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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
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 Posted - 06/10/2018 : 23:33:59
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I hope to help a friend find out who are the parents of Olaf P Peterson and where they are from in Norway.
He married in South Dakota, brides last name is Kvenvold
Olaf P Peterson
in the South Dakota, Marriages, 1905-2016
Name: Olaf P Peterson
Gender: Male
Marriage Age: 50
Birth Year: abt 1868
Residence Place: Minn
Marriage Date: 1 Sep 1918
Marriage Place: Lake, South Dakota, USA
Spouse: Henrietta M Koenrold
However he lived most of his life in Jackson, Minnesota
1920 Census
1930 Census
And died in Jackson, Minnesota
Olaf P. Peterson
in the Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2002
Name: Olaf P. Peterson
Birth Date: 23 Apr 1878
Death Date: 22 Dec 1956
Death County: Jackson
Mother's Maiden Name: Halgrim
State File Number: 007259
Certificate Number: 007259
Certificate Year: 1956
Record Number: 1323183 |
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
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9410 Posts |
Posted - 06/10/2018 : 23:38:42
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I think that this is likely his birth record. Father is probably Johannes Peterson and mother is Halgrim ?
Minnesota, Births and Christenings Index, 1840-1980
Name: Peter Olaf Peterson
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 23 Apr 1878
Birth Place: La Crosse, Jackson, Minnesota
Father: Johnnus Peterson
Mother: Je...Y Peterson
FHL Film Number: 1403139
The family in the 1880 Census.
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The family in the 1900 Census
1900
Here is a baptism record for one of the children with a name for the mother.
Ruben Alfred Peterson
in the Minnesota, Births and Christenings Index, 1840-1980
Name: Ruben Alfred Peterson
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 13 Feb 1886
Birth Place: La Crosse, Jackson, Minnesota
Father: John Peterson
Mother: Jaran Nalgramson
FHL Film Number: 1403139 |
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Kåarto
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
5861 Posts |
Posted - 07/10/2018 : 00:09:08
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Kven- and Kvern-, dif pronunciation, has the same meaning, means Mill.
There are 6 Kvernvold-farms in Næs/Nes parish, Hedmark
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
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9410 Posts |
Posted - 07/10/2018 : 00:38:28
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Thanks Kåre I will take a look when I get a chance.
How about this name for the wife Jane.
Jaran Nalgramson
What does that name look like it should be? Could it be Jane Halgrimsen.
I see three Halgrimsdatter, Jørand in Nes in the 1865 Census. |
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
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9410 Posts |
Posted - 07/10/2018 : 02:10:42
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HANS A. KVENVOLD is a prominent farmer of Lake county. He resides on section
24, LeRoy township. Mr. Kvenvold was born near Christiania, Norway, in 1855,
and is a son of Andrew and Olena (Johnson) Kvenvold, both natives of Norway,
where the former was born in 1818 and the latter in 1827. Andrew Kvenvold, who
married in 1853, died six years later in his native country. Mrs. Kvenvold
afterward remarried, Iver Kvenvold, a brother of Andrew, being her second
husband. They came to this country in 1868, settling in Spring Grove, Minnesota.
Two years later they removed to Winneshiek county, Iowa, where they remained
until 1887. In that year the family came to Lake county, where they still
reside. Hans came to Dakota in 1878, located a homestead and tree claim upon
section 24 and 25, township 107, range 52, which is now in LeRoy township. Mr.
Kvenvold had little or nothing at the time that he arrived in South Dakota, but
by industry, frugality and excellent management of his fine property he has
become possessed of more than a competence already, yet bids fair to be one of
the wealthy men of his county. There were few people in LeRoy township in the
pioneer days, and neither railroads nor any of the other comforts and luxuries
which now make life pleasant in many ways. The early settlers paved the ways
for all of these things, and, like other originators, had to suffer themselves.
Mr. Kvenvold was one of the men who experienced the privations and hardships of
the pioneer of the Dakotas and he deserves a goodly share of the credit which is
due to the men who made, or organized, Lake county. Mr. Kvenvold now owns some
three hundred and twenty acres of land, nearly all of which is under
cultivation. A fine residence, surrounded by a four-acre grove of trees,
occupies a prominent place upon the grounds, while all of the buildings,
granaries, stables, etc., are large and of modern construction. A deep well
furnishes pure water throughout the year, and the entire farm is well arranged
and equipped to. obtain the best results. Mr. Kvenvold has given little time to
politics or kindred subjects, though he has held a number of local offices, and
was the first clerk of his school district. The last time he was elected as
clerk he refused to qualify, considering that he had been honored sufficiently.
He therefore requested the board to appoint some other citizen in his place.
This is a remarkable spirit for a man to exhibit in these days of frantic
office-seeking, but it gives an insight into one of the traits of Mr. Kvenvold's
character.
In 1877 Mr. Kvenvold and Miss Paulina M. Peterson were married in Winneshiek
county, Iowa. Mrs. Kvenvold is a native of Norway, where she was born in 1854
Her father, Peter Johnson, was born near Christiana, Norway, in 1800, and fifty-
one years later married Mary Jacobson, a widow. She was his second wife and the
mother of Mrs. Kvenvold. When Mr. Johnson was a young man his farm was sold,
and he received a guarantee that he would be supported out of the profits of the
property, in addition to the money in hand which was paid him for transferring
it. This curious custom of disposing of farm lands, and holding a lien upon
them at the same time, is still very common in Norway. Mrs. Kvenvold, who was
the only child of her father's second marriage, came with her brother to America
and made her home with him in Winneshiek county. Mr. and Mrs. Kvenvold are the
parents of seven children, all of whom are still at home. Their names and ages
are: Albert M., nineteen; Ida O., seventeen; Peter J., fifteen; Henrietta M.,
twelve; Mary A., seven; Olga. M., three years old, and an infant. Mr. Kvenvold
is a member of the Lake Madison Lutheran Association, and has for several years
been its secretary.
Based on that story I would think that this is Hans with his mother Olina and step father Iver in 1865 Census. Farm is spelled Qvernvolden.
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jkmarler
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
7848 Posts |
Posted - 07/10/2018 : 03:28:43
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quote:
Originally posted by lyndal40
Thanks Kåre I will take a look when I get a chance.
How about this name for the wife Jane.
Jaran Nalgramson
What does that name look like it should be? Could it be Jane Halgrimsen.
I see three Halgrimsdatter, Jørand in Nes in the 1865 Census.
These are all Nes in Hallingdal, Buskerud, not Hedmark. |
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
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9410 Posts |
Posted - 07/10/2018 : 04:33:14
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| Thanks Jackie. It is really the origins of the parents of Oluf Peter Peterson that I would like to find. |
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jkmarler
Norway Heritage Veteran
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7848 Posts |
Posted - 07/10/2018 : 06:25:22
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quote:
Originally posted by lyndal40
I think that this is likely his birth record. Father is probably Johannes Peterson and mother is Halgrim ?
Minnesota, Births and Christenings Index, 1840-1980
Name: Peter Olaf Peterson
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 23 Apr 1878
Birth Place: La Crosse, Jackson, Minnesota
Father: Johnnus Peterson
Mother: Je...Y Peterson
FHL Film Number: 1403139
The family in the 1880 Census.
1880
The family in the 1900 Census
1900
Here is a baptism record for one of the children with a name for the mother.
Ruben Alfred Peterson
in the Minnesota, Births and Christenings Index, 1840-1980
Name: Ruben Alfred Peterson
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 13 Feb 1886
Birth Place: La Crosse, Jackson, Minnesota
Father: John Peterson
Mother: Jaran Nalgramson
FHL Film Number: 1403139
Anton, really? Have I not entertained you?
This from Norwegian Immigrants to the United States: A Biographical Directory 1825-1850; Volume 3 1847-1848 page 197 on the Swedish brig "Bull" landing or leaving 24 Aug 1848 New York this site :
A Jorand Olsdatter b 1 Dec 1846 Nes, Buskerud, Norway travelling with her parents: Ole Halgrimson Slætta and Sunnef Knudsdatter Sonstebye and 1 sibling Halgrim Olsen Slætta first to Ashippun Twp., Dodge County, Wisconsin, later to Iowa County, Wisconsin.
Sources include: Nes parish registers, Pine Lake Lutheran Church records, 1850, 1860 Wisconsin censuses.
The image of the passenger list of "Bull" gives Goren's age as 12, although the 2s on the page all written rather bizarrely:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939V-RQ9Y-7T?i=1094&cc=1849782
The family in the 1860 census:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWMG-GSS
Here is a possible marriage between Johannes Peterson and Joran:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR8Z-RTV |
Edited by - jkmarler on 07/10/2018 19:37:26 |
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
9410 Posts |
Posted - 07/10/2018 : 17:02:14
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Ohh, the above info entertained me greatly.
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JaneC
Norway Heritage Veteran
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3020 Posts |
Posted - 07/10/2018 : 18:25:52
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You are both quite entertaining.
In the following transcription,presumably Joran is the wife of the deceased.
Minnesota Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990
Name: Johannes Peterson
Gender: Male
Death Date: 17 Oct 1916
Death Place: Lacrosse, Jackson, Minnesota
Age: 79
Birth Date: 1837
Occupation: Farmer
Marital Status: Married
Father's Name: Johannes Peterson
Mother's Name: Joran Halgremson
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
9410 Posts |
Posted - 07/10/2018 : 18:47:19
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Thanks Jane, now you would be in line for one of those big grins that Jackie got if you can find the 1860 or 1870 Census record for Johannes Peterson
I did find this tho by going off the info from Jackie.
Johannes Pettersen
in the U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1826-1969
Name: Johannes Pettersen
Gender: Male
Record Type: Marriage
Birth Place: Madum, Norge
Marriage Date: 1877
Marriage Place: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Father: Peter Johannsen
Mother: Keroti Johannesen
Spouse: Gjoran Olsen Halvgunisten
Church Name: Our Savior's Lutheran Church
Church Location: Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
Looking at the original her name is listed as Kersti Johannesen
And Grooms birth place is listed as Modum Norge |
Edited by - AntonH on 07/10/2018 18:59:58 |
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JaneC
Norway Heritage Veteran
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Posted - 07/10/2018 : 19:13:32
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That's a very motivating enticement, Anton.
From An Illustrated History of Jackson County Minnesota
Page 513
"JOHN PETERSON is one of the pioneer settlers of LaCrosse township, in which precinct he owns a quarter section farm. Mr. Peterson is a native of Modum, Norway, and the date of his birth was March 10, 1837. He is the son of Peter Johanson Hugsted and Christie Hugsted, both of whom died in their native land.
John Peterson, after securing a common school education, early began to earn his own living. From the age of twelve until he was seventeen he worked in a cobalt factory in his native town, and was then employed four years as a clerk in a grocery store at Westfossen. At the age of twenty-one years he moved to Drammen, Norway, where for the next twelve years he clerked in a grocery store.
In June 1870, Mr. Peterson came to America, landing in the city of Quebec. He located at Dodgeville, Wisconsin, where he resided one year, employed as a shoemaker. From Dodgeville he went to Green Bay, Wisconsin, where he worked on a railway a few months, and then in a sawmill at Ocounta, Wisconsin, where he was until March 1, 1872. In June of that year Mr. Peterson arrived in Jackson county and this has ever since been his home. He took as a homestead claim the south half of the southeast quarter of section 26, LaCrosse township, which is still his home. He has since added to his farm by the purchase of an eighty acre tract adjoining. When he located on his claim there were only a few settlers in the township, and Mr. Peterson has seen his township develop from almost a wilderness to the fine farming country it is today. He built a little board shanty, which he covered with sods, and in that he made his home for a number of years. The grasshoppers took five crops in succession and the first few years were indeed hard ones, he having practically nothing when he came. He has prospered and has a fine home and well improved farm. Mr. Peterson is a member of the Norwegian Lutheran church of Heron Lake. For several years he served as treasurer of his school district.
Mr. Peterson was married in Dodge county, Wisconsin, March 1, 1877, to Jane Holgriem, who was born in Norway and came to America when one year old. They have children as follows: Peter Olof and Carl Henrick, of Des Moines, Iowa; Clara Soneva, of Albert Lea, Minnesota; Helmer Orville and Reuben, who reside at home."
1865 census
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1900 census says John immigrated 1870, which agrees with the bio's date of June 1870. Census day was 01 June 1870.
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
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9410 Posts |
Posted - 07/10/2018 : 22:42:01
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A well deserved big grin Jane
Here is his baptism record. And yes he was born on March 10, 1837.
Johannes Pettersen
in the Norway, Select Baptisms, 1634-1927
Name: Johannes Pettersen
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 10 mar 1837
Baptism Date: 2 apr 1837
Baptism Place: Modum, Buskerud, Norway
Father: Petter Johannesen
Mother: Kersti Johnsdr
FHL Film Number: 124048
Reference ID: 2:LB7H9M
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Kåarto
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
5861 Posts |
Posted - 07/10/2018 : 23:51:43
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quote:
Originally posted by jkmarler
quote:
Originally posted by lyndal40
Thanks Kåre I will take a look when I get a chance.
How about this name for the wife Jane.
Jaran Nalgramson
What does that name look like it should be? Could it be Jane Halgrimsen.
I see three Halgrimsdatter, Jørand in Nes in the 1865 Census.
These are all Nes in Hallingdal, Buskerud, not Hedmark.
Nes was a parish in Hedmark, merged With Ringsaker 1964. |
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
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9410 Posts |
Posted - 08/10/2018 : 02:25:05
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Likely the marriage of Petter Johansen and Kersti Jahnsdatter
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I wonder if anyone can read the statement under the groom's name.
Based on the age and the arrival date given in the article by Jane I would say that this is his emigration record.
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Kåarto
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
5861 Posts |
Posted - 08/10/2018 : 23:35:09
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| No, but Kersti was from farm Skuterudfladen |
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