MOE, Guri (Julia) Olsdatter Bjorn Grov Maafaa 1836-1901

MOE, OLSDATTER, GROV, MAAFAA, BJORN

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 2/10/2012 at 13:12:03

Guri (Julia) Olsdatter Bjorn Grov Maafaa

Guri (Julia) Olsdatter (sometimes found with one or more surnames: Bjorn, Grov or Maafaa) was born December 31, 1836 at the Kongsbakke farm at Oppland, Norway to Ole Olsen Kongsbakke and Guri Hansdatter. She had a sister, Maria Olsdatter Maafaa (born 1840 at Kongsbakke, Oppland, Norway) who also emigrated to America and lived at Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa by 1873. (Her sister, Maria Olsdatter Maafaa, married Knud Olson, born 1830 Norway and they had five children).

Guri married Ole Oleson Christiansmoen (Moe) on February 19, 1859 at Oppland, Norway. The couple and three children, George, Gulbrand and Gunhild, emigrated to the Dane, Wisconsin area in 1865 and moved west to Cedar, Mitchell County, Iowa in 1866. Their fourth child, Martin, was born in the Thidemand (Docken) Thidemandsen cabin while the family was staying with the Docken's before they had bought land. Guri and Ole had four more children after settling at Cedar Township, Mitchell County, Iowa.

(For more complete information on their children and history, see Obit listing for Ole Oleson Christiansmoen Moe.)

Guri died June 28, 1901 at Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa and is buried at the Rock Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery, Meroa, Iowa.
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Found in the 1870, 1880, 1885, 1895, 1900 censuses at Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa:
1870: Ole MO 39, Gurie MO 36, Ole MO 11, Gilbert MO 9, Gunilda MO 7, Martha MO 5, Olouse MO 2.

1880: Ole Moe 49, Julia Moe 43, Ole Moe 21, Gilbert Moe 18, Julia Moe 16, Martin Moe 13, Olaus Moe 10, Oline Moe 8, Caroline Moe 5, Maria Moe 3.

1885: Oley O. Moe 54, Julia Moe 48, Ole O. Moe 25, Gilbert Moe 23, Julia Moe 20, Martin Moe 17, George Moe 15, Lena Moe 12, Carra Moe 10, Mary Moe 8.

1895: Gure Moe, age 58.

1900: Gulbrand Moe 38, Martin Moe 33, Guri Moe 63, Lina Moe 28, Karina Moe 25, Maria Moe 23. Says she had 8 children, 7 living in 1900.

[Censuses transcribed as found, obvious spelling errors not corrected.]

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