 38 years old and was born in Wisconsin in September of 1861. He owned his farm with a mortgage.

In the 1910 census the family is in Portland, Oregon. All the children are at home. The senior William is a farmer.

In the 1920 census the family is in Stella, Washington. William is a farmer. Living with him and Ida is their daughter-in-law, Anna L., 23, their grand-son, Lester, ten months, and Maxina Butler, 5, “niece”, born in Mississippi. A Lester S Williamson married Thelma D Westerdahl in Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, on 13 Dec 1941.

In the 1930 census he is William Williamson, 71, living in Stella Precinct, Cowlitz County, Washington, with his wife, Ida L., 57, and their 40 year-old single son William H. The older William is a farmer, the younger William is a bookkeeper for a logging camp.

In the 1940 census, he is William Williamson (erroneously indexed as Willianson in Ancestry), living with Ida in Cowlitz County in the same house in which they had both lived in 1935. Both had had eighth-grade educations.

Baptism:
as Wilhelm

William married Ida L WEIST on 26 Oct 1888 in Cowlitz County, Washington. Ida was born in Feb 1873 in Pennsylvania; died on 14 May 1943 in Longview, Cowlitz County, Washington. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 22 Jan 1863, Scandinavia Lutheran Church, Scandinavia Twp, Waupaca County, Wisconsin

Notes:

She is probably the Mrs. John J. Shellhammer whose obit appeared in the SPDJ 1 Feb 1946.

Baptism:
as Maren

Family/Spouse: John Jackson SHELLHAMMER. John was born about 1856 in Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 12 Aug 1866, Scandinavia Lutheran Church, Scandinavia Twp, Waupaca County, Wisconsin

Notes:

Baptism:
as Mage Isabel

Died:
her obit was in the SPWJ on 8 Jan 1881

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: Aug 1869, Scandinavia Lutheran Church, Scandinavia Twp, Waupaca County, Wisconsin

Notes:

He is a 34 year-old “chore-boy” living with the Clark Lyons in Wood County in the 1905 state census.

He is probably the “Seaver” Williamson whose obit appeared in the Stevens Point Daily Journal on 23 April 1937.

Baptism:
as Sÿvert

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.

Notes:

An article in the Oregon Dail Journal, April 9, 1919, headlined Cowlitz Boy Fought With Lost Battalion:

W. H. Williamson, a brother of the Estes Williamson, who is a Kelso high school boy, was a member of the famous “lost battalion” in the Argonne battle where he was severly gassed. He arrived in the hospital in San Francisco a few days ago according to a letter received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Williamson of Stella. Young Williamson lost his power of speech from the effects of the gas and his parents have not learned whether he has regained his speech or not.

Single and living with his parents in the 1930 census.

He registered for the World War II draft in 1942. He worked for Standard Logging Company of Cochran, Oregon, and lived with his parents on Route 2, Longview, Washington, in Cowlitz County.

Notes:

He registered for the draft on June 5, 1917, in Stella. He was a logger in Cochran, Oregon, and he was married. He was described as of medium height and build with blue eyes and dark brown hair.

In the 1920 census, he is the 28 year-old John R Williamson who lived with his family in the Stella precinct of Cowlitz County, Washington. He was a farmer. That John R Williamson claimed that his father was born in North Dakota and his mother in Minnesota.

In the 1930 census, he is the 37 year-old Ray Williamson, a logger in Stella precinct, Cowlitz County, Washington. He was not a veteran.

In the 1940 census, he is the 48 year-old John R Williamson, living with his family on Stella Road in Cowlitz County in the same house in which they had all lived in 1935 (a house worth $4000 that John owned). John is a scaler for a logging company.

He registered for the World War II draft in 1942. At that time, he and Belle lived on Route 2, Box 410, Longview, Cowlitz County, Washington. He worked for the Standard Logging Company of Cochran, Washington.

John married Selena Belle about 1917. Selena was born on 26 Dec 1886 in Washington; died on 30 Dec 1961; was buried in Cowlitz Memorial Gardens, Kelso, Cowlitz County, Washington. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He registered for the draft on June 5, 1917, in Stella. His age was 25 although his birthdate was 1 Dec 1892. He was still unmarried and a farmer and claimed his father and mother were dependent on his support. He was tall and slender with blue eyes and light hair.

A Lester S Williamson married Thelma D Westerdahl in Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, on 13 Dec 1941.

Notes:

He is the “V. Williamson” born on 7 October 1895 in Stella, Cowlitz County, Washington. He was the sixth child born to his mother. His parents were Ida Wiest, 22, born in Pennsylvania, and W. H. Williamson, 35, a farmer, born in Wisconsin.

He is listed in the 1910 census but not thereafter.

Notes:

In the 1900 census, he is the 3 month-old Ester J, a daughter, born in February of 1900.

He graduated from Kelso High School (in Washington but apparently near Portland, Oregon), in May of 1919.

In the 1930 census, he and his family lived in Portland, Oregon, where Estes was a credit manager for a saw manufacturing company.

Estes married Ethel A about 1924. Ethel was born about 1900 in Iowa; died in Assumed. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He lives with his parents in the 1920 census. He is a scaler for a paper mill.

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

Notes:

In the 1940 census, he lives at home and is unemployed although his usual occupation is bucker in a logging camp.

He is probably the Royal Williamson, b. 15 Oct 1918, who died in Portland in Jul of 1982. The Washington Death Index shows his death date as 23 July and refers to him as “Royal Bro.”

Notes:

VALIER John R Williamson, 89, formerly of Kalispell, died of natural causes Dec. 21, in Conrad.

Memorial service is 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 6, at St. Francis Catholic Church in Valier. Pondera Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

John is survived by his stepchildren, Dale (Marilyn) Seifert of Valier, Cheryl (Gene) Curry of Valier, Donald (Chris) Seifert of Bozeman, Lee (Marleen) Seifert of Ethridge and Sandra Starbuck (Craig Parkin) of Anacortes, Wash.; 12 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.

Family/Spouse: Elizabeth Jane (Beth) STARBUCK. Elizabeth was born on 17 Jan 1923 in Pondera County, Montana; died on 6 Jul 1992 in Kalispell, Flathead County, Montana; was buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Valier, Pondera County, Montana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]