IVERSON NORBY, Halstein 1831-1896

IVERSON, EVERSON, NORDBYE, NORBY, HALSTENSDATTER, OLSDATTER JUVBRAATEN

Posted By: Deidre Badker (email)
Date: 11/15/2012 at 14:21:34

Halstein Iverson Nordby was born February 11, 1831 at Nordbye, Sor Aurdal, Oppland, Norway to Iver Iverson and Elizabeth Halstensdatter. He was baptized April 1, 1831.

Halstein emigrated to Black Earth, Dane, Wisconsin in 1852. He married Taran Olsdatter Juvbraaten on July 4, 1858 at Dane, Wisconsin. The couple had 12 children: Iver, Olaus, Elizabeth, Anna Marie, Edvard, Elesa, Hendrik Theodore, Lauritz Halstein, Carl, Thea Caroline, Elisabeth Marie and Edvard.

Halstein and family moved to Cedar township, Mitchell County, Iowa in 1869, buying farmland in Cedar township of Mitchell County and land in Floyd County, Iowa. Halstein became a naturalized citizen on October 7, 1874.

Halstein died November 21, 1896 Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa and was buried at the Rock Creek Lutheran Cemetery, Meroa, Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa.

Find A Grave Memorial# 52065271.

Found in the 1860 Vermont, Dane, Wisconsin census: Halsteen Iverson, age 28; Tharan Iverson, age 23; Iver Iverson, age 2.

Found in the 1870 to 1905 censuses living at Cedar, Mitchell, IA.
1870:Halstein Everson, age 39, Taran Everson, age 33, Iver 11, Olous 10, Mary 6, Edward 4, Elesa 2. Also hired men: Erik Johnson, age 28 and Helge Halvorson, age 19.

1880 census: Holstein Iverson 49, Tharine Iverson 42, Iver Iverson 21, Olevas Iverson 19, Anna Iverson 15, Edward Iverson 13, Henry Iverson 9, Laurice Iverson 7, Carl Iverson 5, Caroline Iverson 3, Elisabeth Iverson 8m, Andrew Gilbertson 24 Servant.

1885: Holstine Everson 54, Torm Everson 47.

1895: Halrtun Iverson age 63.

(Censuses transcribed as found without fixing spelling errors.)
(The family surname varied at times from Iverson, Everson, Nordbye and Norby, Norby used today.)