Hansen / Gould Family History

Gunhild Kristine Andersdatter¹

F, b. 1787, d. 1787

Father

Mother

Ollegård Marie Hansdatter b. c 1760, d. 1835

Gunhild Kristine Andersdatter|b. 1787\nd. 1787|p31.htm#i1501|Anders Kristensen|b. 1758\nd. 1798|p30.htm#i1485|Ollegård Marie Hansdatter|b. c 1760\nd. 1835|p30.htm#i1486|Kristen Pedersen|d. b 1801|p30.htm#i1484|Gunhild Iversdatter|b. c 1726\nd. 20 Aug 1814|p30.htm#i1483|||||||

Death*

1787

Kolsland, Sandsöya, Bjarkøy, Troms, Norway

Birth*

1787

Kolsland, Sandsöya, Bjarkøy, Troms, Norway

Citations

[S113] Jens L Jenssen, Bjarkoy Bygdebok, 2 Volumes. (Trondheim, Norway: Aktietrykkerietitrondhjem, 1947).

Hans Olsi Rog Andersen^1,2,3

M, b. circa 1788, d. 1835

Father

Anders Kristensen b. 1758, d. 1798

Mother

Ollegård Marie Hansdatter b. c 1760, d. 1835

Hans Olsi Rog Andersen|b. c 1788\nd. 1835|p31.htm#i1502|Anders Kristensen|b. 1758\nd. 1798|p30.htm#i1485|Ollegård Marie Hansdatter|b. c 1760\nd. 1835|p30.htm#i1486|Kristen Pedersen|d. b 1801|p30.htm#i1484|Gunhild Iversdatter|b. c 1726\nd. 20 Aug 1814|p30.htm#i1483|||||||

Birth*

c 1788

Kolsland, Sandsöya, Bjarkøy, Troms, Norway^1,2

Marriage*

1832

Bride=Karen Maltesdatter¹

Death*

1835

Skjellesvik, Grytöya, Bjarkøy, Troms, Norway¹

Family

Karen Maltesdatter b. 1796

Citations

[S21] Jens L. Jenssen, Bjarkøy Bygdebok, Trondheim, 1948.
[S32] 1801 Norway Census, West Virginia Library at Charleston.
[S113] Jens L Jenssen, Bjarkoy Bygdebok, 2 Volumes. (Trondheim, Norway: Aktietrykkerietitrondhjem, 1947).

Kristian Guneri Andersen^1,2

M, b. 1790, d. 11 August 1873

Father

Anders Kristensen b. 1758, d. 1798

Mother

Ollegård Marie Hansdatter b. c 1760, d. 1835

Kristian Guneri Andersen|b. 1790\nd. 11 Aug 1873|p31.htm#i1503|Anders Kristensen|b. 1758\nd. 1798|p30.htm#i1485|Ollegård Marie Hansdatter|b. c 1760\nd. 1835|p30.htm#i1486|Kristen Pedersen|d. b 1801|p30.htm#i1484|Gunhild Iversdatter|b. c 1726\nd. 20 Aug 1814|p30.htm#i1483|||||||

Birth*

1790

Kolsland, Sandsöya, Bjarkøy, Troms, Norway¹

Marriage*

1819

Bride=Anna Kathrine Nilsdatter¹

Death*

11 Aug 1873

Skjellesvik, Grytöya, Bjarkøy, Troms, Norway¹

Family

Anna Kathrine Nilsdatter b. 1796, d. 15 May 1861

Citations

[S21] Jens L. Jenssen, Bjarkøy Bygdebok, Trondheim, 1948.
[S113] Jens L Jenssen, Bjarkoy Bygdebok, 2 Volumes. (Trondheim, Norway: Aktietrykkerietitrondhjem, 1947).

Kathrine Magdalene Andersdatter^1,2,3

F, b. circa 1792

Father

Anders Kristensen b. 1758, d. 1798

Mother

Ollegård Marie Hansdatter b. c 1760, d. 1835

Kathrine Magdalene Andersdatter|b. c 1792|p31.htm#i1504|Anders Kristensen|b. 1758\nd. 1798|p30.htm#i1485|Ollegård Marie Hansdatter|b. c 1760\nd. 1835|p30.htm#i1486|Kristen Pedersen|d. b 1801|p30.htm#i1484|Gunhild Iversdatter|b. c 1726\nd. 20 Aug 1814|p30.htm#i1483|||||||

Death*

Birth*

c 1792

Kolsland, Sandsöya, Bjarkøy, Troms, Norway^1,2

Census*

1801

Praestegaarden, Altviig, Sands, Troms, Norway²

Citations

[S21] Jens L. Jenssen, Bjarkøy Bygdebok, Trondheim, 1948.
[S32] 1801 Norway Census, West Virginia Library at Charleston.
[S113] Jens L Jenssen, Bjarkoy Bygdebok, 2 Volumes. (Trondheim, Norway: Aktietrykkerietitrondhjem, 1947).

Lars Kristensen^1,2

M, b. 1760

Father

Kristen Pedersen d. b 1801

Mother

Gunhild Iversdatter b. c 1726, d. 20 Aug 1814

Lars Kristensen|b. 1760|p31.htm#i1505|Kristen Pedersen|d. b 1801|p30.htm#i1484|Gunhild Iversdatter|b. c 1726\nd. 20 Aug 1814|p30.htm#i1483|||||||Iver Olsen Holt|b. c 1686\nd. 1764|p30.htm#i1482|Mette Larsdatter Brems|d. b 1765|p30.htm#i1481|

Death*

Birth*

1760

Slagstad, Bjarkøy, Troms, Norway

Marriage*

1793

Bride=Martha Johansdatter¹

Family

Martha Johansdatter

Citations

[S21] Jens L. Jenssen, Bjarkøy Bygdebok, Trondheim, 1948.
[S113] Jens L Jenssen, Bjarkoy Bygdebok, 2 Volumes. (Trondheim, Norway: Aktietrykkerietitrondhjem, 1947).

Peder Kristensen^1,2

M, b. 1762, d. 1847

Father

Kristen Pedersen d. b 1801

Mother

Gunhild Iversdatter b. c 1726, d. 20 Aug 1814

Peder Kristensen|b. 1762\nd. 1847|p31.htm#i1506|Kristen Pedersen|d. b 1801|p30.htm#i1484|Gunhild Iversdatter|b. c 1726\nd. 20 Aug 1814|p30.htm#i1483|||||||Iver Olsen Holt|b. c 1686\nd. 1764|p30.htm#i1482|Mette Larsdatter Brems|d. b 1765|p30.htm#i1481|

Birth*

1762

Marriage*

1797

Bride=Anna Helene Gregusdatter¹

Death*

1847

Family

Anna Helene Gregusdatter b. 1774

Citations

[S21] Jens L. Jenssen, Bjarkøy Bygdebok, Trondheim, 1948.
[S113] Jens L Jenssen, Bjarkoy Bygdebok, 2 Volumes. (Trondheim, Norway: Aktietrykkerietitrondhjem, 1947).

Mette Dorthea Kristensdatter^1,2

F, b. 1766, d. 1849

Father

Kristen Pedersen d. b 1801

Mother

Gunhild Iversdatter b. c 1726, d. 20 Aug 1814

Mette Dorthea Kristensdatter|b. 1766\nd. 1849|p31.htm#i1507|Kristen Pedersen|d. b 1801|p30.htm#i1484|Gunhild Iversdatter|b. c 1726\nd. 20 Aug 1814|p30.htm#i1483|||||||Iver Olsen Holt|b. c 1686\nd. 1764|p30.htm#i1482|Mette Larsdatter Brems|d. b 1765|p30.htm#i1481|

Birth*

1766

Slagstad, Bjarkøy, Troms, Norway¹

Marriage*

1792

Groom=Ole Olsen¹

Death*

1849

Slagstad, Bjarkøy, Troms, Norway¹

Family

Ole Olsen b. c 1751, d. 11 Dec 1809

Citations

[S21] Jens L. Jenssen, Bjarkøy Bygdebok, Trondheim, 1948.
[S113] Jens L Jenssen, Bjarkoy Bygdebok, 2 Volumes. (Trondheim, Norway: Aktietrykkerietitrondhjem, 1947).

Signel Kristensdatter^1,2

F, b. 1769

Father

Kristen Pedersen d. b 1801

Mother

Gunhild Iversdatter b. c 1726, d. 20 Aug 1814

Signel Kristensdatter|b. 1769|p31.htm#i1508|Kristen Pedersen|d. b 1801|p30.htm#i1484|Gunhild Iversdatter|b. c 1726\nd. 20 Aug 1814|p30.htm#i1483|||||||Iver Olsen Holt|b. c 1686\nd. 1764|p30.htm#i1482|Mette Larsdatter Brems|d. b 1765|p30.htm#i1481|

Death*

Birth*

1769

Slagstad, Bjarkøy, Troms, Norway¹

Marriage*

1796

Groom=Steen Pareli¹

Family

Steen Pareli

Citations

[S21] Jens L. Jenssen, Bjarkøy Bygdebok, Trondheim, 1948.
[S113] Jens L Jenssen, Bjarkoy Bygdebok, 2 Volumes. (Trondheim, Norway: Aktietrykkerietitrondhjem, 1947).

Johannes Kristensen^1,2

M, b. 1772

Father

Kristen Pedersen d. b 1801

Mother

Gunhild Iversdatter b. c 1726, d. 20 Aug 1814

Johannes Kristensen|b. 1772|p31.htm#i1509|Kristen Pedersen|d. b 1801|p30.htm#i1484|Gunhild Iversdatter|b. c 1726\nd. 20 Aug 1814|p30.htm#i1483|||||||Iver Olsen Holt|b. c 1686\nd. 1764|p30.htm#i1482|Mette Larsdatter Brems|d. b 1765|p30.htm#i1481|

Death*

Birth*

1772

Slagstad, Bjarkøy, Troms, Norway

Marriage*

1803

Bride=Randi Andersdatter¹

Family

Randi Andersdatter

Citations

[S21] Jens L. Jenssen, Bjarkøy Bygdebok, Trondheim, 1948.
[S113] Jens L Jenssen, Bjarkoy Bygdebok, 2 Volumes. (Trondheim, Norway: Aktietrykkerietitrondhjem, 1947).

Iver Holt Kristensen^1,2

M, b. 1775, d. 28 October 1868

Father

Kristen Pedersen d. b 1801

Mother

Gunhild Iversdatter b. c 1726, d. 20 Aug 1814

Iver Holt Kristensen|b. 1775\nd. 28 Oct 1868|p31.htm#i1510|Kristen Pedersen|d. b 1801|p30.htm#i1484|Gunhild Iversdatter|b. c 1726\nd. 20 Aug 1814|p30.htm#i1483|||||||Iver Olsen Holt|b. c 1686\nd. 1764|p30.htm#i1482|Mette Larsdatter Brems|d. b 1765|p30.htm#i1481|

Birth*

1775

Slagstad, Bjarkøy, Troms, Norway¹

Marriage*

1818

Bride=Ovidia Andersdatter¹

Death*

28 Oct 1868

Slagstad, Bjarkøy, Troms, Norway¹

Family

Ovidia Andersdatter b. 1788, d. 4 Mar 1856

Citations

[S21] Jens L. Jenssen, Bjarkøy Bygdebok, Trondheim, 1948.
[S113] Jens L Jenssen, Bjarkoy Bygdebok, 2 Volumes. (Trondheim, Norway: Aktietrykkerietitrondhjem, 1947).

Kristen Aschanius Iversen Holt^1,2

M, d. 1781

Father

Iver Olsen Holt b. c 1686, d. 1764

Mother

Mette Larsdatter Brems d. b 1765

Kristen Aschanius Iversen Holt|d. 1781|p31.htm#i1511|Iver Olsen Holt|b. c 1686\nd. 1764|p30.htm#i1482|Mette Larsdatter Brems|d. b 1765|p30.htm#i1481|||||||Lars Rasmusen Brems||p30.htm#i1478|Gunille Joensdatter||p30.htm#i1479|

Birth*

Slagstad, Bjarkøy, Troms, Norway

Marriage*

1758

Bride=Karen Dorthea Blix¹

Death*

1781

Slagstad, Bjarkøy, Troms, Norway¹

Family

Karen Dorthea Blix b. c 1737, d. 1781

Citations

[S21] Jens L. Jenssen, Bjarkøy Bygdebok, Trondheim, 1948.
[S113] Jens L Jenssen, Bjarkoy Bygdebok, 2 Volumes. (Trondheim, Norway: Aktietrykkerietitrondhjem, 1947).

Elen Marie Iversdatter¹

Father

Iver Olsen Holt b. c 1686, d. 1764

Mother

Mette Larsdatter Brems d. b 1765

Elen Marie Iversdatter||p31.htm#i1512|Iver Olsen Holt|b. c 1686\nd. 1764|p30.htm#i1482|Mette Larsdatter Brems|d. b 1765|p30.htm#i1481|||||||Lars Rasmusen Brems||p30.htm#i1478|Gunille Joensdatter||p30.htm#i1479|

Death*

Marriage*

Groom=Ole Pedersen¹

Birth*

Slagstad, Bjarkøy, Troms, Norway

Family

Ole Pedersen

Citations

[S21] Jens L. Jenssen, Bjarkøy Bygdebok, Trondheim, 1948.

Hans Larsen Brems¹

M, b. circa 1694, d. 1767

Father

Lars Rasmusen Brems

Mother

Gunille Joensdatter

Hans Larsen Brems|b. c 1694\nd. 1767|p31.htm#i1513|Lars Rasmusen Brems||p30.htm#i1478|Gunille Joensdatter||p30.htm#i1479|Rasmus Madsen|b. c 1600|p30.htm#i1477||||||||||

Birth*

c 1694

Slagstad, Bjarkøy, Troms, Norway

Death*

1767

Citations

[S113] Jens L Jenssen, Bjarkoy Bygdebok, 2 Volumes. (Trondheim, Norway: Aktietrykkerietitrondhjem, 1947).

Lars Larsen Brems^1,2

M, b. circa 1698, d. 1737

Father

Lars Rasmusen Brems

Mother

Gunille Joensdatter

Lars Larsen Brems|b. c 1698\nd. 1737|p31.htm#i1514|Lars Rasmusen Brems||p30.htm#i1478|Gunille Joensdatter||p30.htm#i1479|Rasmus Madsen|b. c 1600|p30.htm#i1477||||||||||

Birth*

c 1698

Slagstad, Bjarkøy, Troms, Norway¹

Death*

1737

Citations

[S21] Jens L. Jenssen, Bjarkøy Bygdebok, Trondheim, 1948.
[S113] Jens L Jenssen, Bjarkoy Bygdebok, 2 Volumes. (Trondheim, Norway: Aktietrykkerietitrondhjem, 1947).

Ribor Larsdatter Brems^1,2

F, b. circa 1688, d. 1763

Father

Lars Rasmusen Brems

Mother

Gunille Joensdatter

Ribor Larsdatter Brems|b. c 1688\nd. 1763|p31.htm#i1515|Lars Rasmusen Brems||p30.htm#i1478|Gunille Joensdatter||p30.htm#i1479|Rasmus Madsen|b. c 1600|p30.htm#i1477||||||||||

Birth*

c 1688

Slagstad, Bjarkøy, Troms, Norway¹

Death*

1763

Citations

[S21] Jens L. Jenssen, Bjarkøy Bygdebok, Trondheim, 1948.
[S113] Jens L Jenssen, Bjarkoy Bygdebok, 2 Volumes. (Trondheim, Norway: Aktietrykkerietitrondhjem, 1947).

Rasmus Rasmusen¹

M, b. circa 1641

Father

Rasmus Madsen b. c 1600

Rasmus Rasmusen|b. c 1641|p31.htm#i1516|Rasmus Madsen|b. c 1600|p30.htm#i1477||||||||||||||||

Death*

Birth*

c 1641

Slagstad, Bjarkøy, Troms, Norway¹

Citations

[S21] Jens L. Jenssen, Bjarkøy Bygdebok, Trondheim, 1948.

Nils Rasmusen^1,2

M, b. circa 1652

Father

Rasmus Madsen b. c 1600

Nils Rasmusen|b. c 1652|p31.htm#i1517|Rasmus Madsen|b. c 1600|p30.htm#i1477||||||||||||||||

Death*

Birth*

c 1652

Slagstad, Bjarkøy, Troms, Norway¹

Citations

[S21] Jens L. Jenssen, Bjarkøy Bygdebok, Trondheim, 1948.
[S113] Jens L Jenssen, Bjarkoy Bygdebok, 2 Volumes. (Trondheim, Norway: Aktietrykkerietitrondhjem, 1947).

Fred Solberg Wick

M, b. 7 March 1882, d. 12 January 1953

Fred Wick in Norway

Photo courtesy of Shari Garland

Father

Jens Wick

Mother

Amalie Fredrickson

Fred Solberg Wick|b. 7 Mar 1882\nd. 12 Jan 1953|p31.htm#i1518|Jens Wick||p78.htm#i3863|Amalie Fredrickson||p133.htm#i6614|||||||||||||

Biography*

From Lester Dahlen's book, "Pathways of Faith":

Marian's Dad was a builder/contractor by trade. In addition to building homes he also constructed several commercial buildings that Marian often proudly pointed to when we drove by them such as on 38th Street and Nicollet and Chicago Avenues as well as on 48th and Nicollet. He also did church building such as First Lutheran Church in Bemidji, Minnesota, and built an addition to St. Olaf Lutheran on 29th and Emerson Avenues North in Minneapolis. In his later working years he was employed by National Tea, a chain food store company in the upper Midwest. His main work was in modernizing their store buildings.

Where he got the background for such work is hard to imagine. Nineteen years in rural Norway prior to immigrating to the U.S. would hardly provide many opportunities for the development of such skills. His work on the main tourist lodge at Glacier Park, Montana, no doubt contributed to his future work as a contractor. An event took place at Glacier Park which couldn't help but affect his life. A piece of steel entered his right eye causing total loss of sight in that eye. As a result of that accident he was hospitalized for three months in Spokane, Washington.

Several other experiences during his early years in America must also have tested and strengthened him. His first wife, Bertha Grotting, an aunt of our friend John Grotting who became an outstanding plastic surgeon, died after only six months of marriage. After returning to Minneapolis following his hospital stay in Spokane Fred met and married Emily (nee Schwend) Raun who mothered their children Winifred (Winnie), Marian, and Dorothy. Emily, who had experienced a breakdown after being deserted by her first husband following the birth of their son Ted, had a more serious mental relapse following the birth of Dorothy, and she spent the remainder of her 89 years in state mental institutions in Anoka and Walker, Minnesota. Marian and I visited Emily in Anoka before we were married and near Walker many years later. Though she spoke of her children by name, she thought of them as though they were still small children. I conducted her funeral service at the burial plot in Sunset Cemetery in Northeast Minneapolis which Fred had provided for her. That was the end of a sad and strange life story.

After several years of caring personally for his daughters (which he often said were each worth a million dollars, thus making him a millionaire), Fred and his girls moved into the home of a newly-wed couple (Fred's younger brother Jens and his wife Caroline) who helped raise the girls until Marian was 14 years of age. Then Fred married May Hanson, a widow with two children Evelyn and Winston, and moved to her home at 4025 17th Avenue South where Marian lived until we were married.

Though both Aunt Caroline and May made important and much appreciated contributions to Marian's life and person, it is quite clear that what she had missed most was mother's love. Therefore nothing more wonderful could have happened for her than the recent discovery of a letter written by her mother to her sister Etta in California, dated June 18, 1919. Let me quote parts of it:

We have bought a car, only a Maxwell, but it has all the newest attachments and it is being painted green. Alfred Gausel has agreed to teach Fred how to run it. Fred has been home two weeks now working on our house and has built the dearest garage on the back of the lot. Of course we had to fill in some dirt, that is expensive, but it is the only way we can expect to have a decent yard.

Mother and Lulu sent me so many pretty flower seeds but I couldn't plant them as Fred knew he was going to put the yard in shape, However, they will keep until next year, I am sure.

I am going to send to Franklin Simon and Co. for an outing suit for Teddy. They advertise they deliver free anywhere in the U.S. I haven't heard from Teddy since you were here, although I enclosed a stamped envelope in my last letter.

Yes, Winifred was born in July, the 2nd. Marian, Aug. 9th. Teddy's was July 19 so you see I have always had hot weather babies.

Marian is 10 mos. and 9 days old. Yes, she climbs up the stairs and almost everywhere. She is just at the bad age now. She can get almost anywhere, then she hangs on and cries until I lift her down. Winifred wasn't nearly so hard to take care of. This baby puts everything into her mouth I was frightened almost to death 3 weeks ago. Winifred said she had seen Marian swallow a mothball. However, after I had called up the doctor and asked his advice and cried for about two hours, she didn't seem sick at all.

Fred had gone to the Singing Society, and I telephoned him to come home. He was in such a hurry that he took a short line car and ran all the way home from 38th and Nicollet. Some excitement that night at our house! Next day the doctor telephoned to find out how the baby was feeling and also kindly told me he thought it was a good warning not to leave such things around the house where the baby could get at them. They had dropped down from the closet shelf, and I had not noticed that Fred left the closet door open so, of course, both of them were in there. I guess she didn't eat one after all, because she didn't get sick.

With love and kisses from Winifred, Marian, and Emily.

What an illustration of a mother's love!

Les Dahlen: Sang first tenor with the Norwegian Glee Club.

Birth*

7 Mar 1882

Gutvik, Leka, Nord Trøndelag, Norway^1,2

Immigration*

1903

USA^3,4,5

Residence

1905

1329 Adams St, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota, Age 22, carpenter, born in Norway, resident for 6 years. (Note: I'm not 100% sure this is Fred Wick. Everything fits except years in Enumeration district - and I don't have good evidence on that date in the first place).⁶

Naturalization*

1908

USA³

Residence

1910

1329 Adams St, Minneapolis, Hennepin Ave, Minnesota, Age 27, single, carpenter, rooming in household of Claudius and Petrina Knutsky, immigrated 1903, naturalized.⁵

Marriage*

7 Jul 1910

Hall of St. Anthony Lodge, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota, Wedding invitation reads:

The honor of your presence is requested
at the marriage
of
Miss Bertha Marie Grotting
to
Fredreck Solberg Wick
on Thursday evening, July the seventh
ninteen hundred an ten
at eight o'clock
Hall of St. Anthony Lodge
Fourth Street and Central Avenue
Minneapolis, Minn., Bride=Bertha Marie Grotting⁷

Marriage*

21 Sep 1915

Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota, Bride=Emily C. Rann^8,9

Residence*

1920

4501 Pillsbury Ave, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota, Age 37, In US since 1903, naturalized 1908, House contractor
Enumeration of Fred Wick, his wife, Emily C.; and daughters Winifred (age 3 6/12ths) and Marion E. (age 1 4/12ths)³

Residence

1930

4520 2nd Ave, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota, Age 45, Building Contract; Married at age 30; Household: Jens J. Wick (43); wife Caroline O. (35); son Kenneth (6); brother Fred Wick (45), brothers-in-law Julius (33) and Otto (41) Olson; Nieces Winifred B. (12), Marion E. (10), Dorothy R. (8).⁴

Divorce*

Principal=Emily Clara Wick¹⁰

Marriage*

10 Aug 1934

Watertown, Codington Co., South Dakota, Clergryman was G.O. Wigdahl. Fred (age 52) is listed as a widower (actually he was divorced) and May (age 46) is listed as a widow. Both reside in Minneapolis, Minnesota and are American., Bride=Marit Tobiasdatter Steivang¹¹

Employment*

Building Contractor¹

SSN*

472-18-7727A¹

Residence

3553 Girard Ave S, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota¹

Death*

12 Jan 1953

Fairview Hospital, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota, Age 70, born in Nordland Norway, father is Jens Wick, mother is Amalie Fredrikson, spouse is May.

Cause of death cerebral embolism (48 hours) due to geneal arterio sclerosis (years) due to severe coronary sclersosi (years); other significant condition: broncho pneumonia (24 hours)., Dr. E.H. Carria, MD. Died at 11 AM.

Obituary, Minneapolis Tribune 14 January 1953: WICK - Fred, 70, 3553 Girard av S., on Monday. Survived by wife, May, 3 daughters, Mrs. Clifford Holt, Mrs. Lester Dahlen, & Mrs. Arthur Petzold. 2 brothers, 7 grandchildren. Member of Dovre No. 3, Sons of Norway, St. Luke's Church, United Norwegian Singers of Mpls., & Lake Harriet Lodge No. 277 AF & AM. Services Friday, 1 p.m. at Enger Funeral Hoe, Park av & Grant st., Interment, Lakewood Cemtery. Friends may call at Funeral Home after 1 p.m. Thursday. The family requests memorials be sent to the Heart Fund of the Home Mission Building Fund of the Lutheran Free Church.^12,13,1

Burial*

16 Jan 1953

Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota, Site 511-21-1^12,1

Family 1

Bertha Marie Grotting b. 27 Aug 1887, d. 10 Jan 1911

Marriage*

7 Jul 1910

Family 2

Emily Clara Schwend b. 12 Jan 1887, d. 31 Oct 1979

Marriage*

21 Sep 1915

Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota, Bride=Emily C. Rann^8,9

Divorce*

Principal=Emily Clara Wick¹⁰

Children

Winifred Jeanette Wick+ b. 2 Jul 1916, d. 27 Feb 1985
Marian Emily Wick+ b. 9 Aug 1918, d. 27 Feb 2003
Dorothy Rosemary Wick

Family 3

Marit Tobiasdatter Steivang b. 13 Aug 1887, d. 6 Jul 1981

Marriage*

10 Aug 1934

Citations

[S779] Fred Wick, Death Certificate Hennepin Co., Minnesota File # 019457, 13 Jan 1953.
[S206] Lester A. Dahlen, Pathways of Fairth - A Story of Widening Opportunities in Mission (Kirk House Publishers, PO box 390759, Minneapolis, MN.), page 24.
[S326] 1920 US Federal Census, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., MN; ED 244, page 10B.
[S356] 1930 US Federal Census, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., MN; ED 249, Sheet 3B.
[S325] 1910 US Federal Census, Minneapolis, Ward 9, Hennepin Co., Minnesota; ED 161, Sheet 1A.
[S775] 1905 Minnesota State Census, Minnesota, Ancestry.com, Minneapolis, Ward 9, Hennepin Co., Minnesota; ED39, Sheet 15 (image 200 of 643 on Ancestry.com).
[S1078] Minnesota Official Marriage System (www.mncountry.com), Fred Wick and Bertha Grotting, married 7 July 1910 in Hennepin Co., Minnesota, Certificate #01420268.
[S206] Lester A. Dahlen, Pathways of Fairth - A Story of Widening Opportunities in Mission (Kirk House Publishers, PO box 390759, Minneapolis, MN.).
[S1078] Minnesota Official Marriage System (www.mncountry.com), Fred Wick and Emily C. Rann, married 21 Sept 1915 in Hennepin Co., Minnesota, Certificate #01860092.
[S780] Emily Clara Wick, Death Certificate Cass Co., Minnesota, File #026575, 5 Nov 1974.
[S1162] South Dakota Department of Health., South Dakota Marriagaes 1905-1949 (Ancestry.com), Fred Wick, age 52 - American to May Hansen, age 46 - American bot of Minneapolis, Minnesota - married on 10 August 1934 at Watertown, Codington Co., South Dakota, Certificate # 168775, registration #173.
[S367] Cemetery Record, Lakewood Cemetery in Minneapolis, MN, http://www.lakewoodcemetery.com;.
[S383] State of Minnesota., Minnesota Death Index 1908-2002 Hennepin County Certificate # 019458.

Gusta Martinusdatter Granberg^1,2,3,4,5,6

F, b. 6 March 1880, d. 27 May 1976

Father

Martinus Matiassen b. 1852

Mother

Antonette Halversdatter b. 1853

Gusta Martinusdatter Granberg|b. 6 Mar 1880\nd. 27 May 1976|p31.htm#i1519|Martinus Matiassen|b. 1852|p115.htm#i5710|Antonette Halversdatter|b. 1853|p115.htm#i5711|Matias Halversen|b. 1830\nd. 1 Feb 1907|p115.htm#i5712|Gønner Nilsdatter|b. 1826\nd. 15 Nov 1903|p115.htm#i5713|||||||

Biography*

Notice of 90th birthday published in The Decorah Posten on March 26, 1970:

90 aar gammel. Mrs. John Steivang i Stanley feiret sin 90-aars fødselsdag den 15de mars. Tilstede var syv av hendes gjenlevende 9 barn, 23 barnebarn og 20 barnebarns barn. Mrs. Steivang (Gusta Granborg) var født i Hamar, Norge, og utvandret da hun var 23 aar. Hun ble gift med John Steivang i Stanley, Wis., i 1903. Han døde i 1959 og en sønn Martin, i 1966.

Obituary, published in The Stanley Republican on 27 May 1976 reads:

Last Rites For Mrs. G. Steivang Held Sunday

Funeral services for a long time resident of the area, Mrs. Gusta G. Steivang, 96, were held Sunday afternoon from Our Saviour's Lutheran Church, the Rev. Norman Sifferath and the Rev. Ronald Gerl officiating. Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery.

Mrs. Steivang was born Gusta Grandberg on March 6, 1880 in Lille Hammar, Norway and was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mathias Grandberg. She died Thursday evening at Victory Memorial Hospital.

She came to the United States in 1903 and on Novmeber 12, 1904 was married to John Steivang in Stanley and had lived here since.

She was a member of Our Saviour's Lutheran Church and the Norse Mission Aid.

Survivors include five sons, Tobias of Walworth, Arne of Cochran, John, Jr., Alfred and Melvin of Stanley; four daughters, Mrs. H.J. (Ragna) Ellsworth of Interlachen, Florida, Mrs. Julie McLeod and Mrs. Robert (Marie) Richter of Waupun and Mrs. Terry (Gudrun) Canney of Milwaukee; one brother in Norway; 23 grandchildren; 31 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.

She was preceded in death by her husband in 1959 and one son, Martinus.

SSN*

389-68-0564

Name Variation

Gusta Granberg^1,2,3,4,5

Married Name

Steivang

Birth*

6 Mar 1880

Saugstad, Ringsaker, Hedmark, Norway^7,8,6

Baptism

9 May 1880

Ringsaker, Hedmark, Norway⁶

Residence

1900

Orsagfører Gudbrandsens grd, Hamar, Norway, Gusta, born 1879 in Ringsaker, is a servant in the household of Even and Marie Gudbrandsen in Hamar.⁹

Immigration

6 Oct 1904

Boston, Massachusetts, Age 24, destination was Stanley, Wisconsin, joining friend, John Steivang. From Ringsaker. Ship from Liverpool to Boston was the Saxonia.

Note that Gusta must have been about 5 months pregnant when she immigrated. John immigrated in May 1904, Gusta followed in October 1904. They were married in November 1904 and Tobias was born in January 1905.^10,11

Marriage*

12 Nov 1904

Our Savior's Lutheran Parsonage, Stanley, Chippewa Co., Wisconsin, Our Saviors Lutheran Church Registry:

Johannes Steivang, age 28 (born Norge) and Gusta Granberg, age 29 (born Norge), witnesses Karl Brandvold and Martin Brandvold

Chippewa Co record:

Johannes Steivang; father: Tobias; mother Ragnhild Johnson, workingman, resides Stanely, born in Norway

and

Gusta Granberg; father Matenus Mathiason, mother Antonette Halversen, born in Norway.

License issued 8 November 1907; wedding took place on 12 November 1907 according to the rites of the Lutheran Church. Witnesses Karl Brandvold and Martin Brandvold., Groom=Johannes Tobiassen Steivang^{12,13,8,14,15}

Married Name

12 Nov 1904

Tobiassen^{12,13,8,14,15}

Residence

1905

Stanley, Chippewa Co., Wisconsin, Age 25¹⁶

Residence

1910

208 N Franklin, Stanley, Chippewa Co., Wisconsin, USA¹⁷

Residence

1920

2nd Ave, Stanley, Chippewa Co., Wisconsin, USA¹⁰

Residence*

1930

316 Third Ave, Stanley, Chippewa Co., Wisconsin, USA¹¹

Death*

27 May 1976

Stanley, Chippewa Co., Wisconsin^18,2,8

Family

Johannes Tobiassen Steivang b. 5 Feb 1876, d. 4 Jul 1959

Marriage*

12 Nov 1904

Children

Tobias Steivang+ b. 18 Jan 1905, d. 27 Jun 1997
Martinus Steivang+ b. 12 Mar 1906, d. Oct 1966
Arnvin Ragnar Steivang+ b. 5 Dec 1907, d. 23 May 1984
Gunder John Steivang+ b. 8 Mar 1910, d. 2 Sep 2003
Alfred Steivang b. 21 May 1912, d. 30 Mar 1995
Ragna Steivang
Julia Steivang+ b. 25 Dec 1913, d. 23 Dec 2001
Marie Steivang+ b. 26 Sep 1918, d. 2 Oct 2008
Gudrun Steivang+ b. 10 Jul 1921, d. 5 May 2010
Melvin Steivang

Citations

[S134] 1920 US Federal Census, Wisconsin.
[S155] Karen Upton to Dixie Hansen. 8/14/96, 3034 Weatherby Court; Wilmington, NC 28405.
[S418] Social Security Administration., Social Security Death Index (Ancestry.com).
[S165] 1910 US Federal Census, Wisconsin.
[S183] Pastor K. G. Nilsen., Østerdalslagets Aarbok (,1925-26), p. 107.
[S675] Ringsaker, Hedmark, Norway, (Digitalarkivet), Ringsaker in Rignsaker, Hedmark Co., Parish Reigster copy # 9 (1879-1890), Births and baptism records 1880, page 18.
[S111] Ivar A. Streitlien, Bygdebok for Folldal, 3 volumes. (Folldal, Norway: Elverum Trykk, 1974-1980), born in Ringsaker.
[S166] Obituary for Gusta Steivang, The Stanley Republican, Stanley, WI (27 May 1976).
[S674] 1900 Census of Norway, Hamar, House list #25, 1st floor, Orsagfører Gudbrandsens grd.
[S326] 1920 US Federal Census, Chippewa Co., WI; Stanley City; ED 80.
[S356] 1930 US Federal Census, Chippewa Co., WI; Stanley City, ED 9-29, Sheet 3A.
[S111] Ivar A. Streitlien, Bygdebok for Folldal, 3 volumes. (Folldal, Norway: Elverum Trykk, 1974-1980).
[S164] Obit, J. Steivang.
[S397] Baptismal Reocrd, "Ministerialbog for Stanley Skandinavik ev-luth-menighed, Begyndt den 1st January 1892 (Our Saviors Lutheran Church),", Volume Begyndt den 1st January 1892.
[S404] Johnnes Steivang & Gusta Granberg, Marriage, 12 Nov 1904.
[S169] 1905 Wisconsin State Census, Wisconsin, Ancestry.com, City of Stanley, Chippewa Co., WI, 2nd Ward.
[S165] 1910 US Federal Census, Wisconsin, Chippewa Co., WI; Stanley City, ED 76, Sheet 9A.
[S136] Melvin Steivang to Dixie Hansen. 23 May 1996, 159 Barber Street
Stanley, WI 54768.

Ole Johnsen Dahl

M, b. 17 March 1871, d. 28 October 1944

Ole Johnsen Dahl - ca. 1928

Father

Jon Johnson Hagen¹

Mother

Anne Olsdatter Holann¹ b. 31 Jul 1842

Ole Johnsen Dahl|b. 17 Mar 1871\nd. 28 Oct 1944|p31.htm#i1520|Jon Johnson Hagen||p178.htm#i8896|Anne Olsdatter Holann|b. 31 Jul 1842|p178.htm#i8895|||||||||||||

Name Variation

Ole Johnsen Dalen¹

Name Variation

Ole Jonsen Dahl¹

Birth*

17 Mar 1871

Gammeltroen, Dalsheim, Tynset, Norway¹

Residence*

1875

Gammeldalen, Tynset, Hedmark, Norway, Residing with his maternal grandparents, Ole Olsen and Guri Rasmusdatter, with his Uncle, Rasmus Olsen, and with his umarried mother, Anne Olsdatter²

Marriage*

Bride=Sigrid Tobiasdatter Steivang

Residence

1900

Almindeligt Vaaningshus Østre Gade - Eier, Hamar, Norway, Ole b 1871 and Sigrid b. 1874 are residing with their 2 sons Tomas b. 1897 and Aksel b. 1900 and also with Sigrid's siblings: Marit, b 1887 and Johannes b. 1876.³

Note*

17 Mar 1941

70th birthday notice published in (unnamed) paper on 17 March 1941.

70 år

Tidligere lokomotiyfører Ole J. Dahl fyller idag 70 År. Her er født i Tynset og begynte ved jernbaner allerede 13 år gammel som reserve, og blev fast pusser i 1891. Han fungerte i flerre år delvis som lokomotivfører inntil han i 1916 blev fast ansatt fører ved Bergenbanen. Aret efter kom han til Tynset og fungerte i 10 år som lokomtivformann. Till Oslo kom han i 1924 og kjørte påa Gjøvikbanen inntil hand asluttet i 1932, efter 41 åars arbeidstid.

Dahl gjorde under verdenskrigen 1914-18 flere forbedringer ved de vedfyrte lokomotiver, som har været til uvudelig nytte for Norges Stadsbaner. Han var av sine kolleger og overordnede ansett som en meget dyktig of sam __mann.

__ er, tross et strabasiøt live frem deles frisk og ster__.

Death*

28 Oct 1944

Oslo, Norway, Death notice (paper unknown)

Vår kjære far, svigerfar og bestefar fhv. lokomotivfører

Ole Johnsen Dahl

døde still i dag, 73½ år gammel. Oslo/Alvdal, 28/10/1944

Thomas og Astrid.
Aksel og Gudrun.
Ragnhild og Thore.
Reidar og Ruth.
Odlaug (Danmark) og Christian.
Ole og Målfrid.
Signe og Rolf.
Per of Lilli.
Georg og Kreda.
Bjarne, Barnebarn.

Bisettes i Det gamle krematorium lørdag, 4 november kl. 12.¹

Cremation*

4 Nov 1944

Family

Sigrid Tobiasdatter Steivang b. 7 Oct 1874, d. 1937

Marriage*

Bride=Sigrid Tobiasdatter Steivang

Children

Thomas Dahl
Aksel Dahl+ b. 9 May 1900, d. 1949
Ragnhild Dahl+ b. 1901, d. 1971
Reidar Dahl
Odlaug Dahl Skor
Ole Dahl
Signe Dahl
Per Dahl
Georg Dahl
Bjarne Dahl+ b. 4 Jul 1917, d. 21 Aug 1965

Citations

[S110] Odd Sevilhaug, Slekten til Ole Jonsen Dahl og Hustru Sigrid Tobiasdatter Galten (unpublished, 1982).
[S673] 1875 Norwegian Census, Gammeldalen, Tynset, Norway. Bustad nr. 0018.
[S674] 1900 Census of Norway, Østre Gade - Eier Herm. Andreassen, Almindeligt Vaaninghus. House list #23, 2nd Floor, 5 living in the apartment.

Aksel Dahl

M, b. 9 May 1900, d. 1949

Father

Ole Johnsen Dahl b. 17 Mar 1871, d. 28 Oct 1944

Mother

Sigrid Tobiasdatter Steivang b. 7 Oct 1874, d. 1937

Aksel Dahl|b. 9 May 1900\nd. 1949|p31.htm#i1522|Ole Johnsen Dahl|b. 17 Mar 1871\nd. 28 Oct 1944|p31.htm#i1520|Sigrid Tobiasdatter Steivang|b. 7 Oct 1874\nd. 1937|p8.htm#i362|Jon Johnson Hagen||p178.htm#i8896|Anne Olsdatter Holann|b. 31 Jul 1842|p178.htm#i8895|Tobias Embretsen Galten|b. 20 Feb 1836\nd. 1 Jan 1895|p1.htm#i40|Ragnhild M. Jonsdatter Tofthaug|b. 21 May 1845\nd. 5 Dec 1918|p1.htm#i41|

Marriage*

Bride=Gudrun J. Sørhus¹

Birth*

9 May 1900

Oslo, Norway

Residence*

1900

Death*

1949

Family

Gudrun J. Sørhus b. 22 Dec 1899

Children

Odd Bjarne Dahl
Stein Georg Dahl

Citations

[S27] Til tante May, Minner fra Norgesturen, travel journal, 1958.
[S674] 1900 Census of Norway, Østre Gade - Eier Herm. Andreassen, Almindeligt Vaaninghus. House list #23, 2nd Floor, 5 living in the apartment.

Bjarne Dahl¹

M, b. 4 July 1917, d. 21 August 1965

Father

Ole Johnsen Dahl b. 17 Mar 1871, d. 28 Oct 1944

Mother

Sigrid Tobiasdatter Steivang b. 7 Oct 1874, d. 1937

Bjarne Dahl|b. 4 Jul 1917\nd. 21 Aug 1965|p31.htm#i1529|Ole Johnsen Dahl|b. 17 Mar 1871\nd. 28 Oct 1944|p31.htm#i1520|Sigrid Tobiasdatter Steivang|b. 7 Oct 1874\nd. 1937|p8.htm#i362|Jon Johnson Hagen||p178.htm#i8896|Anne Olsdatter Holann|b. 31 Jul 1842|p178.htm#i8895|Tobias Embretsen Galten|b. 20 Feb 1836\nd. 1 Jan 1895|p1.htm#i40|Ragnhild M. Jonsdatter Tofthaug|b. 21 May 1845\nd. 5 Dec 1918|p1.htm#i41|

Marriage*

Bride=Åse (?)¹

Birth*

4 Jul 1917

Oslo, Norway

Death*

21 Aug 1965

Family

Åse (?) b. 7 May 1922

Children

Andreas Dahl
Lars Dahl
Nils Jørgen Dahl

Citations

[S27] Til tante May, Minner fra Norgesturen, travel journal, 1958.

Henry Samuel Semingson¹

M, b. 20 February 1877, d. 25 February 1948

Henry Semingson in Old Mexico
1937

Father

Samuel Semingson b. 21 Aug 1837, d. 25 Feb 1921

Mother

Sedsel Christiansdatter b. 14 Oct 1837

Appears on charts:

Descendants of Seming Svendsen
Ancestry of Florence Stella Semingson

Birth*

20 Feb 1877

Strum, Trempealeau Co., Wisconsin, Farmer^2,3

Residence

1880

Pleasant Valley, Eau Claire Co., Wisconsin, Age 3, born in Wisconsin³

Marriage*

24 Jun 1908

Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota, Bride=Freddrikke Tobiasdatter Steivang

Residence

1910

Filmore, Divide Co., North Dakota, USA, Farmer, owns farm²

Occupation*

1918

Sheridan Co., Montana, Farmer, self-employed¹

Employment

1918

Medicine Lake, Sheridan Co., Montana, Farmer¹

WWI Draft*

12 Sep 1918

Sheridan Co., Montana, Henry Samuel Semingson, age 41, registered for the draft in Sheridan Co., Montana on September 12, 1918. He was living at Medicine Lake, Sheridan Co., Montana and was self-employed, as a farmer. He listed his nearest relative as Freda Semingson, also living in Medicine Lake.

He gave his birth date as 20 Feburary 1877.

He was described as being of medium height and medium build with blue eyes and dark brown hair. To the question about disabilities he answered "Lame in right ankle."¹

Residence

1920

Medicine Lake, Sheridan Co., Montana, Henry S. Semingson (age 42) stock buyer, born in Wisconsin, both parents born in Norway.

Enumerated with Freda, age 37; Florence S., age 12; Harry S., age 8; and Mae L., age 6. All 3 children were born in North Dakota and all 3 were attending school.⁴

Residence*

1930

First St., Crosby, Divide Co., North Dakota, USA⁵

Employment*

1930

Crosby, Divide Co., North Dakota, USA, Livestock Buyer; Owned home valued at $3,500⁵

Marriage*

17 Oct 1940

Bride=Ethel Swanberg

Death*

25 Feb 1948

Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota⁶

Burial*

c 1948

Sunset Memorial Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota⁷

Family 1

Freddrikke Tobiasdatter Steivang b. 29 Jan 1881, d. 17 Sep 1935

Marriage*

24 Jun 1908

Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota, Bride=Freddrikke Tobiasdatter Steivang

Children

Florence Stella Semingson+ b. 23 Oct 1909, d. 25 Nov 2007
Harry Samuel Semingson+ b. 5 Jan 1911, d. 4 Jul 1990
Mae Lillian Semingson+ b. 5 May 1913, d. 25 Dec 1992

Family 2

Ethel Swanberg b. 29 Nov 1885, d. 23 Apr 1978

Marriage*

17 Oct 1940

Bride=Ethel Swanberg

Citations

[S497] Www.ancestry.com, Henry Samuel Semingson; Sheridan Co., Montana; 12 September 1918.
[S325] 1910 US Federal Census, Filmore, Divide Co., ND; ED 234, Sheet 16B.
[S330] 1880 US Federal Census, Pleasant Valley, Eau Claire, Wisconsin; ED 141, Sheet 544C.
[S326] 1920 US Federal Census, Medicine Lake, Sheridan Co., Montana; ED 201, Sheet 4A.
[S356] 1930 US Federal Census, Divide Co., ND; Crosby City, ED 10, Sheet 12A.
[S418] Social Security Administration., Social Security Death Index (Ancestry.com).
[S291] Cemetery Booklet belonging to May Wick with grave locations of some of her family written in it.

Harry Samuel Semingson

M, b. 5 January 1911, d. 4 July 1990

Harry S. Semingson

Father

Henry Samuel Semingson b. 20 Feb 1877, d. 25 Feb 1948

Mother

Freddrikke Tobiasdatter Steivang b. 29 Jan 1881, d. 17 Sep 1935

Appears on charts:

Descendants of Seming Svendsen

SSN*

578-36-9421¹

Birth*

5 Jan 1911

Fillmore, Divide Co, North Dakota^1,2

Residence

1920

Medicine Lake, Sheridan Co., Montana, Age 8, born in North Dakota, attending school.³

Residence*

1930

First Street, Crosby City, Divide Co., North Dakota, USA⁴

Marriage*

13 Apr 1941

White River, Arizona, Bride=Illa Ulene Webb

Divorce*

29 Jul 1946

Conway Co., Alaska, USA, Divorcee=Illa Ulene Webb

Marriage*

29 Aug 1946

Mason City, Cerro Gordo Co., Iowa, Bride=Ruth Lois Hedlund⁵

Death*

4 Jul 1990

Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota^1,2

Burial*

Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota⁶

Family 1

Illa Ulene Webb b. 15 Oct 1920, d. 29 Jul 1946

Marriage*

13 Apr 1941

White River, Arizona, Bride=Illa Ulene Webb

Divorce*

29 Jul 1946

Conway Co., Alaska, USA, Divorcee=Illa Ulene Webb

Child

Michael Harry Semingson

Family 2

Ruth Lois Hedlund b. 21 Sep 1909, d. 4 Oct 2007

Marriage*

29 Aug 1946

Mason City, Cerro Gordo Co., Iowa, Bride=Ruth Lois Hedlund⁵

Citations

[S418] Social Security Administration., Social Security Death Index (Ancestry.com).
[S383] State of Minnesota., Minnesota Death Index 1908-2002.
[S326] 1920 US Federal Census, Medicine Lake, Sheridan Co., Montana; ED 201, Sheet 4A.
[S356] 1930 US Federal Census, Divide Co., ND; Crosby City, ED 10, Sheet 12A.
[S919] Family Group Sheets: Semingson Descendants, Colllaborative Project of Earl Semingsen of Hot Springs South Dakota and Harry S. Semingson of Minneapolis Minnesota,1958.
[S801] Funeral Program: Ruth Lois Semingson, St. Louis Park Evangelical Free Church, St. Louis Park, Minnesota, 12 October 2007.

Florence Stella Semingson

F, b. 23 October 1909, d. 25 November 2007

Florence Semingson

Father

Henry Samuel Semingson b. 20 Feb 1877, d. 25 Feb 1948

Mother

Freddrikke Tobiasdatter Steivang b. 29 Jan 1881, d. 17 Sep 1935

Appears on charts:

Descendants of Seming Svendsen
Ancestry of Florence Stella Semingson

Married Name

Brown

Married Name

Dunton

Birth*

23 Oct 1909

Crosby, Divide Co., North Dakota, USA

Residence

1910

Filmore, Divide Co., North Dakota, USA, Was enumerated as son "Lawrence" rather than daughter "Florence" in 1910! Age 6/12ths.¹

Residence

1920

Medicine Lake, Sheridan Co., Montana, Age 12, born in North Dakota, attending school.²

Residence*

1930

First St., Crosby, Divide Co., North Dakota, USA³

Note*

1935

955 Seventeenth Ave SE, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota, Miss Florence Seminston, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Semingson, 955 Seventeenth avenue southeast, will be a bridesmaid at the wedding of her cousin, Miss Evelyn Mona Hansen and Mr. Delver Charles Sundgren which will take place in June. Miss Hanson is the daughter of Mrs. Fred Wick, 4025 Seventeenth avenue south. - Zintsmaster photo.⁴

Marriage*

Groom=Donald Albert Dunton

Marriage*

4 Oct 1954

Groom=Arthur Brown

Death*

25 Nov 2007

Mankato, Blue Earth Co., Minnesota, Obituary published in the Star Tribune (Minneapolis, Minnesota) on 27 November 2007

Brown, Florence S. Age 98 of St. Peter, MN, formerly of Edina, passed away November 25, 2007, after a short illness. Preceded in death by husband, Donald Dunton; daughter, Betty; and son, Donald Jr. in a family auto accident in 1952; second husband, Arthur Brown. Survived by daughter, Mary Ann (Stuart) Hanson; grandsons, Ryan and Paul; nieces, Kristine Lee, and Laurie Plapp; and many other friends and relatives. Active 79 year member of Alpha Chi Omega, member of P.E.O., Mpls Woman's Club, AAUW and Mount Olivet Lutheran Church, avid gardener and bridge player. Graduate of the University of Minnesota in 1931 and taught in the Mpls School System. Memorials may be given to the Continuing Education Fund of P.E.O. or Alpha Chi Omega. Funeral service Thursday, November 29, 2 PM with visitation Wednesday, Nov. 28. 5-7 PM and 1 hour prior to service at: Washburn-McReavy Edina Chapel 952-920-3996 West 50th St. & Hwy 100.

Burial*

29 Nov 2007

Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota

Family 1

Donald Albert Dunton b. 11 Aug 1909, d. 1951

Marriage*

Groom=Donald Albert Dunton

Children

Betty Mae Dunton b. 9 Aug 1938, d. 1951
Donald Dunton Jr. b. 15 Dec 1941, d. 1951
Mary Ann Dunton

Family 2

Arthur Brown b. 24 Aug 1903, d. 31 Dec 1981

Marriage*

4 Oct 1954

Groom=Arthur Brown

Citations

[S325] 1910 US Federal Census, Filmore, Divide Co., ND; ED 234, Sheet 16B.
[S326] 1920 US Federal Census, Medicine Lake, Sheridan Co., Montana; ED 201, Sheet 4A.
[S356] 1930 US Federal Census, Divide Co., ND; Crosby City, ED 10, Sheet 12A.
[S410] Newspaper Clipping from Scrapbook of Mabel Colburn, Newspaper Clipping, 1935; Paper not identified but probably Minneapolis Tribune.

Mae Lillian Semingson

F, b. 5 May 1913, d. 25 December 1992

Father

Henry Samuel Semingson b. 20 Feb 1877, d. 25 Feb 1948

Mother

Freddrikke Tobiasdatter Steivang b. 29 Jan 1881, d. 17 Sep 1935

Appears on charts:

Descendants of Seming Svendsen

Residence

San Marino, California

SSN

444-03-2727¹

Married Name

Nelson

Name Variation

Leslie Mae

Birth

4 May 1913

North Dakota¹

Birth*

5 May 1913

Crosby, Divide Co., North Dakota, USA

Residence

1920

Medicine Lake, Sheridan Co., Montana, Age 6, born in North Dakota, attending school.²

Residence

1930

First Street, Crosby City, Divide Co., North Dakota, USA³

Marriage*

Groom=Warren Nelson

Death*

25 Dec 1992

Los Angeles Co., Califonia¹

Family

Warren Nelson b. 5 May 1912, d. 1987

Marriage*

Groom=Warren Nelson

Children

Kristine Nelson
Laurie Lee Nelson

Citations

[S478] Center for Health Statistics State of California Department of Health Services., California Death Index 1940-1997 (Ancestry.com; Provo UT), 440-03-2727, Leslie Mae Nelson.
[S326] 1920 US Federal Census, Medicine Lake, Sheridan Co., Montana; ED 201, Sheet 4A.
[S356] 1930 US Federal Census, Divide Co., ND; Crosby City, ED 10, Sheet 12A.

Tobias Steivang^1,2,3,4

M, b. 18 January 1905, d. 27 June 1997

Father

Johannes Tobiassen Steivang b. 5 Feb 1876, d. 4 Jul 1959

Mother

Gusta Martinusdatter Granberg b. 6 Mar 1880, d. 27 May 1976

Residence*

Walworth, Walworth Co., Wisconsin, USA^2,3,5

SSN*

393-10-5524

Name Variation

Thobias⁶

Birth*

18 Jan 1905

Stanley, Chippewa Co., Wisconsin^2,3,7,6

Baptism

12 Mar 1905

Our Saviors Lutheran, Stanley, Chippewa Co., Wisconsin, Baptized on the same day as his cousin, Thomas Branvold.

Sponsors: Carl Brandvold, Martin Brandvold, Peter Odlaug, Ingara Odlaug, Bertine Brandvold, Juditta Brandvold⁶

Residence

1905

Stanley, Chippewa Co., Wisconsin, Age 6/12ths⁸

Residence

1910

208 N Franklin, Stanley, Chippewa Co., Wisconsin, USA⁹

Residence

1920

2nd Ave, Stanley, Chippewa Co., Wisconsin, USA¹⁰

Employment*

1920

Stanley, Chippewa Co., Wisconsin, USA, Newsboy¹⁰

Residence

1930

Walworth, Walworth Co., Wisconsin, Age 25, single, lodging with Milton and Nettie Clark; employed as a cashier in a bank¹¹

Marriage*

7 Apr 1934

Bride=Ella Marie Heiting²

Death*

27 Jun 1997

Fontana, Walworth Co., Wisconsin⁷

Family

Ella Marie Heiting b. 6 Sep 1904, d. 25 May 1997

Marriage*

7 Apr 1934

Bride=Ella Marie Heiting²

Children

Karen Marie Steivang
Tobias James Steivang

Citations

[S134] 1920 US Federal Census, Wisconsin.
[S154] Shari Lea Ingemunson Steivang to Dixie Hansen. 9 August 1996, 910 Indian Hills Rd., Fontana, WI 53125.
[S155] Karen Upton to Dixie Hansen. 8/14/96, 3034 Weatherby Court; Wilmington, NC 28405.
[S165] 1910 US Federal Census, Wisconsin.
[S253] 2731 NE 14th Causeway; Pompano Beach, FL 33062.
[S397] Baptismal Reocrd, "Ministerialbog for Stanley Skandinavik ev-luth-menighed, Begyndt den 1st January 1892 (Our Saviors Lutheran Church)."
[S418] Social Security Administration., Social Security Death Index (Ancestry.com).
[S169] 1905 Wisconsin State Census, Wisconsin, Ancestry.com, City of Stanley, Chippewa Co., WI, 2nd Ward.
[S165] 1910 US Federal Census, Wisconsin, Chippewa Co., WI; Stanley City, ED 76, Sheet 9A.
[S326] 1920 US Federal Census, Chippewa Co., WI; Stanley City; ED 80.
[S356] 1930 US Federal Census, Walworth, Walworth Co., WI, ED 64-29, Sheet 8B.

Martinus Steivang^1,2,3

M, b. 12 March 1906, d. October 1966

Father

Johannes Tobiassen Steivang b. 5 Feb 1876, d. 4 Jul 1959

Mother

Gusta Martinusdatter Granberg b. 6 Mar 1880, d. 27 May 1976

SSN*

392-01-1914

Name Variation

Martin

Birth*

12 Mar 1906

Stanley, Chippewa Co., Wisconsin⁴

Residence

1910

208 N Franklin, Stanley, Chippewa Co., Wisconsin, USA⁵

Residence

1920

2nd Ave, Stanley, Chippewa Co., Wisconsin, USA⁶

Employment*

1920

Stanley, Chippewa Co., Wisconsin, USA, Newsboy⁶

Employment

1930

Stanley, Chippewa Co., Wisconsin, USA, Electrician⁷

Residence*

1930

316 Third Ave, Stanley, Chippewa Co., Wisconsin, USA⁷

Marriage*

18 Mar 1933

Marshfield, Wood Co., Wisconsin, Wedding Announcement published in the Stanley Republican on 24 March 1933:

Miss Cecelia Mahal, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wenzel Mahal, and Martinus, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Steviang, were united in maariage at Marshfield on Saturday afternoon, March 18, at 2:30. The young couple were attended by miss Julia Steivang, sister of the groom and Ronald McLeod. The newlyweds have many friends here who extend best wishes, The groom has been in the employ of the Northern States Power Co. for the past few years. At present they are occupying rooms in the William Sattler residence.
, Bride=Cecelia Mahal^8,9

Death*

Oct 1966

Schofield, Marathon Co., Wisconsin^2,4

Family

Cecelia Mahal b. 31 Aug 1913, d. Nov 1968

Marriage*

18 Mar 1933

Child

Carol Steivang

Citations

[S134] 1920 US Federal Census, Wisconsin.
[S155] Karen Upton to Dixie Hansen. 8/14/96, 3034 Weatherby Court; Wilmington, NC 28405.
[S165] 1910 US Federal Census, Wisconsin.
[S418] Social Security Administration., Social Security Death Index (Ancestry.com).
[S165] 1910 US Federal Census, Wisconsin, Chippewa Co., WI; Stanley City, ED 76, Sheet 9A.
[S326] 1920 US Federal Census, Chippewa Co., WI; Stanley City; ED 80.
[S356] 1930 US Federal Census, Chippewa Co., WI; Stanley City, ED 9-29, Sheet 3A.
[S154] Shari Lea Ingemunson Steivang to Dixie Hansen. 9 August 1996, 910 Indian Hills Rd., Fontana, WI 53125.
[S640] Wedding Announcement for Martinus Steivang and Cecelia Mahal; Page 3, column 2, Stanley Republican, Stanley, Wisconsin (24 March 1933).

Arnvin Ragnar Steivang^1,2,3

M, b. 5 December 1907, d. 23 May 1984

Father

Johannes Tobiassen Steivang b. 5 Feb 1876, d. 4 Jul 1959

Mother

Gusta Martinusdatter Granberg b. 6 Mar 1880, d. 27 May 1976

Burial*

Woodlawn Cemetery, Winona, Minnesota

SSN*

471-10-4856²

Name Variation

Arnie⁴

Name-Comm

Arne

Birth*

5 Dec 1907

Stanley, Chippewa Co., Wisconsin^2,5

Residence

1910

208 N Franklin, Stanley, Chippewa Co., Wisconsin, USA⁶

Residence*

1920

2nd Ave, Stanley, Chippewa Co., Wisconsin, USA⁴

Marriage*

Bride=Loretta Gladys Guden

Death*

23 May 1984

Cochrane, Buffalo Co., Wisconsin^7,2

Family

Loretta Gladys Guden b. 18 Jul 1913, d. 4 Jun 1993

Marriage*

Bride=Loretta Gladys Guden

Children

James Arne Steivang
Julie Ann Steivang

Citations

[S134] 1920 US Federal Census, Wisconsin.
[S418] Social Security Administration., Social Security Death Index (Ancestry.com).
[S165] 1910 US Federal Census, Wisconsin.
[S326] 1920 US Federal Census, Chippewa Co., WI; Stanley City; ED 80.
[S176] Nancy Solie Steivang to Dixie Hansen. 17 March 1997 and 10/7/97, at 159 Barber St., Stanley, WI 54768-1003. (1997).
[S165] 1910 US Federal Census, Wisconsin, Chippewa Co., WI; Stanley City, ED 76, Sheet 9A.
[S155] Karen Upton to Dixie Hansen. 8/14/96, 3034 Weatherby Court; Wilmington, NC 28405.

Margit Emelie Steivang

F, b. 21 May 1899, d. 13 May 1982

Father

Johannes Tobiassen Steivang b. 5 Feb 1876, d. 4 Jul 1959

Mother

Mathilda Gunhilda Thoresen b. 2 Jan 1878, d. 5 Nov 1943

Margit Emelie Steivang|b. 21 May 1899\nd. 13 May 1982|p31.htm#i1538|Johannes Tobiassen Steivang|b. 5 Feb 1876\nd. 4 Jul 1959|p8.htm#i363|Mathilda Gunhilda Thoresen|b. 2 Jan 1878\nd. 5 Nov 1943|p32.htm#i1566|Tobias Embretsen Galten|b. 20 Feb 1836\nd. 1 Jan 1895|p1.htm#i40|Ragnhild M. Jonsdatter Tofthaug|b. 21 May 1845\nd. 5 Dec 1918|p1.htm#i41|||||||

Residence*

Birth*

21 May 1899

Steien, Alvdal, Hedmark, Norway^1,2

Married Name

31 Oct 1925

Nilsen³

Marriage*

31 Oct 1925

Principal=David Toralf Nilsen^3,1

Death*

13 May 1982

Sarpsborg^3,1

Family

David Toralf Nilsen b. 24 Mar 1900, d. 26 Oct 1975

Children

Inger Johanne Nilsen³
Leif Otto Nilsen³

Citations

[S571] Arild Alander and Ivar A. Streitlien, Bygdebok for Folldal, 2 Volumes. (2000, 2001).
[S142] Alvdal Klokkerbok, Alvdal, Entry ID: Norway, 1878-1907, 141.
[S569] Information from Torill Hokstad Steivang, Note dated 8/6/05.

Martin Olesen Brandvold^1,2,3,4

M, b. 28 February 1869, d. 1 September 1930

Martin Olesen Brandvold
1869-1930

Father

Ola Pedersson Brandvold b. 23 Apr 1838, d. 11 Nov 1921

Mother

Ingeborg Anna Larsdatter b. 5 Oct 1846, d. 31 Jul 1942

Name Variation

Brandvold

Birth*

28 Feb 1869

Folløien, Alvdal, Hedmark, Norway^5,6

Immigration*

16 Nov 1883

From Christiania to New York on the Angelo. Travelled with his brother Lars and sister Berit.

Naturalized according to the 1900 census.^5,6

Marriage*

20 Apr 1889

Wilson, St. Croix Co., Wisconsin, Marriage recorded in Spring Lake Lutheran Church Records; Spring Valley, Pierce Co., WI. At the time of their marriage, the church was called St. Paul's Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Witnesses: Ole Brandvold and Ole Hansen

, Bride=Juditta Tobiasdatter Steivang^7,6

Residence*

1900

Carpenter St., Stanley, Chippewa Co., Wisconsin, USA, Common Laborer⁵

Residence

1905

Stanley, Chippewa Co., Wisconsin, Age 36, born in Norway, Laborer - mill, Owns home, Employed 12 of last 12 months⁸

Residence

1910

1 Officers Row, Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai Co., Idaho, Laborer in a Lumber Mill, Rents home, has been employed for 12 of the last 12 months; Age 41, Married for 21 years⁹

Divorce*

1923

Divorcee=Juditta Tobiasdatter Steivang⁴

Death*

1 Sep 1930

Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai Co., Idaho, USA, Age 61 years, 6 months, 3 days. Cause of death is accidental drowning about September 1, 1930. Usual residence is Spokane, Washington. Father given as Ole Brandvold, Mother: Don't know. Informant is Ingvold Brandvold. Divorced from Judith Brandvold.

Lucille James Brandvold:

Lucille remembers that Martin had too much to drink and fell in the lake and drown.^4,10

Burial*

Forest Cemetery, Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai Co., Idaho, Although gravestone gives date of death as Sep 29, 1930 - the death certificate gives date as "about September 1, 1930" and it was filed on September 4, 1930 with burial on September 6, 1930.

Family

Juditta Tobiasdatter Steivang b. 30 Sep 1870, d. 28 Oct 1952

Marriage*

20 Apr 1889

Divorce*

1923

Divorcee=Juditta Tobiasdatter Steivang⁴

Children

Oscar Theodore Brandvold+ b. 18 Jan 1890, d. 19 Jul 1976
Thorvald Brandvold+ b. 13 Dec 1891, d. 18 Oct 1981
Rudolph Brandvold+ b. 12 Aug 1893, d. 16 Mar 1957
Infant Brandvold b. c 1894, d. c 1894
Ingvald Marius Brandvold+ b. 5 Jun 1896, d. 17 Dec 1963
Edwin Julius Brandvold+ b. 8 Mar 1898, d. 8 Oct 1983
Malvin Karenus Brandvold+ b. 8 Nov 1899, d. 28 Feb 1976
Joseph William Brandvold+ b. 13 Dec 1901, d. 29 Nov 1987
Ragna Ingara Brandvold+ b. 19 Oct 1903, d. 12 May 1971
Mona Lillian Brandvold+ b. 16 Jan 1906, d. 16 Jun 1987
Olaf Hjalmer Brandvold b. 15 Jul 1909, d. 23 Feb 1949

Citations

[S43] Elva 'Joyce' Brandvold Durgin, Joyce Brandvold Scrapbook / Correspondence.
[S139] Alvdal Kirkebok, Hedmark, Entry ID: Norway, (#2), [SO2167:Williams, Cornelia, [IT:Ancestry of Lawrence Williams, Part II:IT], 1915, CS71.W7218,1915:SO]; and [SO2168:Perkins, George Augustus, [IT:The Family of John Perkins of Ipswich, Massachusetts:IT], 3 volumes. (Salem, MA: Salem Press Publishing and Printing Co., 1882-1989):SO].
[S142] Alvdal Klokkerbok, Alvdal, Entry ID: Norway.
[S145] Martin Brandvold, Death Certificate Kootenai Co., Idaho; #7115, 4 Sept 1930.
[S157] 1900 US Federal Census, Stanley, Chippewa Co., WI; ED 51, Sheet 4A.
[S1028] Harald Horten and Stig A. Nyberg and Simon Trøan, Bergmannsslekten Tax (AR Smith Grafisk, Tynset, Norway, 2009), Family #7.40, page 296-397.
[S351] Roslyn Waddell Dixie Hansen. Extract of records held by Spring Lake Lutheran Church, Spring Valley, Pierce Co., WI.
[S169] 1905 Wisconsin State Census, Wisconsin, Ancestry.com, City of Stanley, Chippewa Co., WI, 2nd Ward.
[S325] 1910 US Federal Census, Sherman Precint, Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai Co, ID; ED 173, Sheet 21A.
[S382] Kim Brandvold Dixie Hansen. 19 October 2003, (in possession of Dixie Hansen). Email from Kim Brandvold (e-mail address).

Oscar Theodore Brandvold¹

M, b. 18 January 1890, d. 19 July 1976

Father

Martin Olesen Brandvold b. 28 Feb 1869, d. 1 Sep 1930

Mother

Juditta Tobiasdatter Steivang b. 30 Sep 1870, d. 28 Oct 1952

SSN*

518-03-0959

Mltinducti*

Previously exempted from the draft due to "Family Support & Physically." Sole dependents: Mother and 3 children (he is single, so the children are presumably his siblings).²

Birth*

18 Jan 1890

Madison, Dane Co., Wisconsin, USA³

Residence*

1900

Carpenter St., Stanley, Chippewa Co., Wisconsin, USA, at school³

Residence

1905

Stanley, Chippewa Co., Wisconsin, Age 15⁴

Residence

1910

1 Officers Row, Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai Co., Idaho, Age 20, Occupation is "Edger at a Lumber Mill" and he had been unemployed 12 weeks of the past year.⁵

Residence

5 Jun 1917

523 Coeur d'Alene, Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai Co., Idaho, USA²

Employment*

5 Jun 1917

Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai Co., Idaho, Laborer, Blackwell Lumber Co.²

Attributes*

5 Jun 1917

Medium height, medium build, brown hair, brown eyes.²

Residence

1920

Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai Co., Idaho, Age 30, Employed as a logger⁶

Marriage*

20 Mar 1924

Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai Co., Idaho, USA, Bride=Ena Marie Stowe

Residence

1930

Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai Co., Idaho, Age 40, married at age 26, owns home valued at $500, Employed as a laborer at a sawmill⁷

WWII Draft*

25 Apr 1942

3308 E Fairview Ave, Spokane, Spokane Co., Washington, Age 52, born on 18 January 1890 in Wilson, Wisconsin. Person who will know address: Mrs. Judith Brandvold, Nichols Building. Employed by the Long Lake Lumber Co., in Spokane.

Small moles on face, mole on neck. 5 foot 8, 170 pounds, hazel eyes, brown hair, light complexion.⁸

Death*

19 Jul 1976

Spokane, Spokane Co., Washington

Burial*

23 Jul 1976

Forest Cemetery, Couer d'Alene, Kootenai, Idaho, USA

Family

Ena Marie Stowe b. 6 Jun 1906, d. 29 Jan 1955

Marriage*

20 Mar 1924

Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai Co., Idaho, USA, Bride=Ena Marie Stowe

Children

Flora Joyce Brandvold
Roger Marshall Brandvold

Citations

[S418] Social Security Administration., Social Security Death Index (Ancestry.com).
[S497] Www.ancestry.com, Oscar Theodore Brandvold, 5 June 1917.
[S157] 1900 US Federal Census, Stanley, Chippewa Co., WI; ED 51, Sheet 4A.
[S169] 1905 Wisconsin State Census, Wisconsin, Ancestry.com, City of Stanley, Chippewa Co., WI, 2nd Ward.
[S325] 1910 US Federal Census, Sherman Precint, Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai Co, ID; ED 173, Sheet 21A.
[S326] 1920 US Federal Census, Sherman Precint, Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai Co, ID; ED 204, Sheets 4B, 5A.
[S356] 1930 US Federal Census, Kootenai Precinct, Coeur d'Alene, ID; ED 28-19, Sheet 11A.
[S654] Www.ancestry.com, Oscar Theodore Brandvold, Spokane, WA; Srial #U1833.

Thorvald Brandvold

M, b. 13 December 1891, d. 18 October 1981

Father

Martin Olesen Brandvold b. 28 Feb 1869, d. 1 Sep 1930

Mother

Juditta Tobiasdatter Steivang b. 30 Sep 1870, d. 28 Oct 1952

Name Variation

Shorty

Marriage*

Bride=Dixie Krieger

Birth

3 Dec

Wilson, Wisconsin¹

Birth*

13 Dec 1891

Stanley, Chippewa Co., Wisconsin

Residence

1900

Carpenter St., Stanley, Chippewa Co., Wisconsin, USA²

Residence

1905

Stanley, Chippewa Co., Wisconsin, Age 13³

Residence

1910

1 Officers Row, Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai Co., Idaho, Age 18, Employed as a Planer in a Lumber Mill, was out of work 12 weeks during the prior year.⁴

Employment

5 Jun 1917

Fernwood, Idaho, Plainerman, Blackwell Lumber Co.¹

Mltinducti*

5 Jun 1917

Claimed exemption from the draft due to "weak ankle". He is married with "wife and child."⁵

Attributes*

5 Jun 1917

Medium height, medium build, blue eyes, light hair¹

Residence

5 Jun 1917

Coeurd' Alene, Idaho¹

Residence

1920

Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai Co., Idaho, Age 28, Employed as a Foreman at a ____? Mill⁶

Residence*

1920

Kannia Village, Lewis Co., Idaho, USA, Probably is "T. Brandvold, age 28) in the 1920 census in Lewis Co., ID. Working as a millhand in a planing mill and residing in the household of Godfrey Jarbo.⁷

Marriage*

a 1938

Bride=May ?

Marriage*

b 1941

Bride=Alma M. Smith

WWII Draft*

27 Apr 1942

909 Okanagon, Wenatchee, Chelon Co., Washington, Age 50, born 13 Dec 1891 in Wilson, Wisconsin. Employed at Landret Brothers in Wwnatchee, Washington. Person who will always know his address: Alma Brandvold, Wenatchee, Washington.

White, 5 feet-7 inches, 175 pounds, blue eyes, gray hair, light complexion, small scar on right side of body.⁸

Death*

18 Oct 1981

Spokane, Spokane Co., Washington

Burial*

Mosilium, Spokane Co., Washington

Family 1

Dixie Krieger

Marriage*

Bride=Dixie Krieger

Child

Doris Mamie Brandvold

Family 2

May ?

Marriage*

a 1938

Bride=May ?

Family 3

Alma M. Smith b. 17 Apr 1900, d. 9 Jun 1975

Marriage*

b 1941

Bride=Alma M. Smith

Citations

[S497] Www.ancestry.com, Thorvald Brandvold; Fernwood, Idaho; 5 June 1917.
[S157] 1900 US Federal Census, Stanley, Chippewa Co., WI; ED 51, Sheet 4A.
[S169] 1905 Wisconsin State Census, Wisconsin, Ancestry.com, City of Stanley, Chippewa Co., WI, 2nd Ward.
[S325] 1910 US Federal Census, Sherman Precint, Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai Co, ID; ED 173, Sheet 21A.
[S497] Www.ancestry.com, Oscar Theodore Brandvold, 5 June 1917.
[S326] 1920 US Federal Census, Sherman Precint, Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai Co, ID; ED 204, Sheets 4B, 5A.
[S326] 1920 US Federal Census, Lewis Co., ID, ED 135, Sheet 7A.
[S654] Www.ancestry.com, Thorvald Brandvold, Wenatchee, Chelon Co., Washington, Serial # U1063.

Rudolph Brandvold¹

M, b. 12 August 1893, d. 16 March 1957

Father

Martin Olesen Brandvold b. 28 Feb 1869, d. 1 Sep 1930

Mother

Juditta Tobiasdatter Steivang b. 30 Sep 1870, d. 28 Oct 1952

SSN*

519-10-5959

Birth*

12 Aug 1893

Wilson, St. Croix Co., Wisconsin^2,3,4

Residence

1900

Carpenter St., Stanley, Chippewa Co., Wisconsin, USA²

Residence

1905

Stanley, Chippewa Co., Wisconsin, Age 11⁵

Residence

1910

1 Officers Row, Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai Co., Idaho, Age 16, an apprenctice at a Printing Office, Had been employed all of the prior year.⁶

Residence

5 Jun 1917

523 Coeur d'Alene, Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai Co., Idaho³

Employment*

5 Jun 1917

St. Maries, Idaho, Printer, O.B. Moon³

Attributes*

5 Jun 1917

Medium height, slender build, blue eyes, light brown hair³

Marriage*

28 Feb 1919

St. Maries, Benewah Co., Idaho, Bride=Vida Elizabeth Wright

Residence*

1920

College Precinct, Benewah Co., Idaho, USA, line-type setter for a newspaper. Living with his wife, Vida and his inlaws: Charles and Carrie Wright.⁷

Residence

1930

419 Washington Ave, St. Maries, Benewah Co., Idaho, Age 36, Owns home valued at $2,000, married at age 26, Employed as a printer at a printing office⁸

WWII Draft*

27 Apr 1942

419 3rd St, St. Maries, Benewah Co., Idaho, Age 48, born 12 August 1893 in Wilson Wisconsin. Person who will know address: MRs. Vida Brandvold in St. Marie's Idaho. Empolyed at St. Maries Gazette Record.

White, 5 feet, 5 inches, 155 pounds, blue eyes, brown hair, ruddy complexion.⁴

Death*

16 Mar 1957

Spokane, Spokane Co., Washington

Burial*

20 Mar 1957

The Pines Cemetery, St. Maries, Benewah Co., Idaho

Family

Vida Elizabeth Wright b. 30 Oct 1899, d. 13 Jan 1991

Marriage*

28 Feb 1919

St. Maries, Benewah Co., Idaho, Bride=Vida Elizabeth Wright

Children

Rudolph Wright Brandvold
Ralph Homer Brandvold+ b. 27 Mar 1921, d. 4 Apr 2002
Helen Ann Brandvold
Robert Earl Brandvold

Citations

[S418] Social Security Administration., Social Security Death Index (Ancestry.com).
[S157] 1900 US Federal Census, Stanley, Chippewa Co., WI; ED 51, Sheet 4A.
[S497] Www.ancestry.com, Rudolph Brandvold, 5 June 1917.
[S654] Www.ancestry.com, Rudolph Brandvold, St. Maries, Benewah Co., Idaho; Serial #U 537.
[S169] 1905 Wisconsin State Census, Wisconsin, Ancestry.com, City of Stanley, Chippewa Co., WI, 2nd Ward.
[S325] 1910 US Federal Census, Sherman Precint, Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai Co, ID; ED 173, Sheet 21A.
[S326] 1920 US Federal Census, Benewah Co., ID, ED 213, Sheet 14B.
[S356] 1930 US Federal Census, St. Maries, Benewah Co., ID; ED 5-19, Sheet 5B.

Ingvald Marius Brandvold¹

M, b. 5 June 1896, d. 17 December 1963

Father

Martin Olesen Brandvold b. 28 Feb 1869, d. 1 Sep 1930

Mother

Juditta Tobiasdatter Steivang b. 30 Sep 1870, d. 28 Oct 1952

SSN*

518-01-0805

Name Variation

Ingwall, Although the draft registration form has his first name as "Ingwall" - his signature on the card says "Ingvold"²

Birth*

5 Jun 1896

Wilson, St. Croix Co., Wisconsin, Draft registration card lists place of birth as Stanley, Wisconsin^3,4

Residence*

1900

Carpenter St., Stanley, Chippewa Co., Wisconsin, USA³

Residence

1905

Stanley, Chippewa Co., Wisconsin, Age 9⁵

Rebaptism

1910

1 Officers Row, Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai Co., Idaho, 13 years old, employed as a Dish washer at a boarding house, attending school⁶

Attributes*

5 Jun 1917

Medium height, medium build, blue eyes, light hair²

Residence

5 Jun 1917

Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai Co., Idaho²

Employment*

5 Jun 1917

Fernwood, Idaho, Cook, Cox Brothers²

Marriage*

20 Dec 1919

Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai Co., Idaho, USA, Bride=Josephine Shramek

Death*

17 Dec 1963

Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai Co., Idaho, USA

Family

Josephine Shramek b. 29 Mar 1903, d. 21 Oct 1983

Marriage*

20 Dec 1919

Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai Co., Idaho, USA, Bride=Josephine Shramek

Children

Bernice Josephine Brandvold b. 1920, d. 1920
Richard John Brandvold
Dorothy Mary Brandvold b. c 1925, d. 1927
Shirley Ann Brandvold

Citations

[S418] Social Security Administration., Social Security Death Index (Ancestry.com).
[S497] Www.ancestry.com, Julius Brandvold, 5 June 1917.
[S157] 1900 US Federal Census, Stanley, Chippewa Co., WI; ED 51, Sheet 4A.
[S497] Www.ancestry.com, Ingwall Brandvold, 5 June 1917.
[S169] 1905 Wisconsin State Census, Wisconsin, Ancestry.com, City of Stanley, Chippewa Co., WI, 2nd Ward.
[S325] 1910 US Federal Census, Sherman Precint, Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai Co, ID; ED 173, Sheet 21A.

Edwin Julius Brandvold¹

M, b. 8 March 1898, d. 8 October 1983

Father

Martin Olesen Brandvold b. 28 Feb 1869, d. 1 Sep 1930

Mother

Juditta Tobiasdatter Steivang b. 30 Sep 1870, d. 28 Oct 1952

Burial*

Couer d'Alene, Kootenai, Idaho, USA

SSN*

518-03-0884

Birth

8 Dec 1896

Wilson, Wisconsin²

Birth*

8 Mar 1898

Stanley, Chippewa Co., Wisconsin^3,4

Baptism

8 May 1898

Our Saviors Lutheran, Stanley, Chippewa Co., Wisconsin, Sponsors: Lisa Eistensen, Marie Dahl, SImon Eistensen, Ole Dahl, Simen Erikson⁴

Residence

1900

Carpenter St., Stanley, Chippewa Co., Wisconsin, USA³

Residence

1905

Stanley, Chippewa Co., Wisconsin⁵

Residence

1910

1 Officers Row, Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai Co., Idaho, Age 12, Attending School⁶

Attributes*

5 Jun 1917

medium height, stout, gray eyes, brown hair⁷

Marriage*

29 Jun 1919

Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai Co., Idaho, USA, Bride=Lucille A. Acton

Residence*

1920

Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai Co., Idaho, USA, Working as a grader in a lumber mill. Living with his wife, Lucille, and his inlaws, John and Nancy Acton.⁸

Residence

1930

620 Empire Ave, Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai Co., Idaho, Own home valued at $1,500, Age 32, married at age 21, Employed as a Contractor at a Lumber Mill⁹

Death*

8 Oct 1983

Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai Co., Idaho, USA

Family

Lucille A. Acton b. 9 Sep 1900, d. 8 Sep 1988

Marriage*

29 Jun 1919

Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai Co., Idaho, USA, Bride=Lucille A. Acton

Children

Donald Edwin Brandvold+ b. 23 Oct 1920, d. 2 Nov 1968
Howard Dean Brandvold+ b. 17 Jul 1924, d. 8 Mar 1985
Norman Acton Brandvold
Nancy Jane Brandvold

Citations

[S418] Social Security Administration., Social Security Death Index (Ancestry.com).
[S497] Www.ancestry.com, Julius Brandbold.
[S157] 1900 US Federal Census, Stanley, Chippewa Co., WI; ED 51, Sheet 4A.
[S397] Baptismal Reocrd, "Ministerialbog for Stanley Skandinavik ev-luth-menighed, Begyndt den 1st January 1892 (Our Saviors Lutheran Church)."
[S169] 1905 Wisconsin State Census, Wisconsin, Ancestry.com, City of Stanley, Chippewa Co., WI, 2nd Ward.
[S325] 1910 US Federal Census, Sherman Precint, Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai Co, ID; ED 173, Sheet 21A.
[S497] Www.ancestry.com, Julius Brandvold, 5 June 1917.
[S326] 1920 US Federal Census, Kootenai Co., ID, ED 205, Sheet 13A.
[S356] 1930 US Federal Census, Sherman Precint, Coeur d'Alene, ID; ED 28-15, Sheets 10 A and 10 B.

Malvin Karenus Brandvold¹

M, b. 8 November 1899, d. 28 February 1976

Father

Martin Olesen Brandvold b. 28 Feb 1869, d. 1 Sep 1930

Mother

Juditta Tobiasdatter Steivang b. 30 Sep 1870, d. 28 Oct 1952

Residence*

Living with his wife, Pearl. Inexplicably, the census indicates that his parents were Swedish. His occupation is listed as printer.²

Burial*

Norman Hill Cm, Lewiston, Idaho

Name Variation

Malvin Caranus³

Name Variation

Melvin⁴

Nickname

Foxy

Birth*

8 Nov 1899

Stanley, Chippewa Co., Wisconsin^5,6,7

Baptism

10 Dec 1899

Our Saviors Lutheran, Stanley, Chippewa Co., Wisconsin, Sponsors: John Johnson, Berit Johnson, John Olsen, Olive Olsen⁶

Residence

1900

Carpenter St., Stanley, Chippewa Co., Wisconsin, USA⁵

Residence

1905

Stanley, Chippewa Co., Wisconsin, Age 5⁸

Residence

1910

Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai Co., Idaho, Age 10, attending school⁴

Attributes*

12 Sep 1918

Medium Height, Medium Build, Blue Eyes, Light Hair

Residence

12 Sep 1918

523 Coeur d'Alene, Coeur D'Alene, Kootenai Co., Idaho, nearest relative is Miss Kanutta Brandvold, Minneapolis, Minnesota⁷

Employment*

12 Sep 1918

Sherman St., Coeur D'Alene, Kootenai Co., Idaho, Printer, H.C. Shaver⁷

Marriage*

9 Jun 1919

St. Maries, Benewah Co., Idaho, Bride=Pearl Elna Filseth

Residence

1930

St. Maries, Benewah Co., Idaho, Age 30, married at age 19, owns home valued at $800, employed as a Painter?⁹

Death*

28 Feb 1976

Lewiston, Idaho

Family

Pearl Elna Filseth b. 2 Aug 1901, d. 29 Mar 1992

Marriage*

9 Jun 1919

St. Maries, Benewah Co., Idaho, Bride=Pearl Elna Filseth

Children

June Margarite Brandvold
Beverly Ann Brandvold

Citations

[S418] Social Security Administration., Social Security Death Index (Ancestry.com).
[S326] 1920 US Federal Census, Benewah Co., ID, ED 213, Sheet 8B.
[S497] Www.ancestry.com, Marlvin Caranus Brandvold, 12 Sept 1918.
[S325] 1910 US Federal Census, Sherman Precint, Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai Co, ID; ED 173, Sheet 21A.
[S157] 1900 US Federal Census, Stanley, Chippewa Co., WI; ED 51, Sheet 4A.
[S397] Baptismal Reocrd, "Ministerialbog for Stanley Skandinavik ev-luth-menighed, Begyndt den 1st January 1892 (Our Saviors Lutheran Church)."
[S497] Www.ancestry.com, Malvin Caranus Brandvold, 12 September 1918.
[S169] 1905 Wisconsin State Census, Wisconsin, Ancestry.com, City of Stanley, Chippewa Co., WI, 2nd Ward.
[S356] 1930 US Federal Census, St. Maries City, Behewah Co., ID: ED 5-6, Sheet 2A.

Joseph William Brandvold¹

M, b. 13 December 1901, d. 29 November 1987

Joseph W. Brandvold - 1984

Father

Martin Olesen Brandvold b. 28 Feb 1869, d. 1 Sep 1930

Mother

Juditta Tobiasdatter Steivang b. 30 Sep 1870, d. 28 Oct 1952

Name Variation

Josef William²

Name Variation

Joe³

Birth*

13 Dec 1901

Stanley, Chippewa Co., Wisconsin²

Baptism

19 Jan 1902

Our Saviors Lutheran, Stanley, Chippewa Co., Wisconsin, Sponsors: Ragna Soli, John L. Soli, eder Odlaug, Jorgine Odlaug, Ingeborg Olson²

Residence*

1905

Stanley, Chippewa Co., Wisconsin, Age 3⁴

Residence

1910

1 Officers Row, Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai Co., Idaho, Age 8, attending school⁵

Residence

1920

Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai Co., Idaho, Age 18, Employed as a Logger⁶

Marriage*

1 Oct 1921

Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai Co., Idaho, USA, Bride=Verla Mae Elder

Residence

1930

Dover, Donner Co., Idaho, Age 28, married at age 19; Rents at $15/mo; Employed as a Grader at a Lumber Mill³

Biography*

1978

THE STORY OF "ME"
BY J.W.B.

Both of my parents were born in Norway and came to America in their early teens. They met and were married in Wisconsin.

I was born on December 13, 1901, in Stanley Wisconsin, a small town of about 2000 people, boasting of a small sawmill and a creamery, in the center of a farming community. Nine of us children was born in Wisconsin, and one after we came to Idaho. About the first thing I remember is a house full of kids, as we all had lots of friends, coming and going.

My Dad was working at the sawmill, bought a lot and built a small house on it. The family soon outgrew it but we had to make do. We slept three in a bed , two at the head and one at the foot. We were all quite young.

The Fall of 1906 was a bad one. The winter started early, the mill shut down, leaving most of the men out of work. My Dad and a friend went out of town a short distance and killed a sleigh full of deer, probably 25 or so. They borrowed the sleigh and team from another friend. They sold them around town, they didn't need a license then. They were all gone by noon.

This friend of my Dad had five children and a wife. There was no work so the two men decided to go up to Northern Michigan, where they heard there was work in the woods. They left Stanley with a change of wool clothing and two blankets in a bedroll. They got work right away. My Dad got a job driving two head of oxen, skidding logs about ten hours a day. The pay was 50 cents plus board a day. They worked the winter and decided to ride the freight train home to save money. They were almost home when they jumped off the train. My Dad made it but his friend fell under the train and was killed instantly. Mother told me that Dad never got over that.

In the Spring Dad put the house up for sale and took off for Idaho. He had heard so much about it. He got a job right away, so in October, 1907 Ma, us 9 kids and an aunt, Ma's younger sister, took the train for Coeur d'Alene. Our house was already sold.

My Dad was a logger, his only work in the woods. He came home a little bit for a couple of years, then just quit coming home at all.

Our first home was at the foot of Tubbs Hill. A year of so later we moved to the west end of Officer's Row houses, close to where is now the North Idaho College. These were very large houses that were built for the officers when the fort was here. We had just one half, a Mrs. Swanson had the other half where she ran a boarding house for men that worked at the mill.

Lots of children lived in the area. One winter some of the older boys build a toboggan slide in the parade area, where the Sherman school is now. This was fun but a bit treacherous. After one of the boys got hurt we were forced to take it down. We lived in this house for a few years, then moved to the Officers Row house at the East end of the street.

In the Summer a bunch of us boys would go skinny-dipping in the Spokane river, where it left the lake. One day I dove in, hit my head on a rock and got a bad gash on the back of my head. For many years I had a white spot in the middle of the back of my head.

When I was about 11 years old and still living in the Fort Grounds, a man who lived about 8 blocks from us asked me and my Mother if I could sleep at their house, as he worked in the woods and was only home on week ends and his wife was afraid to be alone nights. I slept there about three months. She was very nice to me. They paid me a little and gave me breakfast, but Boy, did I get homesick.

When I was about 10 years old a Mr. and Mrs. Joe Petcina. came out from Iowa and started a grocery store on River Street. He came west for his health. He gave me a job working after school and on Saturday. He had a nice horse and buggy and I took care of the horse. I learned a lot about horses from my brother Inky, who drove a team for a while delivering groceries.

Petcina's had a talented daughter, who gave piano lessons. Every Sunday P.M. one summer, Mr. Petcina took her in the horse and buggy and drove out west of town, over the Spokane river, to an area called Cougar Gulch, where she gave several children piano lessons. It was my good fortune to be invited to sit in the back of the buggy and ride along. A big treat.

For the 6 years I lived in the Fort Grounds us kids had a lot of contact with the Indians, as they came in off their Reservations to the hills around here to pick huckleberries and to hunt deer. There was no season for them then. Whenever they needed meat they went hunting. Most of the men and women wore buckskin outer clothing. They kept their kids pretty well in camp, but once in a while they would get a little far away. Then some of us would start hollering at them and they would holler back. Nobody knew what the other had said but that was scary fun.

The Indians never bothered anyone but once a year the gypsies came to town. They parked their wagons in the same place. They always had ten or twelve extra horses with them to trade with the local people. I heard the older folks talking, how the women and children would go into stores and carry off what they could in pockets they had in their skirts. Anyway, they only stayed two days, and everyone was glad to see them go. They also told fortunes while they were here.

The one big event of the year was when the big circus came to town and performed under the big top. They always held the event on the parade ground of the fort., right in front of our house. They had special flat cars on a train. They arrived in town about 4 A.M. and there always was a crowd of people to watch them unload. When they got everything down to the location about 20 or 25 of us kids got to help, putting up tents. They gave us each two tickets; we would have sneaked in anyway. They had a 15-piece band with them and about noon they had a pretty good parade up town and back. They had an afternoon and evening performance. By 10 P.M. they were packing up. The next morning before daylight my brother Melvin and I were there, finding small change, pocket knives, etc. We were lucky.

Another event we looked forward to was the one or two carnivals that came to town every summer. We got big fun watching the free shows on the outside of the tents, before they went inside. They drew big crowds. All kinds of entertainment was scarce in those days.

One day when Ma was through washing she hung some dish towels on a line she had strung across the corner of the room, over the cook stove. One of my brothers and I thought we would have some fun. We took some stick matches, stuck the heads against the hot stove and they would pop like small firecrackers. Boy, we were having a lot of fun when all of a sudden the dish towels burst into flames. I yelled "fire" as loud as I could. My older brother Oscar was in the other room. He gathered all the towels in his arms and ran out the back door and threw them on the ground. He singed his hair and arms a little but it saved our house. And I guess you know who got lickings, which we both deserved 'cause we knew better.

One year Melvin and I did odd jobs up to the 4th of July so we could get some firecrackers to celebrate with. The day before the big day we went up town and got a lot of all kinds. They were very cheap then. We got about halfway through the park on the way home and couldn't wait any longer to try a new one that was just out. We lit a couple and they were super! Mel said "Oh, just one more, then we'll put the rest away". All of a sudden Mel was a live firecracker! He had his pants pockets full of firecrackers and it seemed they all went off at once. I was scared and he was jumping up and down. Nobody was around so he grabbed at his pants to get them off and the whole front was blowed off. His celebration was over quick. But I gave him half of mine so we still had a good 4th.

All the time I was growing up in the Fort Grounds it seemed I was always working - washing windows, cutting wood, cutting lawns, or piling wood for someone else. But, looking back on all the things we did, we still had a lot of fun.

The thing I think we enjoyed the most was a phonograph that my older brother Rudi saved for, for a long time. It was beautiful, with a large pink and gold horn. It played cylinder records. We all spent many evenings sitting around, listening to those records. There was a good assortment, from classical to comedy. Something for everyone.

About this time one of my older brothers had gotten married and divorced. His wife took off so he brought his 6-month old baby girl home for Ma to raise along with her ten kids. We had a very large dining room table and there was no talk at meal time at the table, except to pass something. I guess that was the only way Ma could keep any order at the table.

One summer a friend and I herded about 22 cows across the Spokane river to a lush, green pasture. Lots of people around town kept a milk cow and sold their surplus to the neighbors. These were the cows we picked up on our route in the morning and returned them in the evening. Lots of people kept a few chickens for their eggs, also. I helped herd the cows while we still lived in the Fort Grounds. When I was about 11 or 12 years old we moved to 6th and Cd'A Ave.

When I got older I worked on a grocery delivery wagon for Nelson Bros. - that was on the corner of now 4th and Cd'A Ave. I carried the boxes of groceries into the houses, another fellow drove the team and wagon. I was older then and could carry a 100 lb. sack of sugar or spuds quite easily. This was when I quit school, just one week before 8th grade graduation. I thought the pay was too good to pass up. I wasn't quite 14 years old. I knew I would not go on to high school anyway.

That summer, while delivering groceries, I kept the team of horses in a small shed on the back of our lot. I had to take care of them, feed them, etc., harness them in the morning, take them down to the grocery to hitch them to the wagon, then unhitch at night and bring them back to the shed and unharness them.

The only means of of advertising the local silent movies in those days was the local paper and posters put outside the theater. A few times a couple of us kids got two passes for cleaning out the theater. My brother Olaf started playing the cornet when he was about 4 years old and I played baritone. We played for a couple of Lodge programs. Someway or another this man that owned the theater heard about us. He asked us if we would play for him on a Saturday. We thought we would stand in front of the theater and play a couple pieces. Instead, he had rented a horse, wagon, and driver. The wagon had a double billboard on it, to advertise a Western movie. Ole and I were to sit in the back on an old buggy seat. The man told the driver to stop every two blocks, and he told us when he stops to "play like hell". He told us to play anything we knew. We played 4 hours and made a lot of noise but we sure had sore lips! He gave us each $1.50 and three passes so we were satisfied. The man told us later that the attendance was way up after we played. But it was a one-shot deal as far as we were concerned.

I was about 14 years old when I got a job for a short time at the Blackwell mill, which was across the river. I picked board ends which were bundled and sold to the box factory to make boxes. One summer I worked at helping to make ice cream for only a couple of weeks. A man owned a bakery and had an ice-cream maker with his bakery equipment.

One summer a friend and I went over to Spirit Lake, 30 miles from Cd'A to work replacing ties on the railroad. I worked a week and came down with a severe case of tonsillitis. I was in the hospital a week, then I came home.

One summer, after I got older, I went up in the woods to a logging camp with my Dad. Because I had driven horses I was given the job of driving one large work horse, skidding the logs after they were cut, down the mountain to where they were loaded to haul to the mills. I stayed a couple of months, the food was good and I had some money to bring home and my Dad gave me some money to give to Ma. Logging was not for me - I didn't like it. It also cut into my social life as I was going to Saturday night dances by then.

My Dad was a large man - 6 ft. 4 in. tall, broad shoulders, weighed around 250 lbs., a true lumberjack. On September 29, 1930 my Dad drowned in the Spokane river. He was getting a drink at the edge and fell face down. He was 64 years old. He is buried in Forest Cemetery.

Our mother - Ma, as the whole family called her - was a small woman, barely 5 feet tall. She was a strong disciplinarian, but she had to be in a house full of growing boys. She was also a strong person for her size. She could do a big wash, on the washboard, for all the family and then go to the Lodge in the evening and dance 3 or 4 hours. She loved to dance - that was her recreation. Her later years she lived in a downtown apartment in Spokane, Wash. Her last couple months she was ailing, but she was only in the hospital one week before she died of cancer of the pancreas in October 1952. She was 82 years of age. Her wish was to be cremated - her ashes are in a niche at Riverside Cemetery in Spokane.

When I was older one of my older brothers put in a good word for me and I went to work at the largest lumber mill at that time, Blackwell. It was across the Spokane river on Blackwell Island. This was my introduction to the lumber business. I did various jobs around the mill, mostly in the planer. I only kept this job a short time.

For the next two or three years I had many jobs in many places, none too far from Cd'A. I worked at a lumber mill in Spirit Lake, at a mill a short distance from St. Maries, and the longest time at a mill in St. Maries to pay a large dental bill I had. I also worked at a mill up the river from St. Maries at a place called St. Joe. Another time I worked at Springston at a mill, another time at a mill close to Harrison, Idaho. I also worked a couple weeks up at Kellogg at a mine, repairing the narrow gauge railroad that the ore cars ran on. When they wanted me to go down in the mine I said "No way!" and I quit and came home. None of these jobs lasted very long. I had to stay at a boarding house and pay board and room. Wages were low so there wasn't much left. The summer before I got married I and another fellow went down southwest of Spokane to work on a wheat ranch, to help in the harvest. It was hard work and long hours but it only lasted a month.

Most of the mills in the area had to close down in the winter - they couldn't get their supply of logs out of the woods in the bad winter weather. During one of these shut-downs I started to work at the City Bakery on 2nd St. owned by a German fellow and his brother. They were very good bakers. While learning the trade I also delivered bread and bakery stuff around town to the different stores. How about a dozen donuts for 15 cents - two dozen for a quarter - and a loaf of bread for a dime! Later on I worked at the bakery full time - the pay was better that way. I learned the trade very well from this man - he was a good teacher. In one short interlude I worked at the Bently Bakery. After a few years I developed eczema on my hands. So I would work at the mill a few months in the summer and go back to the bakery in the winter. In this manner I stayed at the bakery for 14 years.

While I worked at the bakery I met the gal - Verla Mae Elder - who later was to become my wife. We met on Tubbs Hill on Easter Sunday, March 29, 1921. It was a beautiful day. I was with a friend and so was she. After we visited a while I walked her home. I had met one of her older brothers previously, but I didn't know then he had a sister. We were married that Fall - October 1, 1921. We were very happy. As the years went by we had two girls, Marion on January 15, 1923 and Allis on August 1, 1924.

In 1928 and 1929 the great depression hit the country. Banks went broke and businesses and industries closed down. Times really got tough. This was when the C.C.C. was inaugurated. Many roads, etc., were constructed at this time with man-power to give men work. Pay was $44 a month, if you got in a full month, which was seldom. I took any job I could get. In 1928 we moved to Dover, a small sawmill town near Sandpoint. My brother was running a planing mill there and he gave me a job, at $3.20 a day.

While we lived there I also played trumpet and drums in a small dance band almost every Saturday night. That was our recreation. A few times the band even went over into Montana to play for a dance. We also played all around in the area. The patrons would take up a collection for a tip for us. There was four of us in the band - we all worked at the mill. A lot of work but fun. We sawed up driftwood along the river for some of our firewood. We lived there a little over two years.

The mill burned about this time so we went into Spokane - I thought the pastures were greener in there. After some looking I landed a job at the Western Pine mill. The pay was 25 cents an hour, which came to $2.00 a day. We stayed at Ma's on south Cedar Street and the mill was way out on the north side of Spokane. To get to and from work each day I caught the bus on So. Cedar St., went down town to Howard and Riverside Sts., got a transfer on another bus to go to the job. The cost of the bus ticket each way, including the transfer, was 7 cents, or 14 cents round trip. This left me the sum of $1.86 a day. But we seemed to manage. Believe it or not, they had no trouble getting a crew. In a short time my wife and girls moved back to Cd'A and in a week I followed.

When I came back to Cd'A from Spokane the country was still deep in the Depression. No jobs and no money. The government had then inaugurated the W.P.A. program to help out. The pay was $44.00 a month, if you got in a full month, which was seldom. The projects were public works programs. I signed up and my first job was working on the Gibbs by-pass, which is now the Northwest Boulevard. It was all built with man-power to give more men work. Man, that was a hard, cold job! But it was better than nothing. Things didn't cost then like they do now.

About this time along came our son Glen, on October 16, 1931. He was born at home, as were the girls. We were so pleased - he was our first boy.

One time while I was out of work and times were still pretty tough, a friend of mine, who was staying with his aunt - Mrs. Pony Taylor - out east of town in an area called Sunnyside, about 6 miles from town, made me a deal. I would stay at the ranch and cut cord wood for him and me. I was to get to use his three jackasses to skid the logs down to the road, cut them in 4 ft. lengths, split them and pile them. He had an old Chevy truck he would haul my wood to my home. His aunt said I could stay there for free, so I thought that was a good deal. It turned out a nephew of mine went with me. He was strong and a good worker. Mrs. Pony Taylor had been a widow for about two years - at that time they had a 6-year-old bull, which was always gentle. One morning Mr. Pony went out to do the chores and as he went into the corral the bull attacked him. Mrs. Pony heard him holler for help and ran out, grabbed the pitchfork and managed to get him out but he was hurt so badly he only lived a short time.

The first couple days we stayed at the Taylors' my nephew got quite a charge out of Mrs. Pony chewing a plug of tobacco and smoking a corn-cob pipe. But she was a pretty good cook and pretty clean. This fellow asked me if I could handle a team. I said I had been driving horses. He said OK - but these jacks are a little different than horses. The next morning after breakfast I went down to the barn to harness up the team. The minute I opened the door all three of those jacks came at me, squealing, with their ears laid back and their mouths wide open. I never saw anything like that before! I jumped back, slammed the door shut, and hollered for help. The fellow suspected I was having some trouble. He came, threw open the door, picked up a 4 ft. piece of 2-by-4, walked right into the middle of them. It startled the jacks 'cause they expected me. He let out a string of mule swear words - I didn't know what they meant but those jacks did. He whacked a couple of them across the rump and all three jumped right up into the manger. It was a sight! Now, he said, go in and harness them. They won't bother you until tomorrow, but for Gosh Sake! don't forget to take the 2-by-4 with you! They were very strong and good workers, for their size. We cut 14 cords - 7 for him and 7 for me - all with a two-man crosscut saw. You knew you had earned that wood.

Later on I was told of an opening at the box factory, by my brother Inky, who worked there. I went up there and got a job. This box factory was in the northwest part of town. It was a long way from home but I was glad to get the job, even though the wages were low. I stayed there until I heard of an opening at Rutledge mill, which is now Potlatch Forests mill. I started there in 1936.

Soon our second son - John - came along, on March 25, 1941. A welcome addition. This evened up our family - two girls and two boys.

Shortly after this World War II broke out. This was a bad time for many families, but there was lots of work on war projects.

Rutledge mill was not union but for a time there was a group called the I.W.W. They tried to organize the men. All of the fellows did not sign up. At one time they tried to call a strike. It lasted quite a while so I got a job. with a shovel, working on a highway that was being built called the Rose Lake cut-off. That was a very hard job. The so-called strike finally fizzed out. Some of the fellows that had signed up just went back to work so the rest of us did too.

All the time I worked at Rutledge I was in the planer or shed, I never worked down in the saw-mill. I did all of the various jobs that there was to do in the planer or shed. In those years it was a pretty big operation and grew even larger. As the time went by I pretty well learned all the details of the operation. Finally, the shed boss - who was a good friend of mine - retired and I was given his job. That was a large responsibility - lots of men to keep in order. Later on after a few years, I was moved to the glue-up room, as a foreman there also. That was where they took different width boards, glued them together under pressure and made wide ones. The last 11 years I worked there I was a foreman.

While I was working in the planer a good friend of ours built a cabin up at the head of Hayden Lake. On a Saturday, if I didn't have work, or on a Sunday we would go out and I did a bit of carpenter work for him - helping out.

I always liked to hunt and fish. When I got older I always went hunting in the Fall. I always got a deer and sometimes an elk also. And when I went fishing I always brought home a lot. For a time bluebacks were very plentiful and large in Pend d'Orielle Lake. It was fun catching them. I caught a lot of them and my wife canned them, quite often. They were just like canned salmon. I also hunted and got quite a few pheasants and grouse. They are very good to eat. I haven't done much hunting or fishing the last few years; game isn't plentiful now like it used to be, the population has grown so much.

I retired from Potlatch Forests on December 31, 1966. I have never wanted for something to do. We have traveled quite a bit, mainly visiting our children and grandchildren, and some friends, and others. And the maintenance on our home and yard takes up some of my time.

The one main event since my retirement was the fabulous celebration our children arranged for our 50th wedding anniversary on October 1, 1971. They also went together and bought for us a new, gold-color Chevrolet car. The first brand new car we ever had. They also planned and arranged all the festivities that go with such an anniversary. These events were almost unbelievable.

These are memories we will cherish as long as we live.

This pretty well covers the story of my 77 and 1/2 years. I hope you enjoy it.
J.W.B. - 1978

P.S. About a year after I retired, a good friend and neighbor who worked in a store in the Mall, a large shopping center up north of town, asked me if I would play Santa Claus that holiday season. I told her I would try it once. They furnished the suit, beard and mustache. It was only part-time about four weeks. It was fun seeing the children so thrilled but it was only a one-shot deal for me. Getting that make-up on was terrible! They have since discontinued the practice
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Dictated by Joe W. Brandvold, 1978

Death*

29 Nov 1987

Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai Co., Idaho, USA

Burial*

Forest Cemetery, Couer d' Alene, Idaho

Family

Verla Mae Elder b. 13 Mar 1905, d. 1993

Marriage*

1 Oct 1921

Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai Co., Idaho, USA, Bride=Verla Mae Elder

Children

Naomi Brandvold+ b. 15 Jan 1923, d. 18 Apr 2004
Allis Jean Brandvold
Glen Earl Brandvold
John Joseph Brandvold

Citations

[S43] Elva 'Joyce' Brandvold Durgin, Joyce Brandvold Scrapbook / Correspondence.
[S397] Baptismal Reocrd, "Ministerialbog for Stanley Skandinavik ev-luth-menighed, Begyndt den 1st January 1892 (Our Saviors Lutheran Church)."
[S356] 1930 US Federal Census, Dover, Bonner Co. ID; ED 9-12; Page 3B.
[S169] 1905 Wisconsin State Census, Wisconsin, Ancestry.com, City of Stanley, Chippewa Co., WI, 2nd Ward.
[S325] 1910 US Federal Census, Sherman Precint, Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai Co, ID; ED 173, Sheet 21A.
[S326] 1920 US Federal Census, Sherman Precint, Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai Co, ID; ED 204, Sheets 4B, 5A.