ASPEHOLT, Iver Olsen 1869-1948

ASPEHOLT, ASPENHOLDT

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 4/16/2010 at 22:16:16

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OSAGE, IOWA- Iver Aspenholdt, 79, a farmer, died Thursday at the home of the Ed Christiansons, where he had been cared for the last four years. The body is at the Champion Funeral Home.

Iver was born October 5, 1869, in Rock Township, west of Osage, where he has resided all of his life.

He leaves a nephew, J. C. Alberts of Everett, Washington, and several cousins.

He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, and a sister.

[Waterloo Daily Courier Friday, October 22, 1948]

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#2:

The Rock Creek Lutheran Cemetery listing on IaGenWeb shows:

Aspeholt, Iver O. (born) Oct 5, 1869 (died) Oct 21, 1948.

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Iver Olsen Aspeholt's father, Ole Iverson Aspeholt born Feb 22, 1834 Norway, died June 15, 1872 Rock, Mitchell, Iowa.

Ole married Guri Johannsdatter Fosholdt on June 2, 1861 in Norway.

Guri Johannsdatter Fosholdt born September 29, 1830 Norway to John Torkilson Fosholdt and Sigrid Haakonsdatter Kjensrud.

Ole and Guri had 2 children in Norway:
Johann (John) Fosholdt Olsen Aspeholt born March 11, 1862 at Aspeholt, Hedalen, Norway and Gunhild Olsdatter Aspeholt born October 22, 1863 at same.

These four people left Norway to emigrate to Rock, Mitchell, Iowa. They left Liverpool, England on the ship "North American" and arrived in Maine on April 26, 1867. Traveled on to Rock, Mitchell, Iowa.

They had a son, Iver Olsen Aspeholt on October 5, 1869. They were farmers.

Ole died June 15, 1872, buried at RCLC Cemetery, Meroa, Iowa.

Guri died July 5, 1920, buried at same.
John (Johann) died May 30, 1876 at Rock, Mitchell, Iowa, buried at RCLC.

Gunhild married John Albert in 1888, had a son John born in North Dakota 1896. John Albert the father died, she married Charles W. Nicol (Nicoll) 1898. Gunhild (Julia) was found in 1895 at Rock, Mitchell, Iowa; 1900 at Helena, Griggs, North Dakota; 1910 at Cooperstown, Griggs, North Dakota; 1920 at Osage, Mitchell, Iowa; and 1930 at Mabel, Griggs, North Dakota.

(Credit: Deidre Badker, 9/2011)