MAAKESTAD, Kjersti Engebritsdatter Qvisle Nelson 1834-1925

MAAKESTAD, QVISLE, NELSON, NIELSDATTER

Posted By: Deidre Badker (email)
Date: 12/1/2014 at 15:12:04

Kjersti Engebritsdatter Qvisle Nelson was born April 17, 1834 at Kvisle, Sigdal, Buskerud, Norway to Ingebret Nelson (b August 9, 1799 Norway, d July 23, 1884 Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa) and Ingeborg Nielsdatter (b 1798 Norway, d June 23, 1863 Mitchell Co, Iowa).

Kjersti was baptized on June 8, 1834 at Sigdal, Buskerud, Norway.

She emigrated in 1852 to America with her parents, sailing on the ship "Sjofna" and landing at Quebec, Canada. They traveled on to settle at Dodgeville, Iowa. Wisconsin where Kjersti attended school and began to learn English.

The family moved west in 1859 to Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa to live with Kjersti's sister (also named Kjersti) for a short while until they bought land. Kjersti worked as a housemaid to various people in Osage, Iowa, including Dr. S. B Chase and Jacob Chase. She married Ole Johnson Maakestad on September 30, 1861 at Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa.

The couple had seven children who were all born at Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa:
Martha (b April 29, 1863, d September 13, 1937 same);

Ingeborg Severine (b November 12, 1865, d April 16, 1958 Osage, Iowa);

Syver Johan (b February 20, 1868, d July 21, 1956 Osage, Iowa);

Christine (b November 22, 1870, d August 29, 1871 same);

Oline (b November 22, 1870, d September 2, 1871);

Oline Christine (b April 4, 1872, d October 2, 1957 Minneapolis, Minnesota) and

Anna Karine (b May 15, 1875, d December 15, 1971 Primghar, O'Brien, Iowa).

Found in the 1870 - 1905 censuses living at Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa:
1870: Ole Johnson 45, Christy Johnson 34, Martha Johnson 7, Isabel Johnson 4, Lever Johnson 2, Peter Leverson 21, Ingbert Nelson 70.

1880: Ole O. Johnson 53, Christie Johnson 46, Martha Johnson 17, Isabel Johnson 14, Siever Johnson 12, Oliena Johnson 8, Anna Johnson 5, Tom Johnson 19, John Levan 27, Ingebret Nelson 80.

1885: Oley M Johnson 58, Christe Johnson 50, Martha Johnson 21, Isabelle Johnson 19, Sever Johnson 17, Lena Johnson 12, Anna Johnson 9, Peter Motland 24, Tunis Johnson 23. *****

Found in the 1915 census at Osage, Mitchell, Iowa. Widowed: Ruistey Maakestad age 79.*****

Found in the 1920, 1925 censuses at Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa:
1920: Ingolf O Motland 26, Peter I Motland 59, Martha Motland 56, Kursti Maakestad 85, Milton E Motland 21, Clara O Motland 19, Rlida N Motland 13.

1925: Peter I Motland 64, Martha Motland 61, Ingolf O Motland 31, Adelia N Motland 48, Milton A Motland 26, Clara O Motland 24, Kriste Maakestad 90.

Kjersti Maakestad died July 3, 1925 at Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa and was buried at the Rock Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery, Meroa, Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa. When she died in 1925: she was the oldest member of the Rock Creek Lutheran Church that year.

There is a memorial for her at Find a Grave #49696391 with her photo.

(Censuses transcribed as found without fixing many obvious spelling errors.)