FOSHOLDT, Harold Syver 1878-1958

FOSHOLDT, GROV

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 5/18/2012 at 14:41:34

Birth: Apr. 17, 1878, Mitchell County, Iowa.

Death: Feb. 3, 1958,Floyd County, Iowa.
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Fosholdt Rites
Pending at Osage

OSAGE, IOWA — Funeral services for Harold Fosholdt, 79, who died late Monday at a Mason
City nursing home, are pending. The body is at Champion funeral home. One son,
Sanford, of Muscatine, survives.

[Waterloo Daily Courier - Tuesday, February 04, 1958]
(Credit: S. Bell)

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OSAGE, IOWA — Funeral rites will be Thursday at 1:15 p. m. at the Champion Funeral Home
and at 2 at Rock Creek Lutheran church for Harold Fossholdt**, 79, who died late Monday at Mason City.

Burial will be in the Rock Creek Cemetery.

[Waterloo Daily Courier, Wednesday, February 5, 1958]

**Note: The newspaper did spell the name "Fossholdt".
(Credit: S. Bell)
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Rock Creek Cemetery:
Fosholdt, Harold Syver Apr. 17, 1878 -- Feb. 3, 1958

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World War I Draft Registration: Harold S. Fosholdt, age 40, farmer, born April 17, 1878; living at Nora Springs, Floyd, Iowa. Nearest relative, wife, Marie Fosholdt.
(Credit: DM Scott)

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NOTES:

Parents:
Syver Johnsen Fosholdt (1840-1927)
Johanne Haraldsdatter Grov Fosholdt (1847-1894)

Spouse:
Anne Marie Nubson Fosholdt (1877-1939)

(Credit: DM Scott)
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Harold Syversen Fosholdt was born April 17, 1878 at Rock Grove township, Floyd County, Iowa to Syver J​ohnsen Fosholdt and Jo​hanna Haraldsdatter Gr​ov, the third of their eight children.
Harold was baptized May 19, 1878 at the Rock Creek Lutheran Church, Meroa, Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa. His baptismal sponsors were: Mr and Mrs Christofer Goplerud; Levor Olsen and Gunnild Filkjer.

Harold was confirmed at RCLC on October 16, 1892.

Found living on his father's farm in the 1880 to 1910 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.

1895: Harold Fssholdt age 16.

1900:Sever Fosholdt 60, Martha Fosholdt 29, Mary Fosholdt 24, John Fosholdt 23, Harold Fosholdt 22, Thoroald Fosholdt 18, Gabriel Fosholdt 16, Ingeborg Fosholdt 14, Lizzie Fosholdt 12.

1910: Syver Johnsen Fosholdt 70, John Fosholdt 33, Harold Syversen Fosholdt 32, Thorvald Syversen Fosholdt 28, Ingeborg Fosholdt 24.

Harold married Anne Marie​ Nubson on May 14, 1913 a​t the Rock Creek Lutheran Church, Meroa, Cedar, M​itchell, Iowa. The couple had 2 childre​n, Sanford Kenneth Fosholdt (born May 11, 1915 Rock Grove, Floyd, Iowa, died August 14, 1998 Vilkovo, Ukraine, Europe) and a stillborn baby boy (May 23, 1924 Rock Grove, Floyd, Iowa).

Family found in the 1915 to 1940 censuses at Rock Grove, Floyd, Iowa:
1915: H S Fosholdt age 37.

1920: Harold Fosholdt 41, Marie Fosholdt 42, Sanford Fosholdt 4 yrs 6 mos.

1925: Harold J Fosholdt 46, Marie Fosholdt 47, Sanford K Fosholdt 9.

1930: Harold S Fosholdt 51, Marie A Fosholdt 53, Sanford K Fosholdt 14.

1940: Peter Birkedal 44, Sara Birkedal 48, Margaret Birkedal 14, Harold Fosholdt 60. Says Harold is widowed, a boarder-in-law, retired and completed 8th grade.

Harold found in the Charles City, Floyd, Iowa directories for some of his later years.

Harold Fosholdt died on February 3, 1958 at​ Mason City, Cerro Gordo, Iowa and was buried at the Rock Creek Lutheran Cemetery, Meroa, Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa.

(Censuses transcribed as found without fixing spelling errors. Correct spelling of surname is Fosholdt.)

(Credit: Deidre badker, 1/2013)