HALVORSON, Ragnild Pedersdatter (Horgen) 1856-1943

HALVORSON, HORGEN

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 4/26/2010 at 12:38:35

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Ragnhild (Horgen) Halvorson, 1856-1943

Mrs. Halvor Halvorson, 87, died at the Ross Woodward home Sunday afternoon, July 11, 1943. Three weeks ago she broke a hip in a fall and due to her extreme age was not able to rally from the shock. She was taken to the Woodward home for care and to be near her doctor.

Ragnhild Horgen was born in Norway on November 21, 1856. She was married there to Halvor Halvorson and with her family came to this country as a young woman. On the long trip across the water, her infant daughter, Sophie, died.

Mr. and Mrs. Halvorson and three sons came immediately to Mitchell County and settled on a farm in Rock Township. That place had been her home for more than sixty years. Mr. Halvorson died May 22, 1938.

Two sons, Henry and Peter, lived with Mrs. Halvorson and operated the farm. Her son Iver, who is married, lives on an adjoining farm.

Surviving her are her three sons and two grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Ingeborg Horgen of Osage.

Funeral services were held on Tuesday, July 13 at Champion Funeral Home and the Rock Creek Lutheran Church. Conducting the rites was the Rev. C. Blaine Gunderson, church pastor. Interment was made beside her husband in the Rock Creek cemetery.

[Submitted by Steve Norby, 2005]
Note: See Mitchell County Press-News, 15 JULY 1943
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Ragnild Pedersdatter Horgen was born November 21, 1856 at Gran, Hadeland, Norway to Peder (Thompson) Torstensen and Carrie Erickson (Kari Eriksdatter Svenserud), the oldest of their three daughters. Her two sisters were Ingeborg and Elina and her parents and sisters all emigrated to Mitchell County, Iowa.

Ragnhild married Halvor Iversen Dammen Halvorson on September 5, 1876 at Gran, Hadeland, Oppland, Norway; the couple had four children, one daughter and three sons:
Iver (born October 3, 1875 Norway, died February 12, 1947 Mitchell Co, Iowa);
Peter (born March 31, 1879 Norway, died February 27, 1969 Floyd, Iowa);
Sophie Marie (born February 6, 1881 Norway, died June 1882 Atlantic Ocean) and
Henry (born January 11, 1888 Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa, died February 7, 1960 Mitchell, Iowa).

The family emigrated in the spring of 1882; daughter Sophie died en route, on board the ship.

Found in the 1900 - 1940 censuses living on a farm in Cedar township, Mitchell County, Iowa:

1900: Halvor E Halverson 48, Ragnild Halverson 45, Iver Halverson 22, Pedar Halverson 21, Henry Halverson 12.

1910: G Halvan Halvuron 58[55], Renheil Halvuron 53, Ion Halvuron 31, Peter Halvuron 29, Henry Halvuron 21.

1915: Mrs. Ragnild Halvorson 56.

1920: Halvor I Halvarson 68, Ragnhild Halvarson 64, Peter Halvarson 40, Henry Halvarson 32.

1925: Halvor I Halvorson 73, Rachel Halvorson 68, Peter Halvorson 45, Henry Halvorson 37.

1930: Halvor I Halvorson 78, Ragnhild Halvorson 71, Peter Halvorson 51, Henry Halvorson 42.

1940: Peter Halvorson 61, Henry Halvorson 53, Ragnild Halvorson 83.

Ragnild died July 11, 1943 at Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa and was buried at the Rock Creek Lutheran Cemetery, Meroa, Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa.

Find A Grave Memorial# 22972893

(Credit: Deidre Badker, Oct. 2013)