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redyarrow
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 Posted - 21/03/2019 : 19:11:20
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I am trying to find out information on the parents and grandparents of my great grandmother Martha Karine Jorstad who came to Chicago. She was born in 1853 and died in Chicago in 1928
Her husband was Axsel Ludvig Naesvold son of Jacob Næssvold and Maren Marie Dahl - they lived in Trondheim.
My grandmother wrote that Martha was born on
Birth 9 DEC 1853 in Solør, Norway but I have also been led to believe that Martha also came from Trondheim where most of the family seemed to come from (Long ago someone lived on gulbrandsdalen farm but I have given up finding that) The family came over to the states when Martha was a young girl.
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jkmarler
Norway Heritage Veteran
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Posted - 21/03/2019 : 20:58:20
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Her birthplace is recorded as Solør back at the time of her death which when family search is less persnickety, I'll post.
Martha K Neswold
Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994
birth: 9 December 1853 Solar, , Norway
death: 27 December 1928
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
burial: 29 December 1928
Chicago, , Illinois
residence:3017 Rutherford Ave, Chicago, Cook, Illinois
father:Hans J Jorstad
mother:Anna Kjelstad
spouse:Axel S Neswold
other: Arel S Neswold
"Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MZ-S153 : 18 March 2018), Martha K Neswold, 27 Dec 1928; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm .
In the 1900 census she says she migrated in 1866:
Name Martha Neswold
Event Type Census
Event Year 1900
Event Place Precinct 19 Chicago city Ward 15, Cook, Illinois, United States
Gender Female
Age 46
Marital Status Married
Race White
Race W
Relationship to Head of Household Wife
Relationship to Head of Household Wife
Number of Living Children 8
Years Married 27
Birth Date Dec 1854
Birthplace Norway
Marriage Year (Estimated) 1873
Immigration Year 1866
Father's Birthplace Norway
Mother's Birthplace Norway
Mother of how many children 10
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Axel Neswold Head M 49 Norway
Martha Neswold Wife F 46 Norway
Anna Neswold Daughter F 25 Illinois
Ole Neswold Son M 18 Illinois
Martha Neswold Daughter F 16 Illinois
Louise Neswold Daughter F 13 Illinois
Thea Neswold Daughter F 9 Illinois
Walber Neswold Daughter F 6 Illinois
Hans Neswold Son M 1 Illinois
Citing this Record
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS3G-VF9 : accessed 21 March 2019), Martha Neswold in household of Axel Neswold, Precinct 19 Chicago city Ward 15, Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 477, sheet 12B, family 273, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,264.
But this is also from familysearch.org Norway Baptisms:
Marthe Karine Hansen
Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927
birth: 9 December 1853
christening: 22 January 1854
, GRUE, HEDMARK, NORWAY
residence:1853
Grue, Hedmark, Norway
father: Hans Olsen
mother: Anne Bergersdr
#17
SAH, Grue prestekontor, Parish register (official) no. 8, 1847-1858, p. 92
Quick link: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20070124370466
Left Norway at Christiania on 28 April 1866 on the Anna Delius arrived in Quebec 7 June 1866 #87-91
http://www.norwayheritage.com/p_list.asp?jo=110&ps=9524
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Edited by - jkmarler on 22/03/2019 00:15:19 |
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
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Posted - 21/03/2019 : 23:01:57
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From an ELCA record on Ancestry.com
Marta Karine Jérstad
in the U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1781-1969
Name: Marta Karine Jérstad
Record Type: Confirmation
Confirmation Date: 1870
Father: Hans Olsen Jérstad
Mother: Anne Jérstad
Church Name: Our Saviour's Lutheran Church
Church Location: Chicago, Illinois
Name may have come from the Jørstad or Gjørstad farm |
Edited by - AntonH on 21/03/2019 23:06:41 |
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
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Posted - 21/03/2019 : 23:09:17
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Probably the marriage of the parents
Hans Olsen
in the Norway, Select Marriages, 1660-1926
Name: Hans Olsen
Gender: Male
Age: 43
Birth Date: 1805
Marriage Date: 6 apr 1848
Marriage Place: Grue,Hedmark,Norway
Father: Ole Olsen
Spouse: Anne Bergersdr
FHL Film Number: 307241
Name: Anne Bergersdr
[Anne Tostensen]
Gender: Female
Age: 29
Birth Date: 1819
Marriage Date: 6 apr 1848
Marriage Place: Grue,Hedmark,Norway
Father: Berger Tostensen
Spouse: Hans Olsen
FHL Film Number: 307241
#18
It would appear that Anne was born in Grue, Brandvold.
Anne Bergersdr
in the Norway, Select Baptisms, 1634-1927
Name: Anne Bergersdr
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 17 feb 1819
Baptism Date: 28 mar 1819
Baptism Place: , Brandvold, Hedmark, Norway
Father: Berger Tostensen
Mother: Thore_ Jonsdr
FHL Film Number: 124279
#24
Probably the marriage of Berger Tostensen and Thore Joensdatter in 1803.
Berger Torstensen
in the Norway, Select Marriages, 1660-1926
Name: Berger Torstensen
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 18 okt 1803 (18 Oct 1803)
Marriage Place: , Grue, Hedmark, Norway
Spouse: Thore_ Joensdr
FHL Film Number: 124285
Number 22 in the Marriage (Viede) Column
#22
Berger Tostensen on Giølstad Søndre in the 1801 Census. Parents are Tosten Bergersen and Kari Olsdatter
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Edited by - AntonH on 21/03/2019 23:46:46 |
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jkmarler
Norway Heritage Veteran
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
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9301 Posts |
Posted - 22/03/2019 : 00:55:44
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A little harder to follow the father of Marte, since his name of Hans Olsen with a father Ole Olsen is hardly unique. But the marriage record lists the birthplace of Hans as Faaberg, Oppland and the farm as Snaghoel. There is a Ole Olsen born about 1766 and married to a Martha Olsdatter living on Snaghoel in the 1801 Census.
1801
There is a Family Tree on Geni.com for this family. The farm is also spelled Snakhol. Here is the profile for Hans Olsen born 1805.
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Edited by - AntonH on 22/03/2019 01:44:15 |
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Hopkins
Norway Heritage Veteran
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Posted - 22/03/2019 : 13:24:22
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Solør is the name of a historic region which includes the parishes of Aasnes, Brandval, Grue, Hof, Valer,
and Vinger -- in Hedmark, Norway. |
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peder
Advanced member
USA
835 Posts |
Posted - 24/03/2019 : 20:27:02
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source_ paid membership to my heritage.
Martha K. Neswold (born Jorstad)
1853 - 1928
Birth: Dec 9 1853
Solar, Norway
Immigration: 1866
Marriage: Marriage to: Axel Louis Neswold
Oct 5 1872
Cook, Illinois
Death: Dec 27 1928
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Burial: Dec 29 1928
Chicago, Illinois
Family members
Husband:
Axel Louis Neswold
1851 - 1910
Children:
Anna Johnson (geb. Neswold)
1875 - 1969
Ole Bernhard Neswold
1882 - ?
Thea Goxem (geb. Neswold)
1891 - 1983
Hans (Harry) Neswold
1899 - 1981
<Private> Neswold
Axel Louis Neswold
1875 - 1949
Axlie Louise Damer (geb. Neswold)
1887 - 1981
Valborg Helena Neswold
1894 - ?
<Private> Williams (geb. Neswold) |
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redyarrow
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Posted - 25/03/2019 : 02:47:27
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| Thanks so much for all this helpful information. I am so excited about going to Norway this year and all of this will make it so much more meaningful. Thanks for your time and generosity in giving me this information. I'm amazed that my grandmother remembered so much accurately. She said that Martha's dad was a sailor who drowned at sea and reading this background of hers that all makes sense. Mary |
Edited by - redyarrow on 25/03/2019 02:56:33 |
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peder
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Posted - 25/03/2019 : 04:45:13
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| did u need info about Martha Jorstad's children? |
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redyarrow
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Posted - 25/03/2019 : 04:50:51
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| I don't need information on the children.......the youngest was my great grandmother. However, if any of them had a different father than the others, that would be important information. My grandmother was very accurate in what she related, but I wish I knew the farm name. She said that her mother had lived on Gulbrandalens farm, but I can't find any reference to that farm and wonder if either of the other two mentioned was the farm and she was referring to the valley????? |
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redyarrow
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Posted - 25/03/2019 : 05:59:23
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| Thanks for explaining about Solar!!! |
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Martha Marine Jorstad wife of Axsel
