LARSON DYNNA, Anders (Andrew) 1837-1912

LARSON, DYNNA, TORGRIMSEN, HAAVELSDATTER

Posted By: Deidre Badker (email)
Date: 10/7/2012 at 12:03:00

Anders Larsen Dynna (also known as Andrew Larson) was born March 13, 1837 at Gran, Hadeland, Norway to Lars Torgrimsen Dynna (born & died at Gran, Hadeland, Norway) and Mari Haavelsdatter Stadstad (born 1800 Gran, Hadeland, Oppland, Norway, died October 19, 1840). Anders was the fourth of their five children.

His siblings were:
1. Gubjor Larsdatter Dynna (born February 26, 1829 Lunner, Gran, Hadeland, Norway, emigrated to Mitchell Co, Iowa July 1883, married Gulbrand Jorgensen Liaeker, died February 13, 1914 Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa);
2. Thorgrim Larsen Dynna (born 1832 Norway, married Mari Larsdatter Flatla March 6, 1862, died possibly 1890);
3. Hovel Larsen Dynna (born January 8, 1834 Dynna farm, Gran, Hadeland, Oppland, Norway, emigrated to Iowa July 1868);
4. Lars Larsen Dynna (born June 7, 1839 Dynna, Gran, Hadeland, Norway, married Ingeborg Larsdatter Flatla May 28, 1868 Lunner, Gran, Hadeland, Oppland, Norway, emigrated to Iowa June 1868, died February 25, 1873 Mitchell Co, Iowa).

Anders Larsen Dynna emigrated to Mitchell Co, Iowa, arriving about September 12, 1865 and chose to use the name Andrew Larson. He married Anna Hansdatter (Bilden) on December 27, 1867 at St Ansgar, Mitchell, Iowa, probably at the First Lutheran Church.

The couple had 7 children who chose to use the surname Dynna: Maria, Lena, Hannah Anna, Andrina, Lars, Lisa (Lizzie), Klara.

Anders was a farmer. He died March 27, 1912 at Rock township, Mitchell County, Iowa and is buried at the Rock Creek Lutheran Church, Meroa, Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa.

Find a Grave #55771108.

Found in the 1870 to 1910 censuses living at Rock, Mitchell, Iowa:
1870: Andrew Larson 33, Anna Larson 26, Mary Larson 1.
1880: Andrew Larson 43, Anna Larson 36, Mary L. Larson 11, Lena Larson 9, Hannah Larson 7, Andrena Larson 4, Lars L. Larson 1.
1885: Andrew Larson 48, Anna Larson 39, Mary Larson 16, Lina Larson 14, Hannah Larson 12, Andrina Larson 9, Lisa Larson 2, Clara Larson 6m, Levvat Swenson 28 (hired man).
1900: Andrew Larson 63, Anna Larson 54, Maria Larson 31, Lena Larson 29, Andrina Larson 24, Lizzie Larson 17, Clara Larson 15.
1910: Andrew Larson 73, Anna Larson 64, Lena Larson 39.

(Censuses transcribed as found without fixing spelling errors.)

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