GOPLERUD, Kjersti Haraldsdatter Ormsrud 1837-1927

GOPLERUD, ORMSRUD, HAAGENSEN, TIDEMANDSDATTER, HARALDSDATTER

Posted By: Deidre Badker (email)
Date: 4/4/2015 at 15:39:38

Kjersti Haraldsdatter Ormsrud was born February 11, 1837 at Hedalen, Valdres, Sor Aurdal, Oppland, Norway to Harald Haagensen and Olaug Tidemandsdatter.

She was baptized on February 26, 1837 at Valdres, Hedalen, Sor Aurdal, Oppland, Norway. Birth/baptismal record found in the Norwegian Digital Archives on-line for Sor Aurdal, Oppland, Norway, 1825-1840. Parents and sponsors listed.

Kjersti married Christoffer Christoffersen Goplerud (b December 11, 1830 Oppland, Norway, d 1921 Osage, Mitchell, Iowa) on March 30, 1862 at Hedalen, Valdres, Sor Aurdal, Oppland, Norway.

The couple had three children in Norway:
Christopher Christoffersen Goplerud (b December 30, 1862 Goplerud, Hedalen, Sor Aurdal, Oppland, Norway, d August 2, 1936 Otranto, Mitchell, Iowa);

Harald Christoffersen Goplerud (b April 3, 1864 Goplerud, Norway, d January 2, 1945 Osage, Mitchell, Iowa) and

Guri Christoffersdatter Goplerud (b December 29, 1865 at Goplerud, Norway, d September 29, 1955 Portland, Clackamas, Oregon).

The family of five left Norway in 1866 to emigrate to Dane County, Wisconsin.

A daughter, Olina was born on August 26, 1867 at Dane, Wisconsin (Olina died November 19, 1946 at Minneapolis, Minnesota).

Two years later, in 1869, the family of six left Wisconsin to move west to a farm in Rock Township, Mitchell County, Iowa where four more children were born:

Ingeborg (b May 9, 1869 Rock, Mitchell, Iowa, d January 22, 1951 Greencastle, Putnam, Indiana);

John (b December 22, 1870, d August 11, 1936 Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California);

Anne Christine (b December 15, 1874, d August 22, 1875 Rock, Mitchell, Iowa) and

Syver Godfred (b March 12, 1881, d May 4, 1881 Rock, Mitchell, Iowa).

Family found in the 1880, 1885 censuses at Rock, Mitchell, Iowa:
1880: C. C. Goplerud 49, Kgerstia Goplerud 43, Christopher Goplerud 17, Harald Goplerud 16, Julia Goplerud 14, Olina Goplerud 12, Ingeborg Goplerud 10, John Goplerud 9.

1885: Christopher C Goplerud 54, Kjeist Goplerud 48, Christopher Goplerud 22, Julia Goplerud 19, Olina Goplerud 17, Engelberg Goplerud 15, John Goplerud 14.

Found in the 1895 - 1925 censuses at Osage, Mitchell, Iowa:
1895: Kjersti Goplerud age 58.

1900: Christopher Copeland 69, Kjistic Copeland 63, Olinna Copeland 32, John Copeland 29, Julia Field 34, Ida C Field 11.

1910: Christoffer Christoffersen Goplerud 79, Kjersti Haraldsdatter Ormsrud Goplerud 73, John Goplerud 39.

1915: Kusste Goplerud age 78.

1920: C C Goplerad 89, Kjerstie Goplerad 82, Guri Fjied 54.

1925: Kjerate Goplerud 88, Gurie Fielde 59. *****
Kjersti Goplerud died in 1927 at Osage, Mitchell, Iowa and was buried at the Rock Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery, Meroa, Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa.

There is a memorial for Kjersti at Find A Grave # 49416316.

(Note: Censuses transcribed as found without fixing obvious spelling errors)