Hendricks MN Family Tree Project
* = Original Settler of Hendricks
However, it is becoming apparent that an incredible number of the descendants of the original settlers were tied in Norway to one set of parents! Elev Anderssen Singsås (1681-1743) and his wife Dordi Persdt. Kirkvold Krigsvollen (1698-1773)! I am providing links below to pdf files for the descendants to use to see their interconnections! (updated June 6, 2004)Children of Elev Anderssen Singsås - shows the names of Elev and Dordi's children
Children:
Marit Elevsdt. Øyan - descendants include Jim Winsness and the Talsnes families
Beret Elevsdt. Øyan - descendants include Wold, Ronning, and Shupp
Per Elevsen Øyan - (married Marit Vinsnes), descendants are Singsaas, Geesman, Kirkwold, Trooien, Lunde, Nils Winsness, Sandro, Kjelden, Digre, and Rogness
Ragnhild Elevsdatter Øyan - descendants include Elizabeth Schwartz
Dordi Elevsdt. Øyan - descendants include Digre and Rogness
Translations of Singsaas, Haltdalen, and Roros Books comes from Ken Lien, January 2005:Listed below are crude translations of various selected pages from the Singsaas Book Vol. 2, the Haltdalen Book Vol. 2 and the Røros Book Vol. 3. The first 2 books are in the Lincloln County Museum at Hendricks, MN and the third is from pages of a copy my sister Thelma Thoreson borrowed from someone else. My wife's uncle, Ralph Telefsen helped me translate Kirkvoldmo Klokkarhau'en, Digrehagen and parts of Hugas in the Singsaas Book, Heksem in the Haltdalen Book and Røragen and Lien in the Røros Book so the translation is better there.
My name, address and phone # are:
Ken Lien 909 Westside Drive Fergus Falls, MN 56537-2683 218-739-6125
kenlien@prtel.com
Note on the Norwegian alphabet: å is aa, ø is oe respectively in English. æ,ø, and å are the last 3 letters in their alphabet. I have a copy of a 150 year old handwritten document that writes the word for year as aar instead of år so these letters may be recent.
I also recently obtrained a copy of the 1994 edition of the Singsaas Book Vol. 2, and some additions have been made from that newer edition.
Items in [***] have been added from American records.
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Kirkvold - Ancestoral Farm before the division beginning midway in the account at bottom of page 166.
Eiliv's children were:
1) Per, born 1636, his account follows:
2) Anders, see Singsås (Nor'g)
3) Hans, See Setreng
4) Gjartru, married to Erek Sommer in Børsa.
5) Else, married to Per Person Vinsnes (Nor'g)
6) Johan, born 1652, went to Bakkinn in Budalen, see account there
7) Dotter (daughter?), married to Anders Olufson Brenden
???Ten payments Eiliv in 1650 made with 5 happen build and 8 happen oats. He had a large new residence in the country settlement: 27 cattle, 8 goats and 14 sheep.??? [Can't translate previous]
Eiliv's name is mentioned for the last time 1650, and with it was Eiliv's name disappeared from Kjørkvoll. Already, ten years before, he had given his eldest son, Per Eilivson, the lease to the farm. Per was a more properous man than his father, and was a splendid man in the district (or maybe school district). He was the sheriff (See Lensmann - probably somewhere else in the Singsås Book.) (Can't read very well - something like he was a nasty or annoying person but nevertheless he was the farmer in Kjørkvoll.) In addition to this, he had the lease to eight possessions, Bakkinn and Krigsvo'l in Budalen, Mestuhagen in Dalsbygda and in the local rural area, Holinn and Oddinn. No, he was not a little boy. Bakkinn's deed of conveyance he gave to his brother Johan. He sold Mestuhagen in 1706.
In the flood in the last decade of the 1600's, it is said that there was large damage here, and the higher officials were told that the damage amounted to 1 øre 18 ml.
Sheriff, Per Eilivson, had no children, and died in 1711, at 75 years of age. He had a widow, Marit Hansdatter and she had the lease for a time.
In 1715, was one Per Sjursen (Kirkvold) married. And then, the farm of the sheriff's widow was offered to Per Sjur's son. Of foreign blood [probably meaning from another district of Norway] was enough neither released in this eminet ancestral farm so Per now wife Gjartu Jonsdatter, born 1690, died at 68 years of age, was enough related to the sheriff. In 1701, was it two hired men here on the farm, Klas and hans Shursøner, 27 and 22 years old. They were molag [probably something like mother's step] brothers of Per. This Hans Kirkvold was in 1719 married to Kersti Svensdatter. Relationship can be like that women to sheriff, Maret, Hansdatter, before had been married with this Sjur, and had had 3 sons with him.
The children of Per Sjursa [Sjur's son?]and his wife Gjartru were:
1) Kersti, married to Hans Nilssen Setereng (Søst.).
2) Jo, his account follows in U'stu,
3) Per, his account follows in Borstu'
4) Hans, his accounts follows in Klokkarhau'en
5) Kersti, married to widower Ola Nilssen Morken
6) Ingri, married to Per Olsen Fjeset (Søg.).
7) Sjur, his account follows in Kvennrø (U'st).
Per died about 1730. His widow had the lease until her sons Jo, Per and Hans divided up the farm when they took over. The farm was divided about 1745, into U'stu'n and Borstu"n, 21 ml. quarter breaks (or farms), while Klokkarhau'en was from divided to place.
Karolinerane [war with Sweden (King Charles was Sweden's King) that brought war to this area] did a large amount of damage in 1718. 118 riksdalers came was the assement up in Konnstaur (I think this means kings forest), håggå and saw mill, were burned up, 10 t. buildings were destroyed. 90 loads of feed, 2 horses, and 9 goats and sheep.
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Kirkvold <<U'stu">> Page 167-171
Br. nr. 1, Skyld 6,42
Jo Pedersen, born 1717, received the lease in 1745 for this half of Kjørkvollgården (the ancestral farm). The other half was held by his mother, Gjartra Jonsdater under some conditions. This was the beginning of U'stu'n, for at this time the ancestoral farm was divided up and never again united.
Some of the local folks assembled on part of Kjorkvoll that was used to train the local milita. From ancient times, the sargent and corporal came from here in this surrounding area. Jo was the sargent of the company and he was an excellent bold man. He received a difficult (or dangerous?) assignment from the king to act as a courier to bring a message to the Swedish King. He rode his horse skillfully east and then back toward home. On the return trip, (I can't read very well) he somehow receives a fatal injury and dies a violent death. He died at 39 years of age.
Jo Per's son was married to Magli Pedersdatter Vinsenes (Nor'g.), born 1719 and their children were:
1) Per, born 1747 married to Marit Inbrektsdatter Heksem in Haltdalen. They went to Ranøyen. See account in Nygård.
2) Per, died still born
3) Per, his account follows
4) Gjartra married to Einar Jonsen Fløttum (Nor'g).
Magli died before her husband at the age of 35. One can draw comparison with her sister who was married to Øyen. Both were married in propersity and both died poor in goods and money.
Their children were still both small when they were orphaned. U'sta (the farm) was in 1757 leased away to Ola Olsen from Hermo (Norst.) farm, born in 1720, ??his family lineage was from here???. Ola had lived in Haltdalen before he came here. First, he had traded Norsta' Yset, and then sold rather than live on Ustgår'a Flatberg. See account in Nygård. In Haltdalen, he was married to Beret Pedersdatter Flatbergeng, born 1724 and died at age 60. Her father was from Høen. Ola and Beret has many children.
1) Per, born 1744. For 22 years, he was commandent under Major Tieneste in Copenhagen (Denmark - Denmark and Norway were one country at this time). He never returned home. At age 16, he had a son Esten with Anne Estensdatter Kvernmoen in Haltdalen. He also had twins, Jacob and Maren who died still born with Sisilie (Sicilian??) Anne Darre on Refsetkjelløm.
2) Gulbran, died at age 9.
3) Ola, see account in Kjørkvollmo'n for his story
4) Magnnil, born 1750, married to Ola Olsen Evenmoen in Haltdalen, see account in Nygård.
5) Olava, born 1752?
6) Gulbran, died of bleeding in winter of 1773 at age 16.
7) Beret, died at age 9
8) Darg, see Hokstre (Lillseidet). Two other little ones died, Kari and Inbor.
Ola Ola's son died of a hard stroke in 1757 at age 47. His estate was assessed and divided up at 165 riksdalers, but it owed a large amount of debts mostly to Pastor Brinchmann and Rasmus Finne from Røros, so the inheritance that his children received was 45 riksdalers. His widow and children lived here for a little while but then moved to Kjørkvollmoa.
In 1774, Per Jonsen, born 1751, died at age 83, received the lease of the farm of his ancestors from Pastor Brinchmann. Peder and his sister were probably brought up by his father's brother Per in Borstu'n, but demanded the lease for the farm at the time Ola Ola's son died. His ancestors had leased the farm for as long as people can remember. Per was the sargent the same as his father of the local company of milita. Shortly after obtained the lease, he was married to Beret Pedersdatter Digre (Oppstu.), born in 1756 and died at age 74. (Please note that Beret married to Ola Olsen above was a sister to his wife's mother - see Digre Oppstu and Flatberg). They had many children:
1) Jo, born 1776, his account follows.
2) Inbor, born 1778, married to Hans Olsen Yset (Norst.) in Haltdalen, see account there.
3) Per, see account in Forset (Søst.).
4) Inbor, died at age 20.
5) Petter, died at age 16.
6) Ola, born 1778, married to Beret Pedersdatter Flatberg (Nor'g)in Haltdalen, went to Yset. See account in Nygård.
7) Magli, died still born.
8) Magli, married to widower Per Pedersen Vinsnes (Fræmg.), 2nd marriage to Per Jokobsen Vinsnes (Storst.)
9) Ingri, married to Per Pedersen Fjeset (Nor'g).
Jo Pedersen obtained a lease issued by Pastor Tode Krogh in 1812. He was married in 1803 to Inbor Jensdatter Kvernrod (U'st), born 1778 and died at age 40. Their children were:
1) Per, born 1803, his story follows.
2) Else married to Ola Hanssen Malum (Søg.)
3) Jens, see account Djupda'ln
4) Petter, see account in Singsås (Børst).
5) & 6) Two children named Beret who died still born.
Jo was married a 2nd time to Dordi Elensdatter Hugås. Jo Per's son died at the age of 53 years. His estate was appraised at 100 speciedalers. At the request of his parents, his son Per Jonsen was 24 years old by the time he took over the farm and received the lease from Pastor H. H. Schjodt. Schjodt was acquainted with the fact that he was a quarrelsome troublemaker and it came to a struggle between him and Per. Per was married in 1825 to Beret Krestofersdatter Hugås at the time he was 19 years old. His father was married to his mother. Per and Beret had two sons. [Note: See Hugas - Beret was a aunt to Luci Hugas Digrehagen, wife to Peter, who lived on the farm NE of Singsaas Church between Hendricks, MN and Astoria, SD.]
1) Jo, his account follows.
2) Krestofer, see account in Digre )Norst.).
Like his father, Jo did not live to an old age but died at 45 years of age. Before he died, he bought U'stu' from the Parish and he was the first to own the property here. His widow Beret was married a 2nd time to widower Per Jakobsen Vinsnes (Storst.). She died at 56 years of age.
Jo pedersen, born 1827, died at age of 84, received in 1853, the deed to the farm of his stepfather for 95 speciedalers. Jo was married in 1849 to Gjartru Pedersdatter Langøyen, born 1827, and died at 82 years of age. They were both 21 years of age at that time. Their children were:
1) Per, died still born
2) Per, his account follows.
3) Per, went to America, came back and died here at age of 67.
4) Jon, died at age 17.
5) Berit, married to Jon Pettersen Singsås (Borst.).
6) Marit, married to Jens Jenssen Fløttum (Norst.)
His son Jo Pedersen, born 1854, died at age of 78, received the deed to his father's farm U'stu', and one part of Digre Oppstu'n, for his father had the deed. See account there. Per was married in 1875 to Marit Hansdatter Vinsnes (Storst.). born 1853, and died at age 68. Their children were:
1) Jon, died at age 10.
2) Hans, born 1876, his story follows.
3) Gjertrud, married to Svend Jonsen Morset, Singsås (Nyst.)
4) Jens, died still born
5) Jon, died with a ? upon Singsåssaga at 22 years of age.
Hans Pedersen took over the farm after his father and died unmarried at 72 years of age. In 1949, Kristian Andersen, born at Singsåsmo in 1898 inherited the farm. He was married to Karen Svensdatter Morset, Singsås, the daughter of Hans sister.
For 190 years and forty eight weeks, the family has been located here and average age that each generation has lived here is 23 years.
Kristian and Karen had these children.
1) Gjertrud, born 1927, married to Jan Sandvik from Horten
2) Asbjorn, born 1934.
I didn't translate he rest of this farm.
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Kirkvoldmo <<Klokkarhau'en>> Pages 176-177
[Known in Hendricks community as the Kirkvold family that lived by Singsaas Church - but Digre's, Refset, Knutson's, Digrehagen's, Hagen's, Fjeseth's and Kvernmoe's are also related to them.]
The one who settled here and cleared the land was Hans Pedersen, born at Kirkvold in 1722. Hans was a Klokkar and the place was named after him. He was a schoolmaster and several who followed him became schoolmasters. They had training and good minds but they didn't always use them in the proper way and the teaching sometimes became thin soup. The people of Klokkar, it was more than just a place for prayer and young people - often there would be some problem or difficulties and very little future growth. But with good humor and ability to communicate, they were able to accomplish much. They used there mouth for the most part just talking about things. Bureisaren and his wife kind of assumed responsibility in that area but the whole area was upset because of what happened.
(failed to translate 2 following lines)
Hans Persa went back and forth to his summer pasture for cattle
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Hans was married in 1758 to Ragnhil Svensdatter Digregrind, born in 1735 died at age 60. They had these children:
1) Anne, married Jo Svensen Buset (Svenst.)
2) Per, see account following
3) Sven born 1769 married Kari Mortensdatter Stensli from
Alen (didn't translate long list of children)
4) Maret married Per Jonsen Vinsnesmo (Nor'mon)
5) Hans, born 1775, schoolmaster ? 51 years (had daughter
Beret, married Per Hansen Ronning. Mother was Kersti
Pedersdatter Fjeset from Morset
These brothers were unruly characters and ..... but went there own way and lived lives of excitement, fighting and wrestling like bears. They had girls in various communities. Hans Pedersen Klocher as it is often listed in the documents died in 1811 at age 89.
Per Hanssen, born 1765, died at age 80, was a husmann after his father. Peter was a church songleader\lay assistant and a schoolmaster. He was married in 1793 to Magli (Megan) Pedersdatter born in 1767, died at age 73. She had really moved into this area. They had 6 children:
1) Hans, see account following
2) Per (Peter) went to Blomoya - See the account on Blomoya
3) Ragnhil born 1798, married Ola Olsen Nesset (Nor'g). (Had son Hans born 1821, with Jonas Andreassen
Singsas, Sog. Hans married Dordi Pedersdatter Fjesethaug, and went to America. Born to them were I. Jo
born 1843, II. Per born 1849, III. Siri born 1855, married Ivar ArntsenSagen from Oppdal, IV. Magli born
1859. Hans was a tanner.)
4) Hans died at age 22.
5) Petter died at age 80, Peterking, went on to be one who is well known(? translation uncertain prior to ?)
6) Maret married Per Hanssen Digre (Oppst.)
These brothers were just ordinary people. Petterkongen (Peterking) is the one who fathered (I think spiritual fathering is meant here) quite a few of these. He is the reason for the birth of these folk. And Hans and perhaps more than the schoolmaster in Blomoyen [Alpha's Hagen Lien's great grandfather] didn't make that much impact on the people. It seems as if Peter Hanssa became the head schoolmaster and he served there and he was the one who stayed the longest and had the most influence. In 1825, he was given a reward of a large stone house and a smaller stone house that he had put up with gray stones. And Hans Peterson, born 1793 died at age 81, lived
at Pastor Schjodt's place instead of the pastor. He was married in 1840 to Kersti Pedersdatter Aunmo, born 1800 died at age 78. They had a son Peter born in 1841. Peter married Inbos (Inga) Johnsdatter Engeshagen and went to America. And after that time there was no one living in the parsonage.
Klokkarhau'a together with Blomoyen had a piece of land with ?. Hans Persa (Peterson?) received recognition from the king in 1844 for money???. They lived here and in Blomoyen and then went to America. Peter Larssen Singsaas bought that part of the land. Part of the house was bought by Stor-Inbrekt according to the rules. [Note: The Immigrants Trek lists the arrival of the following families in the Lake Hendricks Colony in the year noted:
John & family - 1878, Hans Kirkvold - 1879, Mr. & Mrs. Peter Kirkvold - 1880, Peter Hagen & family - 1880. [Go to Digrehagen account pages 192-194 for continuation of this story].]
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Digre <<Oppstu'>>> [Up Digre Farm or up Digre Cottage>>] Page 181ff
This part of the ancestoral farm was first divided up to one Esten Eyvinsen. It was managed by Esten Langrød some was here one trip, but he had the lease for two years. Scarsely leased Esten someone new farm, it-they rode he was here. No, it bound enough Per Olsen (Fræmag.) born 1713, died at age 82. In 1745 he obtained the lease for the half of the Digre farm from Pastor Bugge Leem, and along with it, he purchased his ownership here, 12 ml. Per can one sole figure for it actual beginning for Oppstu'n. He and his clan was in old times, ne of the most properous and were wise and foresighted people.
Per was married to Inbor Pedersdatter Flatbergeng from Haltdalen, born 1708, and died at age 77. She was a sister to the wife on U'stu'n Kjørkvoll. The children of Per and his wife Inbor were:
1) Per, his account follows.
2) Ola, see account in Almås (Oppst.)
3) Magnhil, died still born
4) Beret, married to Per Jonsen Kirkvold (U'st.).
5) Magnil, died at age 16
In 1771, Per Pedersen, born 1749, died at age 76. obtained the lease from Pastor Brinchmann, d. v. s. upon 15 ml. His ownership of the farm remained to be paid. Per was a generous man as his father had been. He was assistant helper with kjørkja [probably a work referring to Kirkvold], and was held for on be with books. In 1771, he was married to widow Anne Andersdatter Vinsnes (Nor'g.), born at Almaas (U'st.) in 1742 and died aat age 85, and with that was connected with Vinsnesgården spin off. They had these childrenØ
1) Inbor married to Hans Pedersen Øyan.
2) Per, see account following.
3) Kari married to Ola Ereksen Bogen (Søst.).
4) Magnil, born 1788, died at age 77, see account following.
Per Pedersen ? other he was married in 1801 to Inbor Hansdatter Vinsnes (fræmg.). He received the lease from Pastor Tode Krogh. Likewise, he received the deed to his father farm by fellow wing. But it was like that that Per must to Vinsnes and take over tha ancestral farm of his wife, see account there. In his place, came Hans Inbrektsen from Vinsnes (Fræmg.), born 1785, sargent with Holtplske milita, and he took over. Hans was married to Magnhil, the other Digre daughter. He received the lease from Krogh in 1810, and two years later the deed of his brother. The whole of Oppstu' was then assessed at 500 riksdalers. And the farmer was an energentic man. [Can't translate - something like "the place (or he gathered wealth) some time up against (or as much as) 190 loads of (corn??)].
It was a large properous (or well cared for both here and in Fræmgår'a Vinsnes at that time, and it crazy (or hogs) with same married not upon desolate area wealth (or propersity). It is said that Hans Inbrek's son no had minority share in 18 float loads that he brought to the farms.
If (or whether) notable (or remarkable) Hans Inbrek' son, building master contractor and technical expert some was a long time before , see account in <<notable men>>.
Hans and Magnil had many children:
1) Per, see account following.
2) Inbrekt, born 1810, married to Guri Jonsdatter Bonesbro from Støren, went to America.
3) Anne, born 1814, married to Inbrekt Johansen Grytdal.
4) Ola, born 1817, married to Brynhil Olsdatter Bolland from Flå, went to Alta in Finnmark.
5) Per, died still born.
6) Anne, married to Per Olsen Oksøyen.
7) Per, born 1826, died in Trondheim at age 35, married to one Kari Olsdatter.
8) Beret, born 1830, went to America.
If Hans himself was a energentic man, he drove the properous old lady in Oppstu'n crazy [don't thing I translated it right]. The obligations of his ownership agreement had been such exempt (or unrestricted) for, was drawn up. It first at/to/for Norges Bank for 150 speciedalers, and secondly was for 75 speciedalers to Ola Johansen and Jo Olsen Nesset. It crazy fast came down, and in 1839, his ownership in the farm was sold to Jens Jenssen Tiller for 243 speciedalers, see account in Grinda. [I wasn't able to translate previous].
Per Hanssen, born 1808, died at age 84, tried to take over the farm after his father, but it went bad for him, and Per himself had little interest for farming. Alongside this, he lead one loose living and spendthrift with the ladies, and then, in 1839, was he married to Maret Pedersdatter Kirkvoldmo (Klokkarh.), born 1812. Life together for them came to an end with an uproar (or a commotion), and she went to America, where she had many children. Per was the schoolmaster at the Digre School, see account in <<Lærarar>> (Teachers). He was one enthusiastic fellow, and thus much some remedy was, brewed he alongside Sevilkjønna and Samsjø'n upon (some kind of fishing). Here held he part long ride after he lost the farm, and children from he and his wife were:
1) Hans, born 1838, died still born.
2) Per, born 1840, died 1900, Went to Strinda in 1857, married to Hannok Paulsen from Trondheim, 2nd marriage to Elisabet Jonson from Levanger, went to Namdalen. Six or seven of their children went to America.
3) Hans, born 1842, died, 1935, went to America in 1869, where in 1873 he married Kari Pedersdatter Troøyen (Norst.), born 1844, died 1925, she came to America in 1872 . [This was the first marriage in Singsaas Church in America and also the first in the Lake Hendricks Norwegian Colony). Hans and his wife came to Hendricks on the settlement wagon train in 1873. This story is told in the book "the Immigrants Trek" by Gust Sandro. Hans ran Prairie Farm where the post office for the colony was located from about 1874 until the town of Hendricks was built in 1900. Hans taught parochiol public school for a few terms until Burre Lien came to be the first public school teacher in 1879. Hans continued to be the parochiol (vacation Bible) school teacher for about 30 years. He was president of the church when they put up the first church building in 1884. "He maintained his wirery strength and continued to farm his 200 acres until the fall of 1928 when he was 87 years old." Hans' farm was about a mile SW of Singsaas Church.]
4) Per, d.y. born 1844, died 1916, railroad worker, married in 1875 to Marit Persdatter Eidssagen from Hølanda, born 1850, went to America in 1877. Child Marit born 1875.
5) Magli, born 1847, died 1928, went to America in 1872. married to Ola Torgrimson from Telemark.
6) Kirsti, born 1849, died 1923, went to America in 1892. Children: Hans, born 1871, went to America. Father was Ola Inbrektsen Rødsløkkhaugen, went to America in 1882. Berit, born 1874, died 1879 (Father was Erik Olsen Bonesflotten).
7) Magnhild, twin, born 1849. died 1903, went to America in 1879, stayed with mother Marit Pedersdatter and sisters Marit and Anne. Magnhild was married to a Swede, John Ormstrøm.
8) Ingebrigt, born 1853, went to America via Bergen Harbor in 1886.
9) Marit, born 1855, died 1914, stayed on Klokkarhaugen, went to America in 1879, married to William Gannon.
10) Anne, born 1858, went to America in 1879, married to James Kittelsen from Fyresdal in Telemark. (These 5 sisters all went to America). [One of the 2 Per's above homesteaded the 1/4 section just to the north of Singsaas Church)]. He is the father of Anton Digre, Hendricks, MN plumbing contractor and Martin Digre, Hendricks, MN mailcarrier.
In the year 1892, pensioner teacher, Per Hanssen Digre died at the age of 84. His daughter Kirsti was the only one of his family that was with him. His eldest son was a farmer in Namdalen, and all the rest of his family was in America and his daughter Kristi went there also. (The remaining sentence is hard to read but I believe the guist of what it says is:) Soon, the buildings were gone and this was the end of the farm at Oppstu.
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Digre <<U'stu">> Page 187 last paragraph on this farm
In 1841, acquired Jo Inbrektsen, born at Ramlotro in Haltdalen in 1815, died at 71 years of age, the deed of conveyence of the farm for 210 speciedalers. Jo was the brother of Olava who married Jo Olsen Singsaas (Norst.) and of Anne who married Anders Olsen Kirkvoldmo. Jo was a capable (or clever) man ... (what follows is difficult but essentially it says that to resolve debts and obligations and satisfy the 3 owners of the farm - this farm was divided up into 4 smaller farms. That is to say there was no more U'stu" but instead Norstu', U'stu', Svea
and Blomøya.) (Blomøya was also known as Digrehagen).
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Digre <<Norstu'>> Page 187
Upon the division of the old U'stugarden (Digre farm), Jo Inbrektsa located himself there and it was called Norstu'. Jo was a renowned man and one who had had different good for …………….. didn't translate 2 lines - to difficult … From Haltdalen, he was acquainted with Sheriff Svendsen, they had been neighbors and they were often together, and for difficult problems, the sheriff ………(it sounds like we are getting into a good story but I can't read it)(here we seem to be talking about Ole Svensen Ramlo, born 1778, of Haltdalen or his grandson Per Svendsen born 1835 who went to Singsaas and later to Oppdal and was also a sheriff. - see Haltdalen Book Page 288)
Jo (called Johan in Gilset section of Haltdalen book) was married with Anne Ereksdatter Gilset from Haltdalen, born 1819, died at 73 years of age. She was a sister of Guri Nessa. They had a daughter Kari born in 1841, died at
58 years of age. Her story follows.
Kari Jonsdatter, jordtausa?? [may mean farm maiden with right to inherit the farm from her parents] at age 17, was married with Krestofer Pedersen born at Kirkvold (U'st) in 1834, died at 78 years of age. He got deed of conveyance from the mother in 1888, at he same time as he received the deed of conveyence of his brother for his half of the old farm Oppstugarden. No more was Norstu' his greatest inheritance upon Digre hill??
Krestofer and Kari had 12 children
1) Jon born 1858, went to America.
2) Per, his story follows
3) Ingebright born 1864, went to America.
4) Berit, married with Ellev Haldosen Sørløkken, his story is in Singstad u. Singsaas.
5) Erik born 1870, married with Marit Larsdatter Bonnes (Søst.) in Støren, budde in Buosa. (He fell in love with Karen, married with Per Anderssen Talsnes, Nor'g., and Else, married with Per Anderssen Hermo, Gjar'e.
6) Jon, died at 16 years of age.
7) Kristofer, born 1879, went to America. (Son: Ola married with Marit Olsdatter Singsaasmo, Sømo'n).
8) In addition the following died still born Anne, Jon, Arnt and one other died still born.
Krestofer had a 2nd marriage to widow Olava Olsdatter Tilleraas.
Per Krestofersen, born 1860, died at 47 years of age, inherited his father's farm in 1900. He was married in 1888 with Dåret Nilsdatter Kvernød (U'st.), born 1856, and died at 45 years of age. Born of them were:
1) Kristoffer, died still born
2) Kari born 1892
3) Else, died at age of 7
4) Kristoffer, born 1896, his story follows. Widower Per was then married to Dordi Tomasdatter Almås (Borst.), born 1861, died at 74 years of age.
In 1915, Kristoffer Pedersen received the deed from his step mother. He was married with Ragna Tomasdatter Skjetne from Melhus, born 1898, born of them were:
1) Per born 1924.
2) Dåret born 1925 married with Per Andreas Skog, his story is in Solfonn under Singsås.
3) Gunhild born 1927.
4) Thomas born 1929.
5) Else born 1931, married with Kristian Haldorsen Sørløkken.
6) Kåre Ragnar born 1934
7) Solfrid born 1942.
[American Records: from Delaine Digre Behl, Ken Digre, Roger Digre and Dorothy Weeks
Jon or Johan Christian Digre born 1858 (or 1859) - married Anna Berset (or Helga Samsted?)
Sivert Digre married Helga Samsted (or Anna Berset?)
Delaine Digre married Ken Behl - Lakeville, MN
Joseph Digre married Alma Lokken (Sørlokken from Budahl)
Ken Digre
Roger Digre married Eunice Haarstad - Dalton, MN
Ronald Digre]
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Blomøya (gml. Digrehagen) Br. nr. 3 og 7, skyld 1,03
Pages 192-194 Volume 2 of Singsaas book entitled Blømoya (Also known as Digrehagen).
[Blomoya (also known as Digrehagen)(note: DigreHagen means Digre garden; Blomøya means flowers on an island) (It was probably more the Norwegian equivalent of a hobby farm with a large garden.)]
The first ones who settled here was Per (Peter) Pedersen (Peterson) born at Kirkvoldmo (Klokkarh) in 1795. The name of the farm was at 1st Digrehagen but in folk language, it has always been Blomøya. Per came here in 1834 and he was able to build a little earth hut. The year after he had an addition put on and then he owed 2ml., for 95 specie daler.
Per, Litjschoolmaster (elementary schoolmaster), he was not of the Klokkarhau people and they were all known from Kasar. As a schoolmaster, he was much loved just as the others who have served from Klokkarhaua. In 1857, (1837? - 1857 doesn't seem to fit) he was very close to losing his position as a teacher because of the critical attitude of the people. He was a bit wild. He drank and traveled around all the communities at Singsaas with Per Rasmussa (Peter Rasmussan). There were often parties that could end with fist fights. It is said that he was attracted to someone else's wife. In 1833, the Litjschoolmaster had taken the turn of Per Rasmussa and he talked to him about some work at the village of Klagerens Kone. First, Per Rasmussa had tried to do it himself and was at Klokkarhau'en to make arrangements, but the Litjschoolmaster hindered it. As soon as Per Rasmussa was informed, he met Per Rasmussa and talked about the peace of the households being troubled. Per Singsas (Peter Singsaas) had been too excited because he had too much to drink as he often did. He had broken windows and ripped clothing apart and thrown chairs at Klagrens' sister Maret. These things were not able to be repaired and the Litjschoolmaster wanted 20 specie daler & 10 erstatning from Per (Singsaas). [Note: Per Digrehagen (father of Peter Digrehagen, Per Rasmussa, Per Singsaas, Hans Kirkvold (father of Peter Kirkvold, Per Kirkvold and Per Digre (Father of Hans Digre) apparently were all schoolteachers at Singsaas.]
Per (Peter) Persen (Pederson), born 1895, died in 1845 was from Klokkarhaugen in Kirkvoll and like his father he was a schoolmaster - elementary schoolmaster. He was well suited for the teaching vocation and he well spoken of for his ability to handle children as was his brother Hans. In the year that Per (Peter) came here, he was married to Anne Ol's (oles') daughter Hindoyhaug, born in 1810, died in America. And they came to Blomøya. Their children were: [note: Per's son shortened American surname to Hagen]
1) Magli, who married Hans Jenssen Dypdal, See account in Rødsløkka
2} Per, (Peter) born in 1837, took over the farm. [ He married Lossi (Luci) Johans daughter Hugas - They went to America (Peter first had a son with Anne Lars daughter Engesronning)(This is Pete Sagmoe - Gladys Trooien's grandfather). They had children, Peter Hagen married to Kari Hexum, John Hagen married to ? Christianson, and Anne (Onya) married to Martin Hexum (brother to Peter's wife Kari). The Digrehagen name was shortened to Hagen because their mail was being confused with another Peter Digrehagen. They lived NE of Singsaas Church on the very NE 200 acres of Brookings County, SD. with MN to the East and Duel County, SD to the north.]
3) Anne born in 1840 who married Ola (Ole) Olsen Refsetkjellen from Storen, born 1843, hired man at Villmannsøya,- They went to America in 1870. Child Anne born 1868.
4) Ola (Ole) born 1844, in 1869 he was married to Kersti Peders daughter Fjeset, Norgården, born 1844 - they went to America in 1870.
Widow Anne Olsdatter remained a widow for 2 years and then married Erek (Erik) Absalonsen born in Singsåsmoen from Nordmoen, born 1824, died 1900. He was 14 years younger than Anne. Erek was in America twice but then he came back and traveled around in Blomoya area until he died at age 76. Erek and Anne had 2 children:
1. Per, born 1848, (d.s.d.)(died still born)
2. Kari, born 1850 who married Nils Larsen Singsaas (Sost.) See account MO farm 230/15 (Nilsstu'u)
In 1855, Erek gave Andreas and Ola Reiten a section of of the garden for 175 speciedalers. In 1866, Per Pedersen (Alpha's grandfather Peder Digrehagen) was able to buy a part for 200 speciedalers. But Per sold Blomoya in 1880 for 1600 Kroner to Per Larssen Singsaas and went to America with his family. In 1885, Per Larssen sold out and the buyer was Bernt Inbrektsen Singsaas. Bernt bought Grinda and moved there. In 1896, the property was sold to Iver Arnsen Grytdal for 1800 Kroner. But Ivar had to take over the home place and in 1899, sold it to Anders Olsen Lovrod for 1750 kroner.
Anders was born in Mjonesaune in Hemne in 1860 and he died at age 73. He came to so many places at Lauvro that that is how he got his name. Anders had a daughter Marie who was married to Thor Anderssen Forodden (Oddbakkinn). In 1888, he was married to Golllaug Sakreas daughter Lovrod (Sog.) born in 1858, died at
78 years. They built first a little place south of Kvennrosran. They lived there 3 years - then moved again. The place at Kvennro was sold to Alan.
Anders and Gollaug had no children and brought up Marit Johans daughter Hylla, born in Heim in 1893. She came and was with them. She was married to Thomas Iversen Digre, born at Almas (Borst.) in 1887. They were able to buy the farm in 1927. Thomas and Marit had a son Johan born in 1928.
There a 22 (unit of measure) available for planting. Besides that there was a horse, 3 cows and 6 sheep when the farm was divided and sold. 1/3 of it was north of Seviloyom and included Olsslaette and Storkoyslaette. There was quite a bit of it in Olsfjela. Samam with Klokkarhaua .........
The house is the oldest building on the farm and Per Persa lived there. (End of Norwegian Blomoyen account.)
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Hugas Pages 195 - 200 translation only of parts of pages 196-198
In 1669,was Hoggåsgården (Hugas Farm) of the king laid some security (or Mortgaged)to Andreas Wilchen and Jens Randulf, but in about 1700 these same men managed to sell their ownership to Johan Mølmann.
Engebrekt remained with the lease until 1706, and he died before 1710. He was married to Gunhil Eilivsdatter Singsås (Søg.). Farmer after him was his son Jens Engebrektsen, born 1682. In his time, the farm came a long way forward and Jens was an important man in this rural settlement. He was also the Sheriff.
In 1718, [here it begins to discuss the war with Sweden which brought war and probably much damage to this area. I didn't translate 11 lines].
Jens Inbrekt's son was married two times. With the 1st wife, he had these children:
1) Sven, See account in Digregrinda
2) Kari, married to Per Larssen - see account in Svea
His 1st wife died in 1710 and Jens was married a 2nd time to Dordi Jensdatter Vinses (Søg.), born 1692. Their children were:
1) Inbor, married to Sven Pedersen Hermo (Søst.).
2) Gunhil, married to widower Per Johansen Reppe
3) Inbrekt, see account in Ret'n
4) Beret, married to Sjur Pedersen Kirkvold
5) Dordi, married to Ola Estensen Almås (Oppst.).
6) Elen, see account following
7) Jens, died unmarried.
Jens died about 1740, and his widow remained on the farm. In 1746, see parted with her rights of ownership in Bech for one cow to [ what follows is too difficult for me to translate, about 4 lines].
Dordi died at 75 years of age and her son Elen Jenssen, born 1734, died at the age of 71 took over the farm. He was married to a relative of his, Beret Haldosdatter Singsås (Nor'g), born 1749 and died at age 62. She was then 18 years old and 15 years younger than Elen. They had a daughter Dordi, born 1770, and her story follows.
Then Bernt and Tomas Mølmann divided their father's possessions and Hoggås'n was the first. His son, Teodor's will before he died in 1772, gave his possessions to his <<sweetheart>> Catherine Borchgrevinch. Three years later, Catharine offered to sell a part of the farm to Elen's son. The purchase price for the part was 500 riksdalers. But, it was hard to raise the capital. Elen managed to pay 100 riksdalers, and received the deed but the rest remained to be paid. He owned 1/3 of a farm at Haltdalen and put up his interest in that as security. The sheriff's office wrote up a document confirming this arrangement for him to borrow the money. It requested that a man in Selbu would come and collect the payments [what follows is too difficult but seems to say that it was difficult to pay and the farm was burdened with this heavy debt for a century].
Jomdru Borchgrevinch sold his farm at the Røros Copperworks in 1783 for 550 riksdalers. Elen received a lease and like that was Hoggas works ownership.
Farm maid Dordi Elensdatter was glad to assent to his proposal (I assume this means not only marriage but also the right to take over the farm) and at age 22 was married to Krestofer Johansen, born at Nesset (Søg.) in 1765. He took over the farm after Elen and received the lease in 1806. He was a schoolteacher for one ? (term?) after his release from military service it is said. They had 10
children, 6 died stillborn, only 2 grew up. The children were:
1) Johan
2) Per died age 9
3) Beret married Per Jonsen Kirkvold(U'st.), 2nd marriage Per Jakobsen Vinsnes (Storst.) The children of his previous marriage were Elen, Haldo, Krestofer, and Beret.
Krestofer died at age 52. .....
.....Didn't translate here but its something like Dordi couldn't get along with her stepgrandchildren and ended up living alone with her cow. ......
Johan Krestofersen, born 1796, died age 79, took over the farm after his parents and was a good worker but also one who wanted it done his way. Therefore, he had some strife with the neighbors particularly about farm boundary lines. There was some extra building there in 1817 and Johan was married with Dordi Jonsdatter Aalmas (Oppst.), died at age 66 but at the time when she had these children she was in her twenties. They had 9 children:
1) Krestofer, see account following
2) Dordi, married Einar Jenssen Fløttum (Nor'g.) She had a daughter Gjartu, married Jens Einarsen Fløttum,
Nor'g. Father: Andereas Jonsen Singsaas, Sog.)
3) Jo, see account following
4) Kari married Jo olsen Almås (Syst.)
5) Elen, born 1832, went to America
6) Jo went to Almås (Syst.)
7) Løssi, born 1838, married Per Pedersen Digrehagen (Blomøya). (Mother of Peter Hagen, John Hagen & Anne
(Mrs. Martin) Hexum - all of Hendricks, MN community)
8) Johan, born 1841, married Maret Ereksdatter Digregrind, went to Langli in Selbu.
9) Beret, married Per Pedersen Fjeset (Nor'g.).
After Johan had son Krestofer Johansen, born 1821, died age 82, he lived on the farm but he didn't stay there too long. In many ways, Krestofer was way ahead of his time and they were not really farm operators. Such a man had nothing to really brag about in this area at this particular time. Krestofer came and wanted to marry Dordi Eggom .......
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The Haltdalen Book, volume 2, page 39 Last 4 lines and 2 lines of next page.
Gilset
Arnt delivered the farm to his son Erik Arntzen (1789-1863) and his wife Kari. Born of them were:
Arnt, 1816-1905, married with Ingeborg Andersdatter Bjørgan, Stor-Ola-Garden
Anne, 1819 married with Johan Ingebr.s Digre, Singsaas, went there
Gjertrud, 1822 married with Ingebrigt Hansen Megårdsmo )her story is told there.
Guri, 1825, married with Ravnås, Singsås.
Marit, 1827+1906, married with Jon Andersen Nordaune, Ustg.
Mons, 1831, married with Sidsei Fastesdatter Grøt, Fastea'nn. Came to Enodd in Budalen.
Kari, 1834.
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The Haltdalen Book, volume 2, pages 139-140, has this to say
about the Hexem's.
Heksem, <<Arna'nn>>
Anders Olsen, born 1768, married Kirsten Jeonsdatter Biorgen (another account says Kersti Johnsdatter Gaare).
(1763-1826) - He was a caretaker of that part of the farm in 1801 but he no doubt lived there previously. The first child, born 1787, has the name Hexem, so he probably lived here. But his mother, Guri Olsdatter, born 1736, it seemed as if that folks thought that she was a daughter of Olle who lived on the farm 1730 to 1757. And Anders was from the other Hexem family (Petra'nn?). And this mentioned above seems reasonable but one cannot be absolutely certain about it. In 1801, there is another one on the farm, John Bersvendsen, 50 years, and wife Marit Eynersdatter, 58 years. It is reasonable to believe also that this is a son of Bersvend Jonsen and that they were with the father for some particular reason so they did not get the farm. John had no children and these people are surely from Dansen. Anders and Ingegorg had these children:
Guren, born 1787, married Bersvend Aspas, Alen.
Ingeborg, 1789-1767,
Jon, 1791-1826, married Maria Svendsdatter Bjorgum. Had a daughter Marit - His wife married again Ole Svend
Botten
Ole, 1797-1833
Kari, 1800, married Anders Olsen Traetteberg, Hedmark
Jon, 1804-1833
And there were several stepchildren, and then Kirsten died 1826 and Anders continued living. Several of the children died of measles at a young age. (A separate handwritten account that is a translation of something else in Alpha Lien's files says that "Ole and Johan died of measles at age 25-30. For some reason or other, they were out in the river wading while sick with the measles. Ingeborg died single at age 77.") And, therefore, the son-in-law Anders Olsen Traetteberg (1805-1862) and Kari took over the farm. They had 2 sons:
Anders, born 1837 married Gunild Andersdatter Broen, Alen.
Hans, born 1840, married Kari Johansdatter Bendoshaug, went to America. They had these children: Anders, John, Kari
Anders Olsen called the Hilmarkingen (Hedmarkingen), they were the one who should have had the old wiskey still hidden behind the parsonage when home brew was forbidden. That still has not yet been found. The 2 sons Anders and Hans, were the well known Arne-Karane boys - Bendas and Berg who were well known as strong men. Much information about these strong boys went out over the whole community and there was much evidence about their strength. They were home one evening and there was excitement to test their strength. One time, slusken (bad characters or bullies) wanted to get them but one of them got ahold of a heavy sickle and swung, and the slusken gave up. The day after someone asked what they would have done if slusken would have been stronger. And if that had happened, then would have had to give up life today (or would have become a corpse). Otherwise the entire relationship were strong people.
Anders and Gunhild had these children:
Anders, born 1867
Kari, born 1873
Hans, born 1875, married Anne P. Heksem, Eriksa'nn (They had a son Anders, 1902. He and his mother and sister
Gina were on a trip here just before the last world war.
Anders sold the farm and the whole family went to America. So, now there were new people on the farm.
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Heksem, <<Hansa'nn>> Page 156
It was Hans Andersen who in 1784 acquired the deed of Ellen (Ellev or else Elling). He had had both farms before the family brought about his hang? Like that together: One Ingebright Iversen (probably from Singsaas - most likely Winsnes) was married to Kari Olsdatter Bjorgum, Stor-Ola-gården. They had these childrenØ
Beret who married Bersvend Loberg, Alen. They had these chidrenØ
Bersvend, Ingeborg, Ingebright
Ingeborg married Jon Pedersen Brende
Marit married Peder Jonsen Heksem (see account in Randoien).
Kirsti and Guri who died early in life.
Ingebright had the deed for the farm and fall received then his son-in-law, erling Bersvendsen. He was the one then who shared the farm and then sold it in two divisions. Their families went to AS (Beyet) in Tydal for in 1803 caused his son, Ingegright Ellingsen, Trdal, who had the valid right to the property on farm but person on Heksem. ……………..
Nysetvold Page 248 Haltdalen Book -
[Gertrude (wife of Hans Lien grew up here.] Information in [] added from American records. The bit about charcoal burning is to get charcoal to smelt the copper ore from the mines at Røros to the south of Haltdalen.
The Nysetvold farm in Norway was also known as Jamtvollen. Our Nysetvold ancestor's have only used the Nysetvold surname name since 1856, when Ole Svendsen Ramlo f.1827 bought the farm. Ole is the father of John Olsen Nysetvold who emigrated to America in 1872. John came to Flom Township in 1878 with his mother, Kari Jonsdatter Hilmo, who never married and only had one child.
Below is a translation by Håkon Skaugvoll in Norway of the Nysetvold Farm in the Haltdalen Bygdebok.
Håkon is a 5th cousin to Margit (Nysetvold) Bakke.
It surely is the charcoal burning which was the first reason for the clearing of this farm. In addition there has been a meadow near the chalet belonging to the farms in the settlement. The first settlement was further down on the edge. Here are found sites of both barns and cottage. As the charcoal burning moved upwards in the wood, which here surely stood closely packed, the clearing also moved uphill.
The first person who lived here, as far as we know, came from Jämtland and this is what the name Jamtvollen originates from. Because of straitened circumstances in Jämtland, many moved over the border to Norway to try their fortune. It is also many who came here to Haltdalen, and they were possibly first put up by the jamtlendings on Jamtvollen, and later moved further on. Most likely they came over (the mountains) from the Tydalen.
The first we know about here (on this farm), is Erich Pedersen Jamt. He came here probably in the early 1700's, and had many children:
1-Peder f.1750
2-Kirsti f.1755 d.1795
3-Kari f.1761 d.1763
4-Anders married to Kirsten Eridsdatter Aunet, 1786
5-They had a son Ole born 1787, and he went to Bagås. (THIS MUST BE SON TO NUMBER 4 ANDERS AND KIRSTEN ? < Haltdalen II page 247 > and < same book page 389 re: Bagåsen, where Kirsten is told to be from Sommervold, Evensaunet >)
6-Vidare Johan ~Additional Johan.
But it surely was hard conditions to work under, and had accidents. In 1776, he lost all his cattles because of wild animals. At that time, he is mentioned as "the poor cotter", and several times they had to give him poor relief. He had some cattle here, and had started to clear a bit. As a matter of fact, you find that there came another jämtlending to the place, Anders Andersen, and the relation between these two from the "fosterland" (native country) was not any good. In 1760, there was a trial between Erich and Anders. Erich had accused Anders of stealing his hay from the field. But Erich could no prove that, and the witnesses were against him, and Erich had to pay 5 rdlr. If it was after this Erich moved from the place, we can not say, but sure enough he moved from here. Probably he lived on Sommervold, and if so on Evensaunet. There he died in 1787, and get this final remark : Cotter Erich Jamt, died as beggar, and is buried by the common people, therefore he do not leave anything to settle. The children who lived after him, one does not know where they went. They hardly have descendants here. Beyond that it looks as the other jämtlending, Anders Andersen, came at the same time as Erich, and that he was the largest user.
It is a fair supposition (to believe) that it was he who was nick-named "Jamtguten" ( The Jamt boy). Most probably it perhaps is that they came at the same time. That they were here for a while before 1750 is clear, because already in 1754, Anders gave the deed to Christian F. Irgens on the meadow near the chalet Nysetvollen for 10 rdlr., but this Joen Bersvendsen Ramnum, Joen Gudbrandsen Ramnum and Ole Jørgensen lodged a protest against, because half of this meadow belonged to them. (The chalet did belong to Ramnan- Ramlo. One can guess that the other half belonged to Grøt, and they moved to Gronsevollen when it became a farm here.
Anders was married in 1755 to Ingeborg Iversdatter., and they had the following children
1-Anne, f.1755
2-Ole, f.1757
3-Iver, f.1759
4-Marit, f.1760
5-Anne, f.1761
This Jamtboy was not at all a straightforward fellow. He was accused of having stolen a woven piece from Guri Nordaune. In the court he explained that he had found it in the woodshed, and that someone else must have stolen it and been hiding it there. It is told that the rural judge said " Have you stolen cloth from Guri Nordaune, I will tear off your skin." --- " Yes, it grows on new skin " the Jamtboy answered. He was sentenced to lose the hide, and to pay for the 6 alen he had cut from the woven piece of cloth. After this, he surely had had enough of Haltdalen. The shame followed him.
In 1768, he sold the place Nysetvolden to Jens Hansen Nordaune, Nordgarden, for 100 rdlr, and surely he moved out from the settlement with the family, because none of the children was married or died here.
(Right now we will mention another jamtlending, Mons Gundersen Jempt, who in 1701 was a servant in Nordgården-Flatberg. He has nothing to do with this farm, but nevertheless we mention him here, together with the other Jemt's.)
Of course Ingebright did not live here, but probably he cut the grass here. He had the farm for only 2 years, and sold it in 1770 to Peder Larsen Grøt for 130 reichdollars. In 1781, the parish minister got the deed on auction for the place, for 101 reichdollars and sold it in 1791 to Bersvend Andersen Heksem, probably from Hansa'nn. He was married to Gjertrud Pedersdatter Flatbergeng, 1768-1839, and they had these children:
Ingeborg, 1791, probably died stillborn
Ingeborg, 1796, married to Peder Pedersen Flatbergeng.
And probably also Guri, 1801-1829, married to Ole Petersen Kvaam. See account in Grønseteng.
After this, Gertrud probably (not for certain) had had an out of wedlock daughter named Guri. Her father was Esten Andersen Hovstad, from Almås. This Guri (5/15/1815-4/20/1889) was married to Børge Olsen Ramlo (4/20/1811-9/20/1904).
In 1833, Bersvend Heksem (Hansa'nn) sold the farm to his stepson, Borge Olsen (Borre in Heksem Hansa'nn story) for 150 specie dalers. He and his wife had these children:
Dordi, born 1832
Bergsvein, born 1833, [Bersvend or William in American accounts]
Gjertrud, born 1835, [married Hans Lien on April 14, 1858 at Hesper, IA, but were probably married under 'the bands' earlier.] [In frontier America, they would announce the marriage in the community and then do the cermony later when the circuit rider minister came thru. This was called being married under 'the bands']. Children of Hans & Gertrude were: Johannes (1858-1883), Burre (1859-1928) married to Anna Udseth, Gilbert (1865-1900) married to Johanna Rogness from Støren, Norway, Edward (1867-1926) married to Bertha Larson, Carl (1870-?), Emma (1872-?) married to Wolert Hildahl, Jonas (1874-1899) who was the 1st South Dakotan killed in a foreign War. He fell in the Phillippines in 1899. The Army Reserve center in Sioux Falls, SD is memorialized to him.
Ole, born 1839, [died 1876 (served in Civil war with Hans Lien)]
Jonas, born 1853
3 children were stillborn
Borge was a teacher in Aunegrena and Gilset for some time, but in 1856 he went to America with his whole family. His teachers pension from the state was sent to him in America. [In 1860, Borge, known as Burre Olson in America, led a wagon train of settlers from Hesper to Jackson, MN. On August 24th, 1862, this settlement was attacked by White Lodge and his band of 50 Sisseton Sioux Indians. 13 people including women and children were killed. A greater slaughter was avoided because most of the colonists were at church at Borge's cabin and also at the cabin of another man named Taral Ramlo. The Indians, finding a cabin empty, believed that the gunfire to the north had alerted the colony and they were assembling for a fire fight. Not wanting this, they turned NW and attacked cabins on the NW perimeter of the colony, Borge's children were known by the surname Burreson in America. His son Ole, and son-in-law, Hans Lien (known as Hans Johnson from 1854 until 1870) served in Company B of Brackett's 2nd MN cavalry in the Civil War. They were stationed in Tennessee in 1862 & 1863. In 1864, they were transferred to General Sulley's command and rode against the Sioux Indians up the Missouri river valley. On July 28th, 1864, they charged the Sioux in the battle of Killdeer Mountain in western ND. Burre's son Bersvend took over the homestead at Jackson after the Uprising and Burre returned to Hesper, IA.]
When he left, he sold his farm to his brothers' son Ole svendsen Ramlo who married Anne Larsdatter Bjørgum. They had these children:
Marit, born in 1854 who married Ander Johnsen Tamlag. They went to America.
Ragnild, 1856-1926, married Hans Simensen Heksem, Petra'nn
Beret, 1863-1939, Ole Pedersen Ås, Brændås, Tydal.
Ingeborg, 1871, born at Heksem Petran'n, had lived there as a lady shop clerk
In addition , 3 daughters died, som stillborn. Ole had a child of his own, Svend, 1850. Mother was Kari Jonsdatter Hilmo. They went to America.
----Ole is the wellknown Ole Svendsen Nysetvold. It is sure that very few may be nobody who has been
used as much as him in this settlement in municipal and public position af honor. For some time he studied
by a teacher's college to became a teacher. It was the intention that he should be the president of the court
for the reapportioning of farmlands to consolidate strips into single holdings, but an elder man was choosen.
We refer a notice written by J. A. Kvernmo, printed in "Adresseavisen" in 1912 :
" He is son of the wellknown sheriff and president of the reapportioning court, Svend Olsen and wife Marit
" Pedersdtr., and b. August 12th 1827, d. 1912. Nysetvold has been used very much in the public life of his own
" municipality as well as outside it.. In 1856 he was elected commisioner for the commision of arbitration first
" time in Holtålen, and two years later he was elected mayor of the municipality. In 1860 he moved from Holtålen
" to Østby in Tydal, where he stayed for three years. After his return to Holtålen he again was elected commisioner
" for the commision of arbitration in 1864, and mayer once more in 1866, which assignments he had to 1905. For
" the same period he was a member of the road-committee of the amt (county), also the head of the committee for
" some periods. He was "amtsrevisor" or county accountant for many years. In 1873 he was elected representative
" from Søndre Trondhjems Amt to the Storting, and represented the amt for two periods. For a period he was used
" by almost evry reapportioning of the farmland in Guldalens court of law, and many times he temporarily was appointed
" as chief of the court. In the same way he was used by other public assessments. In 1903 he was given the silver
" medal for outstanding civic service by the King. In his latest years he lived on his farm by his son-in-law. To the end
" he had both his physical and mental strength intact. Thus he up to a few years ago, he went the 8 kilometers from
" his home to the church. And when he was at home he steadyli work with woodcutting.
The author of the bygdeboook says that there is not much to add. Nysetvold, "Gammel-Jamtvollen" was no speaker, to make speeches he found difficulty. But he was a man with high intelligence and good practical judgement. And at first and at the end : he was an outstanding writer. And he had a beatiful handwriting. The pen was his strength. And he wrote a lot. It is told that his fingers was so use to the pen that they were never rested even if he did not wrote., and the fingers were the latest of his muscles to move when he died in 1912.
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In 1905 Ole Svendsen Nysetvold sold the farm to his son-in-law, Ole P. Brændås, 1858 - 1941, who was married to Beret.
Their children :
a. Ole, b. 1883, m.t. Kirsti Bersvendsdtr. Heksem, Joa'nn
b. Lars, b. 1887, m.t. 1. Kari Johnsdtr. Bjørgum, Larsg.
2. Ingeborg Anna H. Heksem, Grøt-fætten
c. Svend, b. 1889, m.t. 1. Gisken Svendsdtr. Ramlo, their daughter Gisken b. 1917 m.t. Peder O. Trøan.
After the death of his wife, Svend went to America. He came back and in 1942 he married :
2. Sofi Johnsdtr. Finnland, Ålen
d. Martin, b. 1892, m.t. Anna A. Sveet, cfr. Tverå, nordre.
e. Anders, b. 1895, m.t. Maria Johansdtr. Lesetmo. Business manager Strømmen.
f. Anna Marie, b. 1901, m.t. Arne Randmæl, Alvdal.
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Ole P. Brændås came to the valley as shoemaker, and stayed here. He was very much given positions of honor. All the time very keen and interested. He was one of them who established the society concerned with the problems of hygiene and health. In many years he worked for the Digre company as a chief for the woodcutters and the log rafters. In addition he was an ardent and interested hunter and fisherman, and he was one of those who established the Haltdalen Hunter and fishing association, and was a member of honor. He worked also for the temperance cause and christian works.
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In 1924 he sold the farm to his first son, Ole Olsen Nysetvold, for NOK 3100.
The children of Ole Olsen Nysetvold, b. 1883 and his wife Kirsti Bersvendsdtr. Heksem :
a. Peder Olav, b. 1908, m.t. Olga Vongraven, Ålen
b. Bersvend, b. 1911, m.t. Kristine T. Løvaas, cf Jonsøyen
c. Ole, b. 1915, m.t. Olga Jonsd. Ramlo.
d. Birger, b. 1920
e. Bjarne, b. 1925
f. g. two children died as babies.
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When the book was printed, the owner of the farm were Peder Olav and his wife Olga.
Their children :
a. Oddmund, b. 1936
b. Margit Kjellrun, b. 1942
c. Sigurd, b. 1946
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Bersvend Olsen and his wife Kristine T. Løvås got the farm gnr. 37, bnr. 2 Johnsøyen
Their children :
a. Odd Tore, b. 1942
b. Bjørg Kari, b. 1944
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Ramlo Pages 288 Haltdalen Book
[Burre Olson - Father of Gertrude (Mrs. Hans Lien) was born here]
In 1730, again there was a new owner here, Olle. Judge Schioller owned eighteen ml of the farm, and Peder Hiort owned the rest, one ear three ml. Olle have one son, Sivert in 1753. He was married to Magli Stene, Alen, and moved there.
But in 1750 a family came that was to occupy the farm for the rest of the time.
They became known as the 'Stor-Jo-folket'. This cottage farmer in 1750 was called by the name Joen. This was Joen Bersvendsen. Completely probably can one not later each these Joen was from. He was probably not
brought up on Ramlo, but there is very strong reason to believe that he came from Heksem, and when one consulted with chaplain Bersvend as to which one Heksem farms, and agreeing with what the family itself thought about it, it more probably was the ancestral farm. Bersvend named it found one hardly on others gårdar in township in old times, and one have not found that Joen be new occupant from somebody by neighboring rural community. One father there believe that Jon, 1698-1763, be by these family. (Their son fødselsårstalet be wrong, as the can go to that the be, so can he son-in-law to chaplain Bersvend. Longer come one not
with these, guide courted in all fall.)
Joen was married to Keren Ingebrigtsdatter, and their have these born of:
Bersvend, 1738-1819, married to Anne Pedersdatter Grønset, Nordst. 1745-1816.
Ingebrigt, 1746.
Elen, married to sheriff Gunder Gilset.
Gjertrud, her light in 177? house pastor steenbuk. Malena, otherwise
Magdalene. Her was widow of in 1774. Their three latest be enough old.
These jeon was enough one well situated tub. When he died in 1763 have he not except debt still that he was guilty son, Bersvend, five rdrl. Three ort (coin = .2 spesiedaler) so the last whole 534 riksdalers. To partition, and the was good means after it time. Karen died 1774. These people be thus their certain ancestors to Stor-Jo-folket. Chaplain be after all large mounts of prepare for fog, but strong real visible ancestral fathers.
So come son Bersvend Joensen, as by fellow inheritor father deed of conveyance on farm in 1779 for 300 riksdalers. Bersvend and Anne have many born:
Joen, 1768. He died Young, in 1792, froze to death on road Kjøli.
Beret, 1770. So wide one knew died her unmarried on Ramlo.
Peder, 1776-1818, married with(born: Jacob, 1811, married with widow of Beret Larsdatter Jorgen and Beret moved so to Alen, and have there born of: Anne, 1814, married to Elling Ås, Tydal. Kari, married to Anders
Ingebrigtsen Loberg, Alen. Beret died. Young.)
Jorgen sold farm in Alen, and moved to Aunegrenda and dudde there house brother.
In 'Alen' named Reitan one man, Anders Bersvendsen as was hired farmhand on Finland in Alen. He last happy in daughter of on farm, farm housemaid. But their old on Finland wild not intelligence by these, he was not good enough. In say large grief received he country writer Anders Gylland, Horg, to on write one song of lament for itself. These songs, as stand in more song booklet, take to like that: self go in thousand thoughts, and thinker on it I a can few. Though she in joy rambled, I therefore straightened manage. ' Stakkars man! But the was many like that occasion in it time. Anders last on their old days called 'Bessfar-Anders'. These Anders manage in occasion was son to Bersvend, but one have not found he in kyrkjebøkene for Haltdalen. The be reasonable amount he have a tuft, Kari, as last married to Ole Olsen Lervolden, and settle itself on mound, Hans-Haugen. Her last later married to Bernt Olsen Megård. The was son Peder Bersvendsen as in 1797 received deed of conveyance on farm for 400 riksdalers. But he have it not so longed. Around 1811 last brother-in-law hand in Midtaune, Ole Svendsen, teacher and sheriff. The was when contrary on was in Aunegrenda, and their to svograne changed so gårdar. Peder moved to Midtaune, and received thereto thousand riksdalers. In mellomlag. Family continue so there, and later in Tronsaune, Nordst. Forelda his last back on Ramlo.
Sheriff Ole Svendsen, 1778-1847, moved also himself to Ramlo. He was of the familiar Storli - or else Liesfolk (jfr. Midta