FJELDE (FIELD), Peder Olsen 1825-1910

FJELDE, FIELD, ENDRESEN, OLSDATTER, HOGSTAD, LARSDATTER, STRAND, ROLLA, FODS

Posted By: Deidre Badker (email)
Date: 12/18/2012 at 07:06:28

Peder Olsen Fjelde was born February 13, 1825 at Ovre Fjelde farm, Roga​​land, Norway to Ole Endresen Ovre Fjelde (1778-1860) and Berte Olsdatter Hogstad (1789-1865).

Peder was baptized February 20, 1825 and confirmed October 17, 1841 both at Strand, Rogaland, Norway.
Birth/baptismal record at Norwegian Digital Archives on-line for Strand in Strand, Rogaland, Norway, 1816-1833, page 44, entry # 4: Peder Olsen Ovre Fjeldes.
Confirmation record at Norw. Dig. Archives for Strand in Strand, Rogaland, Norway 1834-1854, page 278, entry #5.

Peder married​ ​Martha Larsdatter Forland March 23, 18​52​ at Strand, Rogaland, Norway. Marriage record at Norwegian Digital Archives for Strand in Strand, Rogaland, Norway 1834-1854, page 326, entry # 2.

The couple had 11 children:
Inger Pedersdatter (November 23, 1852 Norway to May 3, 1899 Grafton, Walsh, ND; FAG Memorial# 29849792);

Ole Pedersen (January 1, 1855 Norway to August 23, 1941 Cedar, Mitchell, IA; FAG Memorial #56660804);

Berthe (born April 4, 1857 Norway, married Oswald Strand, then Ed Rolla, died November 8, 1938 Worth, Iowa);

Edvard Jorgen Laurits (born December 6, 1859 Norway, died July 1, 1934 Edinburg, Walsh, North Dakota);

Endre (Andrew) (September 9, 1862 Norway to April 20, 1934 USA); FAG Memorial# 56652055.

Lars (born February 5, 1865, died April 21, 1865 both at Strand, Rogaland, Norway);

Lars (Lewis) (born April 17, 1866 Norway, died July 3, 1946 Manly, Worth, Iowa);

Marte (born December 1, 1868 Norway, died November 15, 1941 America);

Peder (born March 10, 1872 Norway, died September 24, 1872 Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa);

Petra Emilie (born November 1873 Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa, married Andrew Fods 1896, died December 21, 1961);

Peder (born September 1, 1876 Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa, died September 24, 1949 Ann Arbor, Michigan).

Family emigrated to Mitchell County, Iowa in 1872 with 7 children leaving Norway April 5, 1872 and arriving at Quebec, Canada May 21, 1872 on the ship Brodrene.
Ship's list: Peder Olsen Fjelde age 46, Martha Larsdatter age 38, Ole 17, Inger 19, Bertha 15, Edvard 12, Endre 9, Lars 6, Martha 3, Peder 1 month. (Emigration arrival record ship's list can be found on Ancestry.com).
Emigration record leaving at Norwegian Digital Archives on line for Strand in Strand, Rogaland, Norway 1855-1881, page 350 (right side of pages), entries # 3 through 12: Peder O Fjelde, Marthe Larsdatter, Inger, Ole, Berte, Edvard Torgrim Lauritz, Endre, Lars, Marte, Peder.

The family traveled on by train and finally arrived at Mitchell County, Iowa where they lived with relatives about a year before buying farmland. They were early members of the Rock Creek Lutheran Church at Meroa, Iowa.

Family found in the 1880 to 1905 censuses at Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa:
1880: Peter Field 57, Martha Field 50, Ole Field 25, Edward Field 19, Andrew Field 17, Lars Field 15, Martha Field 10, Emalia Field 6, Peter Field 3.

1885: Peter O Tjelde 60, Martha Tjelde 57, Edward Tjelde 24, Andrew Tjelde 22, Louis Tjelde 18, Martha Tjelde 16, Amelia Tjelde 11, Peter Tjelde 8.

1900: Peder Fjelde 75, Martha Fjelde 69, Peder Fjelde 23.

Peder Olsen Fjelde die​d October 31, 1910 at Manly, Worth, Iowa and was buried at the Rock Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery, Meroa, Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa.

Find a Grave Memorial #56684880.

(Censuses transcribed as found without fixing spelling errors.)