Helge Olsson LEINE

Notes:

Birth:
Leine 56/1 Sørre

Died:
Leine 56/1 Sørre

Helge married Berte Olsdatter EDSVOLD in 1787. Berte was born in 1768 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1839 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 7 Aug 1803, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

He is I1446 in Jim’s VS.

He is I1333 in Jim’s Ellingboe tree.

JIm’s notes in the Ellingboe tree:

About 1834-1835 the farm of Øvre Øldre was divided into two farms: Lnr. 60 B. Halve Øvre-Øldre (7 skin gl., 1 dal. 3 ort new mortage). Ivar was the owner-farmer from 1835 to 1853, after having been a short time at a pensioner's place under 33/3 (Bøkko) Ellingbø and 56/1 S. Leine. He was a mountain climber who is thought to have built the cairn on Skudshødn. He climbed Galnhusvegen from Sandale up the mountain.

The Minnesota records agree with the person named Ivar Helgesson Leine (1803-) listed on page 82 of Vang B.

Passenger list for the brig Olaf Kyrre has whole family emigrating in 1853. Last name "Lefsi" 9 months, must be Sissel (1852-).

Ivar married Ingebjørg Øysteinsdotter BØ on 6 Nov 1834 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Ingebjørg (daughter of Øystein Aslaksson BØ and Ambjørg Jonsdotter ELLINGBØE) was born in 1812 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 3 Nov 1898 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She is I772 in Jim’s Ellingboe tree.

Berthe married Aslak Øysteinsson BØ in 1831 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Aslak (son of Øystein Aslaksson BØ and Ambjørg Jonsdotter ELLINGBØE) was born in 1806 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1880 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; was buried in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Leine 56/1 Sørre

Helge married Gjartrud Bøyesdatter WANGENSTEEN in 1822. Gjartrud (daughter of Bøye Ovesson WANGENSTEEN and Karen Maria Geelmynden ANKER) was born in 1801 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 1 Apr 1847 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 25 Feb 1838, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

In the 1870 census, he was Henry Ives, a farmer in Warsaw Twp, Goodhue County. His wife was Betsey and they had two children, Iver and Henry, both born in Minnesota.

In the 1900 census, he, as Henry Ives, and Berit lived in Wang Twp, Renville County, Minnesota.

In the 1910 census, he (as Helge) and Beret (both as Iverson) live with or next door to their son John and his family in Tioga Twp, Williams County, North Dakota.

Family/Spouse: Berit Eiriksdotter KASA. Berit (daughter of Eirik Helgesson KASA and Berit Johnsdatter NYSTUEN) was born on 30 Aug 1839 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 2 Sep 1920 in Renville County, Minnesota; was buried in Wangs Lutheran Church Cemetery, Wang Twp, Renville County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1931-MN-004920
• Baptism: 17 Oct 1847, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

In the 1900 census she had had 12 children, 11 still living.

Called Ida in the 1910 census.

She died of “apoplexy.” She had been a domestic and had been retired for 15 years at the time of her death. She was a widow when she died.

Her maiden name is Oldre on her son Austin’s death certificate and in her husband’s citation in the Valdris Book. It’s called Ives on Erick’s, Bennie’s and Bertha’s death certificates. It’s also called Ives on Helge H.’s death certificate.

She is called Ida on her husband’s death certificate, for which she was the informant.

Birth:
August 10th on her death certificate

Died:
The Minnesota Deaths and Burials database in FamilySearch has her death date incorrectly as 16 August.

Ingrid married Helge (Henry) Eiriksson KASA about 1867. Helge (son of Eirik Helgesson KASA and Berit Johnsdatter NYSTUEN) was born on 17 May 1841; died on 30 Aug 1922 in Warsaw, Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried on 4 Sep 1922 in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 5 Mar 1836, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

She is listed in “The Valdris Book”, a history of the Valdris Samband published in 1920 (available on Google Books), as Mrs. Berthe Brekken of Dennison. She was a member of the Samband between 1904 and 1910. She had come to the U.S. in 1853.

In the 1910 census, she is probably Bertha Brekken, a 74 year-old widow living in Warsaw Twp with her “son” Austin, 21. This census says that she came to the U.S. in 1852.

Family/Spouse: Even BREKKEN. Even (son of Ingri Torstensdatter) was born on 27 Aug 1828 in Norway; died on 18 Feb 1895; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Oldre 58/1-2 Øvre

Ambjørg married Thomas Knutsen TASA in 1860. Thomas (son of Knut Thomassen LO and Kari Jonsdatter STEINDE) was born on 20 Aug 1832 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 9 Nov 1887; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In the 1900 census, she was a widow living in Warsaw Twp, Goodhue County.

Family/Spouse: Knut SVIEN. Knut (son of Johannes J H SVIEN and Anna Andrisdatter LUNDE) was born in 1852 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Heir to her father’s holding.

Ambjørg married Kristopher Øysteinsen ØDEGÅRD in 1854. Kristopher (son of Øystein Sakariasson ØDEGÅRD and Ingebjørg Kristoffersdatter BERGE) was born in 1831 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1913. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Bø 24/ Nigarden

Family/Spouse: Marit Torsteinsdatter LAJORD. Marit (daughter of Torstein Torsteinson LAJORD and Anne Gudbrandsdatter ØYLO) was born in 1864 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Leine 56/1 Sørre

Family/Spouse: Trond Endresen KATTEVOLD. Trond (son of Endre Trondsen KATTEVOLD and Ragndi Andrisdatter BERGE) was born in 1822 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1891 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Anne Thomasdatter BØE. Anne (daughter of Thomas Jonsen LEIROL and Ingeborg Nilsdatter WANGENSTEEN) was born on 8 Sep 1826 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 15 Feb 1898 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He was a farmer in Linden Twp, Brown County, Minnesota. In the 1900 census, his household included, in addition to his wife and daughter, a servant name Emma Larson and Emma’s brother Peter Ellandson.

In the 1930 census, he and Emma lived in Madelia, Watonwan County, Minnesota.

Iver married Emma ELLANSON in 1892 in Brown County, Minnesota. Emma was born in Nov 1874 in Minnesota; died on 19 Mar 1949 in Brown County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1956-MN-014229

Notes:

From a posting by vickiehart:

“Henry H. Ives was born June 1869 in Goodhue county. He was living in Maynard in 1949 and probably spent most of his adult life there. Henry had a sister, possibly named Ingeborg, who married Carl Anderson. They lived in Maynard also. A niece, Irene Ives, married Arthur H Holien in Renville County on 6 March 1929 and they lived in Granite Falls.”

In the 1900 census, he was single and a farm laborer on the Torger Elton family in Johnson Twp, Polk County, Minnesota.

In the 1910 census, he was still single and living on his farm in Wang Twp, Renville County, Minnesota, with his sister Emma, and a hired man.

In the 1920 census, he was a bachelor farmer in Wang Twp, Renville County. Living with him is his spinster sister Emma and his mother Berit as well as two hired hands, Sever Strand and Gilbert Olson.

Strangely, and quite erroneously, several family trees on Ancestry show him marrying a Rose Shortell in New Jersey!

Notes:

In the 1910 census, he may be the Erick Ives, age 35, single, and a lodger with a family in Bemidji. He is a merchant in a department store.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1957-MN-015146

Family/Spouse: Carl Anton ANDERSON. Carl was born in 1881; died in 1963; was buried in Wangs Lutheran Church Cemetery, Wang Twp, Renville County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In the 1915 census, he and his family were in Tioga Twp, Williams County, North Dakota. Living with them were Peter, Patra, and Penol Braaten. These three Braatens were between 20 years and 60 years of age.

In the 1920 census, he was a farmer in Tioga Township, Williams County, North Dakota. He and his wife Annie had seven children, the oldest of which was 16.

The family was still in Tioga Twp in the 1930 census. Irene had left home but all of the other children were still living with their parents.

In the 1940 census, Orton, Arnold, and Burnett were still living at home.

John married Annie O HOLIEN on 19 Jan 1903 in Renville County, Minnesota. Annie (daughter of Ole HOLIEN and Ingebjørg Kristoffersdatter HEEN) was born on 5 Apr 1882 in Minnesota; died on 8 Nov 1964 in Ward County, North Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She is probably the Berit Ives who married Adolph Vorstad or Borstad in Renville County on April 6, 1904.

Notes:

Single and living with her parents and younger siblings in the 1910 census.

Or Betsey.

Notes:

He is a single 30 year-old day laborer living with his parents in the 1900 census.

Married and farming in Lien Twp, Grant County, in the 1910 census.

He is a 61 year-old laborer doing odd jobs and living in the village of Dennison, Warsaw Twp, Goodhue County, in the 1930 census.

From the Faribault Daily News, July 10, 1964:

Funeral services were held Thursday, July 9, at 2 p.m. at the Anderson Funeral Home in Northfield for Erick Kasa, 94, with the Rev. H. S. Bly of Kenyon officiating in the absence of the regular pastor, the Rev. B. J. Blikstad. Those present joined in singing "Nearer My God To Three" and "Beautiful Savior". Pallbearers were Arthur Ellingboe, George Vandenheuvel, Phillip Hauge, Leroy Swarts, Sr., Leonard Simonson and Bennard Ellingboe. Burial was in the Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery at Dennison. Erick Kasa was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Erickson. He was born in the Dennison area on Sept. 26, 1869. Except for farming two years in Litchfield, he spent the rest of his life in the Dennison community. At one time he was engaged in the livery business in Dennison and was employed in the local creamery. He also worked on the Great Western Railroad. He was married in 1908 to Christine Thoreson. She preceded him in death. He was baptized and confirmed in the Vang Lutheran Church. He died at 7:30 a.m. Monday, July 6, at the St. Olaf Rest Home in Northfield where he had lived for several years. He had been in ill health since 1955. Surviving are three sons and one daughter: Fred of Cannon Falls, Herman and Maurice of Dennison and Mrs. Harold (Alice) Amundson of Rochester. There are five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren all surviving. There are four brothers living: John Kasa of Newtown, N. D., Austin Kasa of Northfield, Oscar Kasa of Annandale and Bennie of Dennison. Three sisters Betsey, Bertha and Ingeborg and three brothers: Iver, Helge and Albert preceded him in death. Erick Kasa had been married twice. Both of his former wives are dead, the former Mollie Thoreson and the former Christine Soine.

Erik married Christine SOINE on 24 Feb 1909 in Meeker County, Minnesota. Christine (daughter of Lars Christopherson SOINE and Anna Tomasdatter ELLESTAD) was born in Nov 1875 in Warsaw Twp, Goodhue County, Minnesota; died on 17 Jun 1914 in Warsaw Twp, Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried on 19 Jun 1914 in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Mary THORESON. Mary (daughter of Finkel Thoreson GRYTE and Randi Olsdatter AASTAD) was born about 1869 in Minnesota; died on 27 Jan 1908 in Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Not listed with the rest of his family in the 1895 census. Married and living elsewhere in Warsaw Twp.

An obituary in the Faribault Daily News:

DENNISON (Special) -- Funeral services were held Friday, March 2, at 2 p.m. for Iver H. Kasa, who passed away at his home just north of Wang's Corner in Warsaw Township on Monday, Feb. 27, at the age of 84 years and three months. The Rev. B. J. Blikstad officiated. Mrs. Blikstad sang a Norwegian son, "Jeg er en Fremmend," accompanied by Mrs. Cyrus Midje, organist; Parnell Morck of Kenyon sang, "Does Jesus Care," also accompanied by Mrs. Midje. Pallbearers were Ludvig Soine, Cyrus Midje, Lewis P. Underdahl, John A. Underdahl, Austin Brekken and John T. Stenhaug. Burial was in the family lot in the Vang Cemetery. Iver H. Kasa, the son of Henry Erickson Kasa and Ingerid Kasa, was born in Warsaw township, November 30, 1871. He was baptized and confirmed in the Vang church by the Rev. C. A. Melby. He was united in marriage November 21 to Randi Holien at Vang church by Rev. Melby. To this union, five children were born. One daughter, Ida, died in infancy. Another daughter, Selma, passed away in 1924. He wife preceded him in death in 1937. He is survived by three sons: Helmer, at home, Melvin, of rural Dennison and Henry of Northfield. There are three grandchildren and six brothers: Erick, of Dennison, Austin of Northfield, Albert of Rosemount, John, of New Town, N. D., Oscar, of St. Cloud, Bennie of rural Dennison, and one sister, Bertha of Northfield. Kasa had farmed all his life in this neighborhood where he was well known.

Ivar married Randi Serena (Dina) HOLIEN in 1895. Randi (daughter of Hans Asbjørnsen HOLIEN and Synnøve (Synneva) Endresdatter HOLIEN) was born on 15 Apr 1874 in Minnesota; died on 28 May 1937 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Death Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1949-MN-013865

Notes:

Single and living with his parents and siblings in the 1910 census.

He is listed in “The Valdris Book”, a history of the Valdris Samband published in 1920 (available on Google Books), as H H Kasa of Dennison. He was a member of the Samband between 1902 and 1912.

He never married. The informant for his death certificate was Austin Kasa of Northfield. He died from coronary thrombosis.

An obituary in the Faribault Daily News:

DENNISON (Special)--Helge H. Kasa, 75, of this place died at his rooming house in Northfield, Tuesday, March 29. He passed away in his sleep and was found in the morning when a friend went to his room to awaken him. Mr. Kasa had suffered from heart trouble for some time but his death came unexpectedly. Funeral services were conducted at Vang church April 1, by Rev. Adolph Egge. Pallbearers were: Herman, Melvin I., Melvin B., Helge, Fred and Austin Jr. They were all Kasas and all were nephews of the deceased. Helge H. Kasa, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Erickson Kasa, was born in Warsaw township on March 27, 1874 and with the exception of a short time spent in North Dakota, had spent his whole life in this community and living on the place of his birth. He was a member of the Vang congregation and never was married. Surviving are two sisters and seven brothers; Mrs. Herman Estergreen of Fargo, N. Dak., Miss Bertha of Minneapolis, Austin of Northfield, Albert of Rosemount, John of Van Hook, N. Dak., Erick, Iver and Ben of Dennison. Mrs. Egge sang "Despair Not O Heart" and "Some Day the Silver Cord Will Break." The latter, a norwegian hymn. Mrs. Cyrus Midje, church organist, played. Interment was at Vang cemetery. Relatives from away who attended the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. Harry B. Kasa of Red Wing, John H. Kasa of Van Hook, N. Dak., Miss Bertha Kasa of Minneapolis and Henry Ives of Maynard, MInn.

Notes:

She may be the Ingeborg Kasa who attended, but did not graduate from, St. Olaf Academy starting in the year 1892-1893.

Living at home, as servant, in the 1900 census.

At the time of the 1920 census, as Emma, she had four children.

Died:
Minnesota Cemetery Inscriptions

Ingeborg married Herman ESTERGREEN on 11 Dec 1901 in Holden Twp, Goodhue County, Minnesota. Herman (son of Peter ESTERGREEN and Synneva Eriksdatter (Susan) ELTUN) was born in Feb 1873 in Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Living at home with her parents and siblings in the 1900 census. No occupation. Still single and living at home in the 1910 census. Shown as a domestic.

Notes:

Living at home in the 1900 census. And in the 1910 census.

John and Bertha owned land on Section 20 in Mountrail County. They had at least 2 children. One married an Evenson.

He is indexed as Kass in the 1930 census. At that time, he and Bertha were living in Van Hook Twp, Mountrail County, North Dakota. They had been married for 2 years and had no children.

John married Berit/Bertha ELLINGBOE on 6 Jun 1928 in Chippewa County, Minnesota. Berit/Bertha (daughter of Helge (Henry) Trondsen ELLINGBOE and Marit (Mary) Torsteinsdatter SPARSTAD) was born in Aug 1894 in Granite Falls, Minnesota; died on 5 Oct 1968 in Ward County, North Dakota; was buried in Van Hook Cemetery, New Town, Mountrail County, North Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Called Benny in the 1900 census.

From the Faribault Daily News, June 24, 1967:

Funeral services were held Wednesday, June 21 at the Vang Lutheran Church for Bennie H. Kasa, 83, who passed away Saturday, June 17 at the Northfield City Hospital. The Rev. John E. Fahning officiated. Two vocal selections were rendered by Lois Johnson accompanied by Mrs. Cyrus Midge, the church organist. Serving as pallbearers were: Austin Kasa, Jr., Helge Kasa, Henry Kasa, Herman Kasa, Maurice Kasa and Donald Kasa. Interment was at the Vang Cemetery. He was born to Helge and Ingrid Ives Kasa in Warsaw Township, Goodhue County on June 24, 1883. He was a member of the Vang Lutheran Church and resided in Warsaw Township all his life. He was married to Christine Wangen at Cannon Falls on March 25, 1909. He is survived by his widow, Christine; one son, Harry and one daughter, Berncie (Mrs. Halvor Dalbotten) both of Red Wing. He also leaves five grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren and three brothers, Austin of Northfield, John of Newton, N.D., and Oscar of Annandale, Minn. He was preceded in death by one son, Melvin in 1952, his parents, four brothers, three sisters and one grandson, Harvey Dalbotten.

Helge married Christine WANGEN on 25 Mar 1909 in Goodhue County, Minnesota. Christine (daughter of Olaf K WANGEN and Mary Christian ELLINGSON) was born on 28 Jan 1892 in Minnesota; died on 18 Sep 1968 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: 1970-MN-015480

Notes:

From a history of Rice County families, published in 1981, via the Dalby Database:

Austin (1885-1970) was the son of Helge and Ingri (Oldre) Kasa.  He was born and raised in Holden Township, Goodhue County, near the Vang Church.  Ida (1895-1975) was the daughter of Even and Inga (Oldre) Remme.  She and Austin were both baptized and confirmed at Vang Lutheran Church which was near their homes.  Ida went to grade school in the Dennison area, but attended high school in Luverne, MN. While going to high school she lived with her father’s parents.  Austin and Ida were married in 1918.  They lived and farmed in the Northfield-Dennison area.  The last farm they lived on was the Orr farm in Section 15 of Northfield Township.  The Kasa’s main farming enterprise was dairy cattle.  Austin especially liked to work with horses.  He often trained horses for himself and also trained horses for other people in the area.  After retiring in the late 1950s, Austin and Ida moved to Northfield.  Mr. Kasa worked at Carleton College as a custodian for a number of years.  He also liked to get out in the country and do some farm work.  The Kasa children were:  Inez (Mrs. William Munckton) of Northfield; Helge Edin, died shortly after his birth; Helen (Mrs. Helen Radtke) of Northfield; Helge Even of rural Dennison; Gladys (Mrs. Ralph Koester) of rural Northfield; Austin Jr., of Cottage Grove; Avis (Mrs. Curtis Reed) of Maribel, WI; Donald of Northfield, died in 1977; Eugene of rural Northfield; Donna (Mrs. Sewell Mathre) of Northfield; and JoAnne (Mrs. Stanley Kucera, Jr.) of Houston, TX.

Osten married Ida Dorothea REMME in 1918 in Goodhue County, Minnesota. Ida (daughter of Even O REMME and Ingeleiv Guttormsdatter OLDRE) was born on 29 Oct 1895 in Minnesota; died on 13 Dec 1975 in Rice County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He matriculated at St. Olaf academy in the 1903-1904 school year and graduated with an English major, in 1909.

He was a veteran of World War I. He was in from 15 June 1918 to 21 January 1919 according to the Valdris Book. He was in Company, 73rd Engineers.

In the 1930 census, he was a farmer in Holden Twp.

Oscar married Anna M RAUK about 1922. Anna (daughter of Knute Hanson RAUK and Mary QUAMME) was born on 21 Feb 1894 in Nerstrand, Rice County, Minnesota; died on 2 Jan 1943 in Rice County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

When Albert registered for the draft, in June of 1917, he was shown as 27 years old and born on August 17, 1890. These two pieces of information are not consistent. In the burial records at Fort Snelling, and in the MHS death records, his birth date is shown as August 17, 1890. In the 1900 census, he is shown as 10 years old and born in August of 1889.

He was a Private in the U.S. Army in World War I.

The MHS death index has his mother’s maiden name as Oldne.

Buried:
Section F-1, Site 392

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]

Family/Spouse: Tilda JORSTAD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Perhaps he is the John Tasa, single, age 24, living in Emmitt Twp, Renville County, in the 1900 census. John is a grocery merchant. He was born in Minnesota and his parents were born in Norway.

Also called John A in some sources.

John married Christine SOINE on 5 Dec 1900 in Goodhue County, Minnesota. Christine (daughter of Lars Christopherson SOINE and Anna Tomasdatter ELLESTAD) was born in Nov 1875 in Warsaw Twp, Goodhue County, Minnesota; died on 17 Jun 1914 in Warsaw Twp, Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried on 19 Jun 1914 in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Seems to be called Johannes in the 1880 census.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 7 Sep 1884, Vang Lutheran Church, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota

Amanda married James Blaine HEDGES on 8 Sep 1909 in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. James was born on 19 Mar 1888 in Poweshiek County, Iowa; died on 12 Feb 1958 in Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

At the time that he registered for the draft in 1942, he lived in Flaxville in Daniels County, Montana. He gave as his person who would always know his address as Mrs. Amanda Hedges of Fargo, North Dakota, his sister.

His death certificate shows that he died at Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Montana. He was a widower and the informant for his death certificate was Ida Mae Tasa of Froid, Montana, presumably either his wife or his daughter. He died from heart failure.

Birth:
2 Feb on his death certificate

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: 29 Mar 1868, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

She married her first cousin.

Family/Spouse: Christopher Zakariasen ØDEGÅRD. Christopher (son of Zakarias Øysteinsen ØDEGÅRD and Ingelev Andersdatter TUNE) was born on 21 Apr 1862 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 17 Nov 1933 in South Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Notes:

Married a Van Pooe?

Notes:

She and Tosten had no children.

Birth:
Hamre 60/1 Uppigarden

Family/Spouse: Tosten Olson HAUGEN. Tosten (son of Ola Olsen Grihamar HAUGEN and Ingeleiv Knutsdatter GÅSEDELEN) was born on 4 Mar 1880 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in Jan 1963 in Ward County, North Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Even Evensen OSTREM. Even (son of Even Evensen OSTREM and Marit Olsdatter LIEN) was born on 13 Aug 1854 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 23 Sep 1918 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

At the time of her death, she lived at 3921 Elliot Avenue in south Minneapolis. She had been a resident of Minneapolis for 33 years.

Surviving in this country are four daughters: Marie and Bertha, Minneapolis; Hulda, Walla Walla, Washington; and Mrs. J. A. Vaagen (Anna) of Silver Springs, Maryland. She was also survived by two sons: Theo of Minneapolis and the Rev. A. H. G. Gjevre of Rosholt, South Dakota. She was also survived by a sister, Mrs. Karen Boe of Grand Forks, North Dakota.

Berit married Anders Haldorsen GJEVRE about 1890. Anders (son of Halldor Olsen LØKREIM and Marit Gundersdatter GIVRE) was born on 9 Jun 1852 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 29 Apr 1930 in Hennepin County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 13 Mar 1853, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

Baptism:
Vang church

Ingebjørg married Bøye Bøyesen KATTEVOLD in 1874. Bøye (son of Bøye Trondsen KATTEVOLD and Ingeborg Bjornsdatter HAUGEN) was born on 3 Nov 1849 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1936. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]