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Jerry
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 Posted - 06/03/2005 : 00:33:03
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My great-grandmother, Agnete Pedersdatter Verhaug, lived at
Decorah, Iowa. Her brother, Severt, ( Feb. 5, 1836-Feb. 7, 1930), immigrated from Torpa, Norway in 1855 and lived just across the State line, at Fountain, Minnesota. His wife, Anna Johnson, was Swedish. I'd like any information about his descendants.
Agnete's sister Berte, born 1830, immigrated in 1855 to Fountain, Minnesota. She married a certain Hans Peterson, and had sons Peter and Endres.
Agnete's brother, also Hans, born 1828 at Torpa, immigrated in 1850 to Wiota, Wisconsin.
Agnete's half brother Andrew, born 1853 at Torpa, immigrated in 1867 to Fountain(?), Minnesota, later migrated to Silverton, Oregon. His wife, Gertie, died in 1919. His daughter, Clara, married (another) Andrew Peterson, who died March 12, 1935, in Benton County, Oregon. Two of his children were Alvin, (born ca. 1928) and Andrew C. (born ca. 1929.)
I'd like information about any of the above. |
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jmonson
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Posted - 01/04/2005 : 00:10:49
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This post sounds like you are only looking for descendents in the US. Do you have information on the family in Norway? I may have information back 2-3 generations in Norway.
By the way, Vaerhaug would be a better spelling. Actually it should have the a and e connected, but I don't know if I can get it to happen. Værhaug under Skinnerlia |
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Jerry
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Posted - 02/04/2005 : 03:19:46
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| I have some information about the Vaerhaugs in Norway. Haven't typed it that way, because I can't run the a and e together on this American keyboard. I'd like to know what you have about the Vaerhaugs in Norway. |
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Roberta
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USA
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Pat Lindgren
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Posted - 27/07/2006 : 16:59:29
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Jerry,
This is a family I have been looking for for over ten years. Hans Peterson, Berte's husband, is actually Hans Pedersen Smedhaugen from the Grotaasen farm in Vest-Torpa, Nordre Land, Oppland, Norway. My great-great grandmother Marit was his sister. She also emigrated to Minnesota. Hans Peterson was a twin, and his twin brother Peder also emigrated to America and settled in Minnesota.
Vaerhaug is actually a "bruk" or sub-farm of Skinnerlien or Skinnerlia, also in Torpa. I have quite a bit of information about Skinnerlia, as Hans' mother Siri was from Skinnerlia and her daughter Marit ended up buying Skinnerlia from Siri's childless brother Halvor. Do you know anything about a Haldor or Halvor Pedersen from Vaerhaug? I always thought that he was Berte's brother. He married Hans' sister Ingeborg Smedhaugen.
I am so happy to hear that they settled in Fountain!!! Do you know anything about Berte's children, Peter and Endres? Do you have any connections with any living descendants? |
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Edited by - Pat Lindgren on 09/11/2006 19:44:51 |
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Pat Lindgren
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Posted - 09/11/2006 : 19:56:19
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I took a road trip to Fountain, Minnesota and was able to piece together more information on Hans and Berthe's family from obituaries there, as follows:
Oldest son, Peter
Peter H. Peterson, b. 1856, d. 1950
married Nettie Evenson, b. 1867, d. 1939
Five children:
1. Henry T. Peterson, b. 1885, d. 1975, North Dakota
2. E. Ramond Peterson, b. 1891, d. 1978, Fountain
3. Jasper Peterson, b. 1899, d. 1967, Lanesboro
4. Luella Hanson, b. 1900, d. 1985, Lyle, Minnesota
5. Guida Denisen, b. 1904, d. 1990, Lyle
Youngest son, Andres
Andrew H. Peterson, b. 1860, d. 1951
married Elisa "Lizzie" Lieberg, b. 1869, d. 1949
Five children:
1. Bertha Severud, b. 1896, d. 1978, Fountain
2. Harley Peterson, b. 1898, d. 1976, Spring Valley, Minn
3. Arthur E. Peterson, b. 1901, d. 1989, St. Charles, Minn
4. Eva Vaughn, b. 1904, Glendale, California (and Eyota)
5. Rudolph Peterson, b. 1912, U.S. Navy
Daughter Lena
Elina (Peterson) Erickson, b. 1861, d. 1916
married Ole A. Erickson, b. 1857, d. 1921
Seven children:
1. Cora Mayland, b. 1881, d. 1926, Fountain
2. Olga E. Johnson, b. 1884, d. ?, Minneapolis
3. Alpha A. Meyers, b. 1886, d. ?, St. Paul
4. Hazel Lewis, b. 1896, d. 1942, Canton, Minn
5. Hortense Wold, b. 1900, d. 1990, Colorado Springs, CO
6 and 7. two more children who died in childhood
Still seeking some living relatives. |
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jinta
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Norway
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Posted - 02/03/2007 : 19:36:51
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Hi Jerry. 
Agnete`s parents are Peder Syversen born 1799 and his wife Anne Hansdatter Midtre Strøm born 1792.
Children are: Hans 1828, Berte 1830, Karen 1833, Syver 1836, Agnete 1840. All thise to USA . Karen did not live Norway.
Let me know if you want some more info.
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lindgrpa
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Posted - 29/07/2009 : 15:29:22
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Daughter Lena was not married to Ole A. Erickson. That is a red herring (after following that line out for 3 years - sigh). The most likely option at this point is a marriage to Levi A. Watson also of Fountain. Levi and his wife Ellen show up in the 1920 census in Stanislaus, California.
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Originally posted by Pat Lindgren
I took a road trip to Fountain, Minnesota and was able to piece together more information on Hans and Berthe's family from obituaries there, as follows:
Oldest son, Peter
Peter H. Peterson, b. 1856, d. 1950
married Nettie Evenson, b. 1867, d. 1939
Five children:
1. Henry T. Peterson, b. 1885, d. 1975, North Dakota
2. E. Ramond Peterson, b. 1891, d. 1978, Fountain
3. Jasper Peterson, b. 1899, d. 1967, Lanesboro
4. Luella Hanson, b. 1900, d. 1985, Lyle, Minnesota
5. Guida Denisen, b. 1904, d. 1990, Lyle
Youngest son, Andres
Andrew H. Peterson, b. 1860, d. 1951
married Elisa "Lizzie" Lieberg, b. 1869, d. 1949
Five children:
1. Bertha Severud, b. 1896, d. 1978, Fountain
2. Harley Peterson, b. 1898, d. 1976, Spring Valley, Minn
3. Arthur E. Peterson, b. 1901, d. 1989, St. Charles, Minn
4. Eva Vaughn, b. 1904, Glendale, California (and Eyota)
5. Rudolph Peterson, b. 1912, U.S. Navy
Daughter Lena
Elina (Peterson) Erickson, b. 1861, d. 1916
married Ole A. Erickson, b. 1857, d. 1921
Seven children:
1. Cora Mayland, b. 1881, d. 1926, Fountain
2. Olga E. Johnson, b. 1884, d. ?, Minneapolis
3. Alpha A. Meyers, b. 1886, d. ?, St. Paul
4. Hazel Lewis, b. 1896, d. 1942, Canton, Minn
5. Hortense Wold, b. 1900, d. 1990, Colorado Springs, CO
6 and 7. two more children who died in childhood
Still seeking some living relatives.
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lindgrpa
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Posted - 25/11/2009 : 21:23:38
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| Found a descendant of Lena (Helen) Watson. Helen IS the daughter of Hans and Berthe Peterson from Nordre Land, Oppland, Norway. Helen married Levi A. Watson and moved to Modesto, California sometime between 1905 and 1909 with their only daughter Laura. Helen's (Lena's) great-granddaughter has photos of the entire Peterson family in her collection. |
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Seeking descendants Petersons, from Torpa, Norway
