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KnudsonFamily
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 Posted - 07/07/2009 : 00:52:01
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When I was over at Dodgeville today, we check their computer index. I looked for Halsten, Ole, and Erich and Halvor Olsen and Mary. It found nothing. We looked at history of the norwegian churchs in the area. We also looked for obituary listings for Erich and Ingrborg since we had death dates on them. At that time, I didn't have a list of the 12 children of Erich and Ingeborg.
The collection at the society includes information past to the society. |
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Lislcat
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Posted - 07/07/2009 : 01:22:30
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Following up on what KnudsonFamily listed about the Eastside Cemetery. Here are the four members of Erick Halverson's family that are buried together.
Eastside Cemetery, Dodgeville, Iowa Co, WI
HALVERSON Erik 6 Jan 1824 28 Aug 1900 all listed on one stone
HALVERSON Ingebor 18 Feb 1821 8 Jan 1903 wife of Erik HALVERSON
HALVERSON Henry 1858 1913 on stone with Erik HALVERSON
HALVERSON Libbie 1862 1939 on stone with Erik HALVERSON
also has own stone
"Section 1,"
"PLOT # 5,6,7,8"
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Edited by - Lislcat on 07/07/2009 01:25:42 |
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KnudsonFamily
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Posted - 07/07/2009 : 06:15:35
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This is from The History of Iowa County Wisconsin 1881 quote:
ERICH HALVORSON, Sec.32; P.O. Dodgeville; was born in Vegle, Numedahl, Norway, Jan. 6, 1824; came to America, and Iowa Co., in 1841, reaching Dodgeville Sept. 11, and began to work for a Mr. Ferris; the winter was spent about five miles to the west, and the next spring he went to New Diggings, La Fayette Co., and spent a year. In 1842, his parents, Halvor and Mary, came to America, and they, with their children --- Ole, Halstine, Erick, Tollef, and Leiv -- settled on the old Scott farm renting it. In 1845 they made claim to 160 acres, which Erich H. now owns, and on it built a small log house, which was their home till 1850; then Erich built a similar log house, near his present residence, and, on the original 40 acre claimed and entered by the family, his parents lived with him up to their death. He married, Sept. 5, 1851, Ingeborg Larsdatter, who was born Feb. 18, 1831, in Vaalebo, Holden, Norway; she came to Iowa Co., from Norway, in 1849. Mr Halvorson has been for many years a trustee of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, of which his family are members. He now has 220 acres and good buildings. Mr. and Mrs. Halvorson have reared a family of ten children, viz; Oliver, Lewis, Mary, Ole, Christie, Annie, Elizabeth, Rovin, Henry and E. Charles --- four young children deceased.
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Kåarto
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Posted - 07/07/2009 : 11:39:15
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Amazing, I am impressed how much correct, additional information you all have collected in a few days, I didn´t expect that much when I posted the first "Amerika brev".
Team work is a great advantage.
Eric Halvorsen (Fløse) was 40 when John A. Berg substituted for him in the civil war, here is the record online Wanda.
Vaalboe (Valebø) where Eric´s wife Ingeborg (Kristine) Larsdatter came from is a countryside in Holden north from Skien town, Telemark, actually she was born Feb. 23, 1831 on farm Lunde to Lars Jacob Christensen and Kirsten Augustinusdatter #33
Emigration on Mai 8. 1849, right page, Ingeborg also had an older brother Tyge #15-18 .
Add. information last column tells they all where going to Wisconsin where parts of the family already was established.
Leiv was Halstens sister Liv Halvorsdatter born 1820, Tollef born 1828 was the youngest of the Fløse siblings.
With 220 acres of land and good bulidings in 1881 it went well with Eric Halvorsen Fløse.
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Kåarto
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Posted - 07/07/2009 : 13:37:30
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Is it possible to get the Wisconsin documentation online?
A copy in PDP or similar to that.
I am no expert on that, perhaps there is someone able to and willing to help?
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KnudsonFamily
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Kåarto
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Posted - 07/07/2009 : 20:50:06
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Thank you Mary, those records are perfect.
Evidences is of great, vital importance in genealogy even for an amateur like me.
Halvor Olsen Brekke-eie (Fløse) who gave name the Halvorsen family was born one year after the American Revolutionary War ended 1783.
Halvor´s grandau Libbie Halvorsen died when WW2 started in1939, a long time-lapse.
To find living ancestors will claim great caution because of the protection of a persons privazy.
Perhaps someone will say hello to us one day.
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Lislcat
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Lislcat
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Posted - 07/07/2009 : 22:07:31
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The Dodgeville Sun, Thursday, October 13, 1881. (Partial excerpt)
Assembly Coneention (Convention)
Pursuant to notice, the democrats of the Northern Assembly District of Iowa county, met in convention at the Court House on last Thursday, and elected O. C. Smith as temporary chairman, and C. J. Thomas as secretary.
On motion, the chair appointed J. H. Billings and Peter Meiss a committee on credentials.
The report of the committee showed the following delegates from the various towns to be entitled to seats in the convention:
(There are many people listed from Arena, Dodgeville, Eden, Pulaski, Highland and Ridgeway)
Eric Halverson is listed as one of the delegates from Dodgeville.
If anyone is really interested in the other delegates listed, please let me know and I will print the full article.
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Kåarto
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Posted - 07/07/2009 : 22:41:40
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Hei Wanda and thank you for the photo and additional information.
I agree, the man in the middle must be our Eric Halvorsen Brekke-eie /Fløse.
He must have entered the political arena at old age beeing one of the democratic delegates from Dodgeville in 1881.
It seems like the leading charcter in the last chapter is Eric Halvorsen.
Hilsen Kåre
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Kåarto
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Posted - 09/07/2009 : 00:09:34
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In an interview Ansten Nattestad gave in USA years later he tells from the 1837 journey:
"We sold eveything we owned of value. All we had was our clothes, a couple of ski and a Jutesac.
People considered us as beeing crazy and believed we were out of one´s mind. Some ment it would be better for us if we hang ourself in the nearest tree to escape from a worse destiny.
It was some journey Ansten made 1838. He went west in Illinois to Missisippi, entered a steamboat to New Orleans, then a ship to Liverpool in England, a new ship took him to Norway, first stop was Tønsberg and finally Christiania (Oslo). Veggli is about 70-80 Miles fom Oslo via "shortcuts"
Page one tells Ansten and Ole Nattestad returned back to Norway 1838 because of some familybusiness.
We know that Ole brought his future wife Liv Høyseth with him to USA, Kari Høljesdatter Wamen (Gvammen) #3, she became the future wife to Ansten Nattestad, the girlfriends was perhaps the "family business".
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Kåarto
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Posted - 13/07/2009 : 19:30:24
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Many thank´s to Wanda, Jo Anne, Jackie and Mary for your great help, I have appresiated that very much.
I was wondering if it was possible to include the old Dodgeville censuses or some of them here?
My wife and I were driving down the valley of Numedal against Veggli by car today, I crossed the river Lågen at Kjerre, used the old western road and watched Fløse, todays Fløset, because of the rain I didn´t stop and get out of the car, Fløse was close to the road.
If any ancestores shows up I have the letter to share with them.
Gerhard Naeseth 1913-1994 was mentioned here.
For the great contribution he did with the Norwegian-American immigration to USA he was awarded with the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav in 1978
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Kåarto
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Posted - 16/07/2009 : 10:40:58
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The various censuses for Dodgeville you send me was to a great help Mary, espesially the 1850 Census June 8. for Town of Dodgeville containing # 18-19 Ole Halvorsen 43 and wife Ann 39, both born in Norway.
When I raised my head (eyes) I discoverd sister Liv, her husband Gilbert and 8 children #8-17, Gilbert Olsen is wrongspelled Gilbert Halverson 42 and Liv is Leiv Halverson 40 (married Oct. -44), 8 children from age 3-15; Ole, Ann, Oliver, Gilbert, Mary, Eric, Toleff, Paul.
Information tells they moved to Glasco Kansas about 1872, Ole could have moved to Hector Minnesota. Some of the Halvorson might have changed to a lastname similar to Brekke (Brecke)
I have been in contact with an ancestor after Eric, thank´s Mary, the 1838 letter has been send.
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Lislcat
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Posted - 17/07/2009 : 06:19:28
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Kåre,
It is very possible that they may have changed to Brekke. I knew many Brekke families, when I was young in Wisconsin. A common farm name, I would think. With at least Erick and Leiv having such large families, there should be many descendants in the Dodgeville area.
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Kåarto
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Posted - 17/07/2009 : 19:39:18
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Hei Wanda and thank you for a sensible proposal,
I also think so, they all emigrated as Brekke, Fløse/Fløset was Brekke-eie (means owned by Brekke).
Fløse became a free farm first in 1855, the only time I have seen the Fløse name was when Halsten wrote the letter.
Well, Halsten would not title his father as Halvor Olsen Brekke-eie (owned by Brekke), his debt was paid for, he even gave Ole Nattestad 30 Dollar extra, I think he wrote Respected Man Halvor Olsen Fløse to tease some and to encourage other.
Brekke is very common as a farm name in Norway, 99 of them, it means a hillside between two plane land.
Gilbert Olson, Liv´s husband, was born in Norway about 1818-19.
I recieved a copy from the 1880 census Bennington Kansas from Mary today, thank you.
It all lightened up when I saw Gilbert as Gulbrand Olsen 61 and Levia (Liv) Olson 59 (born 1820), amazing that Gulbrand first Americanized to Gilbert and the back to Gulbrand.
Here is what I have about Gilbert/Gulbrand Olsen, I cannot confirm it.
A nut to crack?;
Gulbrand was born outside Bergan (Bergen?) about 1818-19, his father was Ole (unknown last name), his mother died when he was very young, he was raised by his mothers brother, her maiden name was Tolisen (Tolevesn?), he emigrated at age 18
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The first "Amerika-brev"
