Anna Eriksdatter SVENDSØY

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 8 Sep 1839, Luster, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
• Confirmation: 12 Aug 1855, Luster, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway

Notes:

One of the witnesses to her baptism was Oline Pedersdatter Skagen.

Her age recorded in the 1880 census suggests that she was born in 1838.

In the 1900 census, she had had 9 children, 7 still living.

Died 15 days after Kari Bowe.

Birth:
The day of the month is not clear on her birth record. Could be the 2nd or 2x. On her confirmation record, it coukd the 27 or 29. Most sources say she was born August 22.

Anna married Ole L Skagen LARSON about 1860. Ole was born on 13 Feb 1825 in Luster, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway; died on 30 Aug 1909 in Vernon County, Wisconsin; was buried in North Kickapoo Lutheran Church Cemetery, Franklin Twp, Vernon County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She is listed in the 1870 census but not the 1880 census.

Notes:

He was a 37 year-old widower living with his parents and siblings in the 1900 census.

Birth:
September, 1862 in the 1900 census

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1940-MN-004988

Notes:

He was a machinery salesman living in Viroqua in the 1900 census.

He lived in Red Wing at the time he died.

Buried:
3S9, buried with them is Lena T Fortney, 1868-1947

Erick married Louise FORTNEY on 13 Jul 1893 in Vernon County, Wisconsin. Louise (daughter of Ole TORGER and Sonneva Larsdatter MITTHUN) was born on 25 Mar 1871 in Wisconsin; died on 7 Aug 1926 in Viroqua, Vernon County, Wisconsin; was buried in Viroqua Cemetery, Viroqua, Vernon County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She may be the subject of the broken gravestone in the North Kickapoo Cemetery listed by the Parrs as “LARSON, ??? daughter of (stone broken) 17 Dec 1869 - 15 Jan 1882.”

Notes:

May be the Arne O. Larson buried in North Kickapoo. If so, his dates are 1874-1956. His wife was Katie A. Hall, 1885-1962, and they had two sons buried with them: Otto 1914-1923 and Harold A. 1905-1945.

Birth:
April, 1875, in the 1900 census

Other Events and Attributes:

• Confirmation: North Kickapoo Lutheran Church Cemetery, Franklin Twp, Vernon County, Wisconsin
• Occupation: Automobile salesman, Garage manager
• Vernon County Death Index: V23, P61 As Martin Larson

Notes:

Listed as a machinery agent in his marriage record.

According to the Vernon County 150 years book, Martin was a Studebaker dealer in Viroqua.

According to his obit, Martin was also 2nd ward alderman for many years and served a term as the Vernon County sheriff. A brief obit in the La Crosse newspaper called him “for 40 years until his retirement in 1947 a machine and implement dealer of Viroqua.”

Registered for the draft as Martin O Larson on September 12, 1918, although he signed his name as Martin O Larsen. He listed his address as 122 Maple, Viroqua. He listed his age as 40, having been born on September 27, 1877. His occupation is auto mechanic and he is self-employed. He lists his nearest relative as Louise Larson. He is described as tall and of medium build with blue eyes and brown hair.



In his World War II draft registration, he and Louise were still living at 122 East Maple. He did not list an employed but did list an employer’s address, 112 North Rock Ave, Viroqua.

Died:
at his home

Buried:
funeral from Immanuel Lutheran Church 4NE3

Martin married Louisa (Louise) BOWE on 4 Jul 1903 in Franklin Twp, Vernon County, Wisconsin. Louisa (daughter of Claus Sjursen BØE (BOWE) and Kari Andersdatter MAREIM) was born on 18 Apr 1877 in Franklin Twp, Vernon County, Wisconsin; died on 6 Jan 1958 in Viroqua, Vernon County, Wisconsin; was buried in Viroqua Cemetery, Viroqua, Vernon County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Not listed in the 1880 census.

Birth:
according to the 1900 census

Notes:

Took nurses training at a hospital in Red Wing, Minnesota, in 1914.

Notes:

Died in infancy. Not listed in the index of Vernon County deaths.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Teacher
• Vernon County Death Index: V34, P184 As Aida Allness
• Wisconsin Death Certificate: 019261

Notes:

Listed as Aida C. Larson in her high school yearbook. She was class treasurer. Her motto in her high school yearbook was, “Merit is worthier than fame but pleasure is always in the game.”



In the 1950 census, she and her husband and their four daughters lived in Viroqua with her mother and her cousin Clara Munson. Halvor was a farmer, Ada was an art teacher at the county normal school.

In Aida’s obit, it’s noted that she taught history at La Crosse State College for 18 years, resigning in the early spring of 1967 after becoming ill. The obit also notes that in the fall of 1965, Governor Warren Knowles appointed Aida to be a member of his commission on the status of women. She was also selected by the Vernon County Board as the first member of the county educational committee investigating the consolidation of the rural schools into the high school districts.

Also spelled Adah and Ada. Spelled Aida in the 1930 census. Signed what appears to be her high school graduation picture “Adah.”

Aida was active in the Vernon County Fair. From a history of the fair:

“The hundredth anniversary of the Vernon County Fair came in 1956.  With it came approximately 10,000 attendees.  ‘Women's group from 11 communities constructed replicas of homes and shops that had existed in Vernon County 100 years earlier.’ says a later Broadcaster-Censor article.  The "Centennial Street" was coordinated by chairman Mrs. Halvor Allness.”



Aida was a member of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church of Viroqua, the first president of the Vernon County Historical Society, and a member of and delegate from the Viroqua Republican Club. She was appointed by Governor Warren Knowles to the Governor’s Commission on the Status of Women soon after the governor was inaugurated. Her obit said that she died at her home on the morning of Monday, June 5th, 1967.

Died:
Cora found out on June 6th

Buried:
Funeral service at 2 PM at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church 4NE4

Aida married Halvor Christopher ALLNESS on 23 Nov 1938 in Nashua, Chickasaw and Floyd Counties, Iowa. Halvor (son of Ole M ALLNESS and Anna Maria (Mary) BOLSTAD) was born on 30 Jun 1904 in Liberty Pole, Franklin Twp, Vernon County, Wisconsin; died on 26 Oct 1969 in Spring Coulee, Cashton, Monroe County, Wisconsin; was buried in Viroqua Cemetery, Viroqua, Vernon County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Or Annlouise or Ann-louise.

Ann married P.Q. FUQUA [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Lecturer, School of Social Work, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Notes:

Deborah J. Allness?Deborah J. Allness died at her home in Middleton, Wisconsin on June 19, 2007. Throughout her life, Debbie was blessed with unending curiosity and the unique ability to connect with others in a deeply personal way. In her professional career, she worked tirelessly on behalf of people with mental illness and their families and helped countless individuals for whom hope often had been lost. In Wisconsin and across the United States, she was a major influence in the development of innovative community-based mental health services.??Debbie earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in psychiatric social work from the University of Wisconsin in Madison. In 1973, she joined the staff of the Program of Assertive Community Treatment (PACT), Mendota Mental Health Institute in Madison. This research-based program is dedicated to establishing protocols and standards for team-based services which enable people with serious mental illness to live satisfying lives in the community. Debbie worked for PACT from 1973 to 1986 in roles as a clinical social worker and associate director. She also served as co-director of the PACT Model Dissemination Project to Wisconsin Counties and as co-principal investigator of a major PACT research study funded by the National Institute of Mental Health. From 1986 to 1990 Debbie served as director of the Office of Mental Health, Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services in Madison. She was responsible for promulgation of standards for Community Support Programs and successfully worked to secure federal Medicaid funding for these programs. Debbie worked with government agencies and organizations in many states and Canada, helping to establish PACT programs and evaluating client services. She was a speaker at numerous conferences and professional meetings. Collaborating with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), Debbie coauthored, with Dr. William Knoedler, NAMI’s Manual for ACT Start-Up based on the PACT model.??From 1987 to 2004 Debbie was a lecturer in the area of serious mental illness at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Social Work. Her students found her to be demanding of the highest standards of care and dedicated to providing respectful services to support the recovery of people with mental illness. Although Debbie’s professional life was full, she was enormously generous with her time and great love for her family and close circle of friends, with her niece, nephews and their children holding a very special place in her life.??She is now at peace with her Lord and Savior, Jesus the Christ, whom she was growing to know more intimately day by day.??Born November 2, 1948, Debbie grew up in Viroqua. Her parents were Halvor and Aida (Larsen) Allness. She is survived by her sisters, Ann Louise (Mrs. Paul Fuqua) and Judy (Mrs. James Rhodes), both of Arlington, Virginia, and Beth (Mrs. Richard Kilen) of Westby. She is also survived by nephew, Christopher Kilen, wife Tina and children, Truman, Tucker, Gunnar and Martha of Belleville, Wisconsin; nephew, Benjamin Kilen, wife Courtney and children, Savannah, Shakanah, Benaiah and Moriah of Kansas City, Missouri; and niece, Carolyn Fuqua, husband, John Stewart and son Maccabi of Arlington, Virginia.??Burial was at the Viroqua Cemetery on June 22, 2007. There will be a memorial service, to which all are invited, in Madison, Wisconsin, at the Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St. on July 21, at 2:30 p.m.??The Vosseteig-Larson Funeral Home of Viroqua is served the family. Online condolences may be offered at www.vosseteigfuneral homes.com.