STAFF, Anne (Hove or Haavi) 1839-1919
STAFF, HAAVI, HOVE
Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 7/31/2010 at 01:18:53
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Hans and Anne Staff
Hans Larsen Staff was born in Ringsaker, Hedemarken, Norway, in 1825, the son of Lars Pederson and Kare Hansdatter who were farmers there. Hans was a master sergeant in the Ringsaker County Company for 13 years. He chose to leave a promising military career to come to America where he felt opportunities and conditions are much more free.
Anne (Anna) Hove (Haavi) Staff was born in Ringsaker, Norway, on February 26, 1839, the daughter of Andres Gulbransen and Guarn Michelsdatter (Who lived on a small place on a farm called Aaseneie). She came to America in 1858 and lived in LaCorsse County, Wisconsin for a few year.
On December 30, 1860, she was married to Hans Staff at Neshonoe, Wisconsin, by Reverend A. Frederickson, a Lutheran pastor, possibly at Halfway Creek Lutheran CHurch. Coming to Iowa, they purchased a farm near Meroa in Cedar Township. This farm was later purchased by a son, John Staff, and later by his son, Lloyd Staff.
Hans died in Nebraska in 1886 where he had gone to homestead a claim. A son, Haakon, also died there. Anne died at the home farm on January 13, 1919, where she had lived for 50 years. Hans and Anne are buried in Rock Creek Lutheran Cemetery near Meroa.
Hans and Anne were the parents of seven children. One son died in infancy and Haakon died in Nebraska on land he was homesteading. Their remaining children were: Carl; John, Wilhelm, who married Clara Olava Winnor and had five children; Emma; Bertha Marie, who married Halver Tinglestad and had one son; and Laura, who married Oscar Ludvig Krogstad and had ten children.
[by Sylvia Duenow, Mitchell County History, 1989]
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#2:Anna Hovind (Haavi, Hove) Andersdatter was born February 26 (or 28), 1839 at Hedemarken, Ringsaker, Norway to Andres Gulbransen and Guarn Mikkelsdatter. Her family lived on a small farm named Aaseneie. Anna emigrated 1858 to LaCrosse, Wisconsin.
Anna married Hans Larsen Staff on December 30, 1860 at Neshonee, Wisconsin. They had seven children: Carl Ludvig, Haakon, Emma, Bertha Marie, Johan Wilhelm, Lauritz and Laura. The family moved west and bought land. They set up farming in Cedar Township, Mitchell County, Iowa. Anna lived on the home place in Cedar Township for 50 years.
Found in the 1870, 1880, 1885, 1895, 1900, 1910, 1915 censuses living at Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa:
1870: H Staff 40, Ann Staff 30, Carl Staff 10, Herion Staff 6, Herion Staff 3/12.1880: Hans Staff 52, Anna Staff 40, Carl Staff 18, Hakon Staff 15, Emma Staff 10, Betsy Staff 9, Johan Staff 6, Laura Staff 4m.
1885: Hans Staff 60, Anna Staff 45, Carl Staff 23, Hakon Staff 20, Emma Staff 14, Betsy Staff 13, John Staff 10, Laura Staff 4.
1895: Anne Staff age 55.1900: Annie Staff 60, Carl L. Staff 38, Amma Staff 29, Bertha M. Staff 28, Johan W. Staff 26, Laura Staff 20, Widowed.
1910: John W Staff 36, Carrie Staff 31, Hans Staff 3/12[0], Anna Staff 70, Emma Staff 42, living w/ her son John & his family.
1915: Mrs. Anna Staff age 75.
Anna Hovind Andersdatter Staff died on January 13, 1919 at Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa. She was buried at the Rock Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery, Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa.
(note: Censuses transcribed as found, obvious spelling errors not corrected.)
[From Deidre Badker 2/2012]
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Photo of Anne Staff from Mitchell County History, 1989.
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