AAMODT, Anna Helena (Tollefson) 1850-1872

AAMODT, TOLLEFSON, KNUDSDATTER

Posted By: Deidre Badker (email)
Date: 1/24/2016 at 08:14:13

Anna Helena Tollefson was born October 30, 1850 at Dixon, Illinois to Knud Berg Tollefson and Tarand Knudsdatter, the third of their nine children.

When still an infant, her parents moved north to live at Rock Prairie, Rock, Wisconsin.

In 1854, the family moved west with the Rev Clausen party to settle on farmland near St Ansgar, Mitchell, Iowa. Her father bought land there in 1855 from the US Government.

Found in the 1860 & 1870 censuses living at rural St Ansgar, Mitchell, Iowa:
1860: Knud Tollefson 42, Torand Tollefson 42, Abram Tollefson 13, Isabell Tollefson 12, Hellen Tollefson 10, Minnie Tollefson 7, Andrew Tollefson 6, Elizabeth Tollefson 4, Jefferson Tollefson 3, George Tollefson 1.

1870: Canute Tollifson 53, Tawanda Tollifson 52, A Theodore Tollifson 23, Isabel Tollifson 22, Helen Tollifson 21, Caroline Tollifson 18, Andrew Tollifson 16, Mary Tollifson 14, Jefferson Tollifson 12, George Tollifson 10, Benj F Tollifson 8.

Anna Helena married Martin Erickson Aamodt on August 8, 1870.

She died July 21, 1872 at St Ansgar, Mitchell, Iowa and was buried at the First Lutheran Cemetery, St Ansgar, Mitchell, Iowa.

There is a memorial for her at Find A Grave # 54116113.