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FOSHOLDT, Johanne (Grov) 1847-1894

FOSHOLDT, GROV, STUGAARDEN, HARALDSON

Posted By: County Coordinator (kermit)
Date: 4/21/2010 at 13:26:56

Mrs. Syver Fosholdt Dies

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Mrs. S.J. Fosholdt [d: 1894]

Mrs. S.J. Fosholdt died Monday morning at 4 o'clock at her home in Floyd county, after a long sickness.

She leaves a husband and seven children to mourn her loss. Mrs. Fodholdt was of a quiet disposition, and always tried to lead a christian life. She has always been held in high esteem by her friends and neighbors.

The bereaved family have the sympathy of the community.

The funeral occurred Tuesday from the Norwegian Lutheran church, and the remains interred in the Rock Creek cemetery.

(June 28, 1894 Osage News.)

Submitted to IaGenWeb by Marilyn Oconnor
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The Rock Creek Cemetery:

Fosholdt, Johanne Haraldsdtr.
Apr 19, 1847 -- Jun 25, 1894 (Mrs. Syver Fosholdt)
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NOTE:
Husband's entry on Rock Creek Cemetery listing on IaGenWeb:

Fosholdt, Syver Johnsen
Jan 2, 1840 -- Mar 15, 1927
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Johanna Haraldsdatter Grov was born April 19, 1847 at Hedalen, Valdres, Oppland, Norway to Harald Guttormsen Nordre Grov and Marit Christensdatter Stugaarden, the eighth of their nine children.

She emigrated to the United States in 1868, eventually settling at Mitchell County, Iowa.

Johanna married Syver Johnson Fosholdt on February 20, 1874 at the Rock Creek Lutheran Church, Meroa, Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa.

The couple had eight children: Marith, John Syversen, Harold Syversen, Ingeborg, Thorvald Syversen, Gabriel, Isabell (Ingeborg) and Lise (Elizabeth). All children used the surname Fosholdt.

Johanna died June 25, 1894 at Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa and is buried at the Rock Creek Lutheran Cemetery, Meroa, Iowa.
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See FindaGrave Memorial #51509514.
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Found in the 1880 - 1885 censuses at Rock Grove, Floyd, Iowa:
1880: Syver J. Fosholdt 40, Johanna Fosholdt 33, Sarah Fosholdt 17, Martha M. Fosholdt 11, Mary Fosholdt 4, John Fosholdt 3, Harold Fosholdt 2, John T. Fosholdt 20.
1885: Syren J Foshold 44, Johana Foshold 37, Sarah Foshold 22, Martha M Foshold 16, Mary Foshold 9, John Foshold 7, Harold Foshold 6, Thervald Fosholdt 2, Gabriel Fosholdt 0.

(Censuses transcribed as found without fixing spelling errors.)
(Photo from an RCLC Ladies Aid Scrapbook.)

(Credit: Deidre Badker, 5/2013)

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